Visual Material Preparation
Hematology written exam
Paper 1 (SAQ) of the Hematological written exam will:
- Be administered on October 3, 2023.
- Consist of an examination with approximately 48 questions administered over three hours.
Paper 2 (Image Based Practical) of the Hematological written exam will:
- Be administered on October 4, 2023.
- Consist of digital microscopy with approximately 30 questions.
Digital microscopy section
- This section consists of approximately 30 questions and candidates will use a second computer provided to them to view slide groupings with Aperio Imagescope software. Each grouping will include up to 6 digitized slides to be viewed. You will be allotted 30 minutes to review and respond to each slide grouping.
- A technician will provide candidates with subsequent slide groupings at the end of each period.
- Candidates will not be able to view the previous slide groupings once the time for that grouping has elapsed. This process replicates the on-site experience used to administer practical examinations in previous years as candidates rotated between stations.
- Candidates will use a primary computer to answer exam questions.
Technicians will be on site if there are any computer issues during any sections of the examinations.
Anatomical Pathology applied exam
The applied component of the examination will:
- Be administered as an OSCE style oral exam on October 17, 2023
- You will have 60 minutes alone to view digital microscopy slides, using the Olympus software, and take notes.
- At the end of the 60 minutes, there will be a 10-minute break.
- After the break, you will begin the 5-station exam with the examiners. The stations are 10 minutes each.
Technicians will be on site if there are any computer issues during any sections of the examinations.