Stage 1 of 2
Training to Part I
At least 24 months
Laboratory training in medical genomics or biochemical genetics, to the Part I examination, usually in the third year.
Competencies
Analysing, interpreting and integrating genomic data in a clinical context, writing and reviewing diagnostic reports, and explaining clinically important or complex results to the clinicians who ordered them
Overall supervision of the laboratory, and in particular patient safety and the quality of the genetic testing it provides
Two specialisations
Medical genomics and biochemical genetics, each its own five-year program
The results are used for diagnosis of an inherited disorder, predictive testing for relatives who have no symptoms, and reproductive carrier screening
Examinations
Basic Pathological Sciences examination
Not needed to apply, and you can sit it before training, as a medical, science or dental student, an intern or a resident
- A pass or an exemption is needed before Part II
- Applications to sit the examinations close 28 February each year, and late applications are not accepted
Genetic Pathology Part I
After 24 months of accredited laboratory training, in the third year