General
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General 〰️
Part 1
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Part 1 〰️
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Manchester Oxbridge Medica Course - Part 1 course that runs for four days in Manchester
Pathsoc Winter School - This is geared toward Part 2 but still useful and runs in three yearly cycles to cover general pathology topics, therefore useful to begin attending from ST2
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Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease; ISBN 978-1416031215, also known as “Big Robbins”. “Baby Robbins” is helpful for a quick refresher or rapid facts.
The Quick Reference Handbook for Surgical Pathologists by Natasha Rekhtman and Justin Bishop (ISBN 978-3-642-20085-4) covers useful areas for Part 1 such as important differential diagnoses, immunohistochemistry panels, translocations and cancer syndromes.
Paul Tadrous, Diagnostic Criteria Handbook in Surgical Pathology - It may be helpful to look at the autopsy chapter; it should come complementary with Pathsoc membership
Question books (none of these are officially endorsed by HistoLaSE or RCPath)
FRCPath, Part 1: Examination Preparation Guide Paperback – 2011 by S. Steele, S. O'Connor – some mistakes in this book
Robbins and Cotran Review of Pathology by Edward C. Klatt MD Vinay Kumar MBBS MD FRCPath
Sternberg's Diagnostic Surgical Pathology Review by Pier Luigi Di Patre, Darryl Carter
Part 2
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Part 2 〰️
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Gain exposure to cytology cases - e.g. attend Northwick Park Course
Attend Part 2-focused courses - e.g. Winter School, Oxford, Birmingham, Harlow
Attend Part 2 teaching sessions - e.g. Part 2 Teaching Sessions organised by Dr Ranmith Perera(see above)
Attend study days, teaching sessions, make notes and revisit them
See box sets - you own local teaching sets, as well as collections in other trusts if required
Look at virtual slide sets - PathXL, ExpertPath, Immunopath, Leeds, John Hopkins
Read the books - e.g. Differential Diagnosis in Surgical Pathology
Attend MDTs - learn about prognostic and treatment implications of histological diagnoses, etc
Follow pathologists on Twitter, specifically those who post educational cases
Professional Support Unit - Dyslexia support, COVID-19 Wellbeing Hub, Online Wellbeing Support, 1:1 Support
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Please contact Dr Ranmith Perera (ranmithperera@nhs.net) if you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive the joining details.
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Nottingham Part 2 two week course.
Northwick Park cytopathology courses.
Manchester Part 2 two day mocks and two week Surgical Courses by Oxbridge Medica.
Birmingham Part 2 Histopathology two weeks and Part 2 cytology one week.
Harlow Part 2 systemic and cytology courses.
Pathsoc Winter School runs for one week, in three yearly cycles.
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FRCPath Histopathology Part 2 Webinar - What I wish I’d Known
Molecular Pathology UK - includes useful overviews, mock exams and a question bank
Pathology Outlines - free, updated outline surgical pathology clinical pathology pathologist jobs, conferences, fellowships, books.
PathCast - regular seminars with a collection of previous recordings available
BoSTT (Bone and soft tissue tumours case studies) - mobile source of musculoskeletal tumour cases provided by Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH)
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Anatomic Pathology Board Review by Jay H. Lefkowitch MD – Designed for the American boards
Differential Diagnosis in Surgical Pathology by Vijaya B. Reddy MD MBA, Paolo Gattuso MD, Odile David MD MPH, Daniel J. Spitz MD, Meryl H. Haber MD
Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease by Vinay Kumar, Abul Abbas, Jon Aster
Rosai and Ackerman’s Surgical Pathology
The Practice of Surgical Pathology: A Beginner’s Guide to the Diagnostic Process, by Diana Molavi
Diagnostic Cytopathology by Winifred Gray and Gabrijela Kocjan
Quick Reference Handbook for Surgical Pathologists by Natasha Rekhtman, Marina Baine, Justin Bishop
Diagnostic Lymph Node Pathology by Margaret Ashton-Key, Penny Wright, Dennis Wright
McKee’s Pathology of the Skin by Eduardo Calonje, Thomas Brenn, Alexandra Lazar, Steven Billing
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Leeds Virtual Pathology - Past FRCPath Part 2 cases
Juan Rosai’s Collection of Surgical Pathology Seminars
Webpathology - collection of surgical images
Eurocytology - online courses divided by system, slide collections
ExpertPath - high quality images, modules, specimen handling guidance
ImmunoQuery - evidence-based decision support system for IHC
Webpath - Organ system pathology images
Recut Club - collection of educational whole-slide-images
CHAT: Certificate of Higher Autopsy Training
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CHAT: Certificate of Higher Autopsy Training 〰️
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RCPath: Autopsy Guideline Series - essential reading for the CHAT
Human Tissue Authority: Codes of Practice
Health and safety at necropsy, J L Burton: Journal of Clinical Pathology 2003:56:256-260
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Knight’s Forensic Pathology, by Pekka Saukko, Bernard Knight
Post Mortem Technique Handbook, by Michael Sheaff, Deborah Hopster
Atlas of Adult Autopsy: A Guide to Modern Practice, by Kim Suvarna
Autopsy Pathology: A Manual and Atlas, by Finkbeiner, Ursell and Davis,
The Hospital Autopsy, by Burton and Rutty