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The British Society For Clinical Cytology Certificate of Competence In Cytology Screening: A Report of the First 3 Years’ Experience
Author(s) -
McGOOGAN E.,
CHAPMAN P. A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2303.1992.tb00053.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cytology , certificate , competence (human resources) , family medicine , pathology , psychology , computer science , social psychology , algorithm
In 1988 the Department of Health (DOH) recognized the cytology screener grade of laboratory staff. Cytology screeners have a 2 year training period after which they must sit a ‘competence examination’. the British Society for Clinical Cytology offers an examination to meet the DOH specification. It consists of a written paper, a practical screening test, a spot test and a short viva voce. the screening test is paramount and candidates who miss a dyskaryotic smear cannot be successful. In the first 3 years there have been 22 examinations, 294 candidates and a pass rate of 76%. the majority of candidates were Cytology Screeners of 2–3 years experience but significant numbers of Medical Laboratory Scientific Officers (MLSOs) and senior MLSOs also chose to sit the examination.