The Royal College of Pathologists, founded in 1962, is a medical organisation that promotes and sets standards for the study and practice of pathology.
The College has oversight of the following main disciplines:
- Histopathology
- Neuropathology
- Cytopathology
- Paediatric pathology
- Chemical Pathology
- Haematology (with the Royal College of Physicians)
- Immunology (with the Royal College of Physicians)
- Microbiology & Virology
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Training and examinations
The College is responsible for oversight of postgraduate education and training in all branches of pathology in the UK.
The College has an active educational programme and sponsors workshops, lectures and courses.
Continued professional development
The College runs a national scheme for oversight of continued education of pathologists in clinical practice.
Membership
Membership in the College can be obtained by several routes, the most usual being via a postgraduate examination, indicated with the designation Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath).
Presidents
- Professor Peter Furness 2008-2011
- Professor Adrian Newland 2005-2008
- Professor Sir James Underwood 2002-2005
- Professor Sir John Lilleyman 1999-2002
- Professor Sir Roderick MacSween 1996-1999
- Professor Alastair Bellingham CBE 1993-1996
- Professor Sir Peter Lachmann 1990-1993
- Professor Sir Dillwyn Williams 1987-1990
- Professor Dame Barbara Clayton 1984-1987
- Professor Robert Curran 1981-1984
- Professor John Anderson CBE 1978-1981
- Sir Robert Williams 1975-1978
- Sir John Dacie 1972-1975
- Sir Theo Crawford 1696-1972
- Sir James Howie 1966-1969
- Sir Roy Cameron 1962-1966
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