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Other Guidelines
Guidelines on the standards for the training of specialised
health professionals dealing with breast cancer
6.1. Entry requirements
Each potential candidate aspiring to the title of Specialist in Breast
Pathology will be required to have achieved the level of training required for
recognition as a specialist in histopathology. At present there is a lack of
homogeneity within the European Union regarding the training of pathologists
involved in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, and the level of training
required to fulfil this requirement will therefore vary from country to
country. In future it would be appropriate to set minimum standards for
achievement of specialist status. The general consensus in most European
countries centres around a 5-year training programme in histopathology or
anatomic pathology; some require an exit examination or submission of a thesis.
The European Union of Medical Specialists specifications [11] and UK Royal
College of Pathologists core training programme in histopathology [12] provide
exemplary models for core training and qualification. These programmes are
directed at general histopathology training, which will include aspects of
breast pathology, but none at present have specialist programmes in breast
pathology.
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