PATHOLOGY

2023 EXAMINATION TIMETABLE

IMPORTANT TO NOTE: In 2023, the College will facilitate some online invigilated
examinations via risr/assess for the first time. These examinations are identified below in
yellow. Candidates sitting these exams in 2023 will receive detailed information in due course,
via email, and FAQs are in the process of being developed. In the meantime, please take
careful note of the minimum technical and venue requirements for these online invigilated
examinations. Further details pertaining to the College Online Training Portal can also be
found here.

• Venues and times for local examinations will be available in April on the RCPA website
here https://www.rcpa.edu.au/Trainees/Exams
• Venues and individual times for August examinations will be advised following release of
May/June examinations results.
• Please note: This information is correct at time of publication. Trainees will be informed of
any amendments.

BASIC PATHOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Multiple Choice Friday 28 April Online 2 hrs 30 min

ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY

PART I

Written Friday 19 May Local 3 hrs 15 min

Digital Slides (Histology) Sunday 21 May Local 4 hrs 15 min
PART II

Slides (Histology) Saturday 20 May Local 4 hrs 15 min

Small Biopsy & Special Techniques Saturday 03 June Local 3 hrs 30 min
Cytology Practical Sunday 04 June Local 2 hrs 30 min
Oral Examination Sunday 27 August Local All Day

PART II REPEATS

Slides (Histology) Saturday 22 July Local 4 hrs 15 min

Small Biopsy & Special Techniques Saturday 22 July Local 3 hrs 30 min
Cytology Practical Saturday 22 July Local 2 hrs 30 min

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CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY
PART I
Written Paper A Thursday 18 May Online 3 hrs 15 min
Written Paper B Friday 19 May Online 3 hrs 15 min
Oral Examination Sunday 06 August Local All Day
PART II
Written Friday 19 May Local 3 hrs 15 min
Oral Examination Sunday 06 August Local All Day
PART II REPEAT
Oral Examination Saturday 04 November Local All Day

FORENSIC PATHOLOGY and POST FELLOWSHIP DIPLOMA IN FORENSIC PATHOLOGY

PART I
Written Friday 19 May Local 3 hrs 15 min
Slides Saturday 20 May Local 4 hrs 15 min
Practical (Short Cases) Friday 04 August Local 2 hrs
Oral Examination Friday 04 August Local All Day
PART II
Written Friday 19 May Local 3 hrs 15 min
Written Practical (Long Prac) Saturday 20 May Local 4 hrs 15 min
Practical (Short Cases) Friday 04 August Local 2 hrs
Slides Friday 04 August Local 2 hrs
Oral Examination Saturday 05 August Local All Day

PART II Repeat: # Final year candidates are advised that any Part II repeat exams, held in the
same year, are offered entirely at the discretion of the Chief Examiner, as outlined in the
respective Handbook. For additional noting, no repeats are offered for any Part I exams.

GENERAL PATHOLOGY

Written Paper Friday 15 September Local 3 hrs 15 min

Slides Saturday 16 September Local 4 hrs 15 min

Oral Examination Saturday 18 November Local All Day

PART II Repeat: # Final year candidates are advised that any Part II repeat exams, held in the
same year, are offered entirely at the discretion of the Chief Examiner, as outlined in the
respective Handbook. For additional noting, no repeats are offered for any Part I exams.

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GENETIC PATHOLOGY
PART I
Written Paper Friday 19 May Online 3 hrs 15 min
Dry Practical Saturday 05 August Local 3 hrs 15 min
Oral Examination Saturday 05 August Local All Day
PART II
Oral Examination Saturday 05 August Local All Day

PART II Repeat: # Final year candidates are advised that any Part II repeat exams, held in the
same year, are offered entirely at the discretion of the Chief Examiner, as outlined in the
respective Handbook. For additional noting, no repeats are offered for any Part I exams.

