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A Guide to Careers in Veterinary Pathology in the UK © 2007
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Continuing Professional Development Whether a pathologist possesses a postgraduate qualification in pathology or not, veterinarians are expected to maintain and improve their professional skills by participating in a scheme of continuing professional development. This approach can be expressed as a 'commitment to lifetime learning'. Broadly speaking, whatever activities you undertake in order to further your professional competence as part of a planned development programme can be counted towards CPD. There are several schemes available: Royal College of Pathologists This is an audited scheme that is open to all pathologists, whether members of the College or not. The requirement is for a minimum of 250 credits over a five-year period. Details are available from the College.A few participants may be selected randomly, each year, and their CPD portfolio audited. Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons This self-administered scheme applies to all veterinary surgeons and the minimum requirement is for 105 hours over a three-year period. It is each individual's responsibility to determine what is most relevant to their professional responsibilities and to keep a record of learning plans and activities. You may include attendance at externally organised courses and meetings as well as in-house training, secondments, mentoring arrangements and distance learning programmes. IIt is recommended that you keep a separate personal file with any certificates of attendance, learning diaries, CPD plans, assessment results or other documents that serve as evidence of involvement in CPD. The RCVS may at times undertake random inspection of record cards in order to monitor CPD participation. You can download a copy of the record card from the RCVS web site. ECVP This scheme is a requirement for maintenance of the registration as diplomate of ECVPand is currently 35 hours a year. The practitioner must also spend 50% of their working time as a pathologist. ECVCP This scheme is a requirement for maintenance of the registration as diplomate of ECVCPand is currently 35 hours a year. The practitioner must also spend 50% of their working time as a pathologist. Provision of CPD Courses The British Society of Veterinary Pathologyprovides educational modules and CPD events for its members as does the British Society of Toxicological Pathologists. Other courses in veterinary pathology are occasionally provided by the Royal College of Pathologists.

A Guide to Careers in Veterinary Pathology in the UK

The content of this site is intended as a guide to interested parties and is accurate to the best of our belief at the time of compilation. No liability can be accepted, however, for information that may subsequently prove to be inaccurate. If you have comments or suggestions for improving this guide, please contact us. You are advised that you connect to linked sites referenced here at your own risk and we cannot be held responsible for the content of other sites.

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Continuing Professional Development

Whether a pathologist possesses a postgraduate qualification in pathology or not, veterinarians are expected to maintain and improve their professional skills by participating in a scheme of continuing professional development. This approach can be expressed as a 'commitment to lifetime learning'. Broadly speaking, whatever activities you undertake in order to further your professional competence as part of a planned development programme can be counted towards CPD.

There are several schemes available:

Royal College of Pathologists

This is an audited scheme that is open to all pathologists, whether members of the College or not. The requirement is for a minimum of 250 credits over a five-year period. Details are available from the College.A few participants may be selected randomly, each year, and their CPD portfolio audited.

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

This self-administered scheme applies to all veterinary surgeons and the minimum requirement is for 105 hours over a three-year period. It is each individual's responsibility to determine what is most relevant to their professional responsibilities and to keep a record of learning plans and activities.

You may include attendance at externally organised courses and meetings as well as in-house training, secondments, mentoring arrangements and distance learning programmes. IIt is recommended that you keep a separate personal file with any certificates of attendance, learning diaries, CPD plans, assessment results or other documents that serve as evidence of involvement in CPD.

The RCVS may at times undertake random inspection of record cards in order to monitor CPD participation. You can download a copy of the record card from the RCVS web site.

ECVP

This scheme is a requirement for maintenance of the registration as diplomate of ECVPand is currently 35 hours a year. The practitioner must also spend 50% of their working time as a pathologist.

ECVCP

This scheme is a requirement for maintenance of the registration as diplomate of ECVCPand is currently 35 hours a year. The practitioner must also spend 50% of their working time as a pathologist.

Provision of CPD Courses

The British Society of Veterinary Pathologyprovides educational modules and CPD events for its members as does the British Society of Toxicological Pathologists.

Other courses in veterinary pathology are occasionally provided by the Royal College of Pathologists.