{"id":399,"date":"2022-03-25T20:27:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T20:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abpath.org\/?page_id=399"},"modified":"2023-08-11T15:05:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T15:05:37","slug":"requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abpath.org\/requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements for Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements for Certification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-light\" style=\"min-height:350px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"740\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3811\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/qtq80-PeKDOx-e1688757742314.jpeg\" style=\"object-position:63% 49%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"63% 49%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/qtq80-PeKDOx-e1688757742314.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/qtq80-PeKDOx-e1688757742314-300x216.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/qtq80-PeKDOx-e1688757742314-1024x736.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/qtq80-PeKDOx-e1688757742314-768x552.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate Medical Education (UME)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>UME Requirement<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"graduated\">Applicants for certification by the ABPath must have graduated from one of the following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"liaison\">\n<li>A medical school in the United States or Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An osteopathic college of medicine accredited by the American Osteopathic Association.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A medical school outside the United States or Canada acceptable to the ABPath.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>UME&nbsp;Documents Required with Application<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Medical School Diploma<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"translation\">Applicants must upload a copy of their medical school diploma (along with an English translation if issued outside the United States in a language other than English), showing the medical degree and the date that it was awarded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If a copy is not available, graduates of United States or Canadian medical schools may upload a letter from the Dean\u2019s office of their medical school certifying that they graduated from medical school, stating the medical degree and the date that it was awarded. A certificate showing that the applicant has passed a final examination is not acceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Medical Licensure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are no exceptions to the licensure requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Applicants must possess or have applied for a full and unrestricted license in a state or jurisdiction of the United States or Canada that will be valid at the time examination results are released.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Canadian applicants must have taken and passed the Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC) and RCPSC examinations and obtained the appropriate licensure in a Canadian province or obtained a full and unrestricted license in the United States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>An institutional, training, or temporary license is not acceptable.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"USMLE-Step-3\">\n<li>If the applicant has applied for, but not yet received a medical license, he\/she may upload a copy of a letter or email received from the medical licensing board stating they are in receipt of the application for licensure&nbsp;and&nbsp;documentation of successful completion of USMLE Step 3 or other examination required by the licensing authority.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Applicants who upload the required information will be allowed to sit for the examination, but their results will not be released until evidence of licensure is uploaded to the applicant\u2019s My Profile in his\/her PATH<em>way<\/em>.&nbsp;<strong>If evidence of licensure is not uploaded within 2 years from the date of the examination, the examination results will be declared null and void.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Autopsy Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The applicant must have completed a minimum of 30 autopsies by the time the application for certification is submitted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ACGME trained residents must upload a copy of the completed ACGME Autopsy Log.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"identifying-information\">\n<li>The ACGME autopsy log is located on the ACGME website under &#8220;Specialty Specific Reports.&#8221; The log includes age group, gender, primary diagnosis (as would be reported on a death certificate) and PGY year the autopsy was performed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not include any identifying information on the log (e.g. case#, medical record#), this would be a violation of HIPPA.  The ACGME autopsy log will look like the sample log below:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/autopsy-form_frame-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/autopsy-form_frame-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/autopsy-form_frame-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/autopsy-form_frame-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/autopsy-form_frame-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/autopsy-form_frame-1536x1186.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/autopsy-form_frame-2048x1582.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"ABPath-RCPSC-autopsy-form\">RCPSC trained residents only- Select the link below to access the ABPath RCPSC autopsy form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abpath.org\/autopsy_form-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Autopsy Submission Form &#8211; RCPSC trained residents only<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Primary\/Subspecialty Training Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Applicants must have successfully completed a graduate medical education program in pathology or a pathology subspecialty accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or a primary pathology program accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only pathology training obtained in the United States or Canada is acceptable toward meeting the ABPath requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The ABPath does not accept Canadian subspecialty training. Canadian pathologists who are certified by the RCPSC in AP and NP (separate certificates) may apply for combined AP\/NP or NP subspecialty certification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Subspecialty Certification Only<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Candidates must have current primary or subspecialty certification from the ABPath or another ABMS Board. Applicants may apply to take a subspecialty examination but will not be declared a qualified\/eligible candidate and not allowed to sit for the exam until primary certification is achieved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Candidates with time-limited certification must be participating in the Continuing Certification (CC) Program and remain up to date with all CC reporting requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Applicants may not use training to qualify for subspecialty certification if all or part of that training was used to meet the training requirements for primary certification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"Dermatopathology\">\n<li>Residents must complete at least 2 years of training in AP\/CP, AP, or CP before beginning subspecialty fellowship training, except for Dermatopathology, for which completion of all primary certification training requirements is required prior to the fellowship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/abpath.org\/abp_boi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Booklet of Information<\/a> for complete information on the requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Requirements for Certification Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) UME Requirement Applicants for certification by the ABPath must have graduated from one of the following. 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