HAEMATOLOGY
PART I
Written Paper Friday 12 May Local 3 hrs 15 min
Digital Slides (Morphology) Saturday 13 May Local 3 hrs 15 min
Dry Practical Friday 04 August Local 3 hrs 15 min
Oral Examination Saturday 12 August Local All Day
PART II
Oral Examination Sunday 13 August Local All Day

PART II REPEAT
Oral Examination Saturday 11 November Local All Day

IMMUNOPATHOLOGY
PART I
Written Friday 19 May Local 3 hrs 15 min
Practical Friday 04 August Local 3 hrs
Test Interpretation Friday 04 August Local 1 hr
PART II
Oral Examination Sunday 20 August Local All Day

Part II REPEAT
Oral Examination Saturday 18 November Local All Day

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MICROBIOLOGY
PART I
Written Paper A Thursday 18 May Local 3 hrs 15 min
Written Paper B Friday 19 May Local 2 hrs
Wet Practical W/beginning 19 June Held in home laboratory
Oral Examination Friday 18 August Local All Day
PART II
Oral Examination Saturday 19 August Local All Day

PART II REPEAT
Oral Examination Saturday 04 November Local All Day

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 POST FELLOWSHIP DIPLOMA
2023 EXAMINATION TIMETABLE
• For Post Fellowship Diploma – Forensic Pathology, please refer to the Forensic Pathology Part II
dates in the Pathology timetable.

POST FELLOWSHIP DIPLOMA – BIOCHEMICAL GENETICS

Written Friday 19 May Local 3 hrs 15 min
Oral Examination Saturday 05 August Local All Day

POST FELLOWSHIP DIPLOMA – CYTOPATHOLOGY

Written Thursday 02 November Local 3 hrs 15 min
Slides Friday 03 November Local 4 hrs 15 min
Oral Examination Friday 24 November Local All Day

POST FELLOWSHIP DIPLOMA – DERMATOPATHOLOGY

Written Thursday 02 November Local 3 hrs 15 min
Slides Friday 03 November Local 4 hrs 15 min
Oral Examination Sunday 26 November Local All Day

POST FELLOWSHIP DIPLOMA – PAEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY

Slides Wednesday 22 November Local 4 hrs 15 min
Oral Examination Thursday 23 November Local All Day

POST FELLOWSHIP DIPLOMA – NEUROPATHOLOGY

Slides Wednesday 22 November Local 4 hrs 15 min
Oral Examination Thursday 23 November Local All Day

# Final year candidates are advised that any Part II repeat exams, held in the same year, are offered
entirely at the discretion of the Chief Examiner, and/or as outlined in the respective Handbook.

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 FACULTIES
2023 EXAMINATION TIMETABLE

FACULTY OF SCIENCE (ALL DISCIPLINES)

PART I
Written Paper Friday 19 May Online 3 hrs 15 min
Oral Examination Sunday 20 August Local All Day
PART II
Oral Examination Sunday 20 August Local All Day

FACULTY OF CLINICAL FORENSIC MEDICINE

Written Paper Friday 15 September Local 3 hrs 15 min
Oral Examination Saturday 16 September Local All Day

FACULTY OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY

PART I
Written Paper Friday 19 May Local 3 hrs 15 min
Slides Saturday 20 May Local
Practical Thursday 23 November Local
Oral Examination Friday 24 November Local All Day
PART II
Oral Examination Friday 24 November Local All Day

REPEATS FROM 2022

Slide Exam and/or Oral Exam Friday 21 April Local All Day
Oral Exam Saturday 22 April Local All Day

# Repeat exams, held in the same year, are offered entirely at the discretion of the Chief Examiner,
as outlined in the respective Handbook

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 NPAAC
2023 EXAMINATION TIMETABLE

ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY
Oral Examination Friday 17 to Sunday 19 November Local All Day
(All modules)

CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY
Oral Examination Friday 03 to Sunday 05 November Local All Day
(All modules)

HAEMATOLOGY
Written Examination* Friday 10 to Sunday 12 November Online All Day
(All modules)

IMMUNOPATHOLOGY
Written Examination* (Module 1) Friday 17 to Sunday 19 November Online All Day
Oral Examination (Module 2, 3) Local

MICROBIOLOGY
Oral Examination Friday 03 to Sunday 05 November Local All Day
(All modules)

NB NPPAC Exam candidates: Please keep all of the above 2023 NPAAC examination dates
free. Examination dates will be finalised once applications have closed and been processed.

*In 2023, the College will facilitate any NPAAC written exams as online invigilated
examinations. Candidates sitting this particular exam format in 2023 will receive detailed
information in due course.

# Repeat NPAAC exams are not offered in the same year. Should a candidate fail, they may
reapply and sit the following year.

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2023 OTHER IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT DATES
- Please refer to this link for other, key Assessment dates:
https://www.rcpa.edu.au/Trainees/Training-with-the-RCPA/Important-Dates-for-
Training

- NB Please send X 1 (one) soft copy only of each required Assessment task to the
College in PDF format via bea@rcpa.edu.au

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