September 27, 2009 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Deadline for applications: August 2, 2009.

Please note that the exam can be done in English, Portuguese or Spanish.

Prerequisites:
Cytopathology applicants must have been a medical member of the IAC (MIAC) for two (2) years.

Cytotechnology applicants must have three (3) years of full-time experience in cytotechnology immediately prior to taking the examination. Applicants must be employed at the time of application. Prior to applying to sit for the CT (IAC) examination cytotechnologists working and living in a country in which a national registry for cytotechnologists exist (such as Australia, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, South Africa, the USA etc.) must have passed the national examination in the country in which he/she is working.


TIMING FOR THE CYTOPATHOLOGY EXAMINATION

Microscopic - 90 minutes (3 minutes for each slide)
Visual Image - 80 minutes (1 minute per image if projected onto a screen, otherwise 80 minutes if the images are on paper).
Written - 80 minutes (up to 80 minutes)
Actual examination time = 250 minutes or 4 hours and 10 minutes

There is usually a break of 20-30 minutes between the microscopic and the visual image examination.
Depending on the situation there could be a longer break between the microscopic and the visual image examination.

TIMING FOR THE CYTOTECHNOLOGY EXAMINATION

Microscopic - 90 minutes (3 minutes for each slide)
Visual Image - 40 minutes (1 minute per image if projected onto a screen, otherwise 40 minutes if the images are on paper).
Written - 80 minutes (up to 80 minutes)
Actual examination time = 210 minutes or 3 hours and 30 minutes

There is usually a break of 20-30 minutes between the microscopic and the visual image examination.
Depending on the situation there could be a longer break between the microscopic and the visual image examination

Examinations for both, cytopathologists, and cytotechnologists, will be held during the 35th European Congress of Cytology

Cytopathology Examination
All requests for information for the cytopathology examination and all applications should be directed to:
International Academy of Cytology
Office of the Secretary-Treasurer
Volker Schneider, M.D., FIAC
Burgunder Str. 1 , 79104 Freiburg, Germany
Tel: +49-761-292-3801, Fax:+49-761-292-3802 E-mail: schneider@cytology-iac.org

Comprehensive Cytotechnology
Application forms for the Comprehensive Cytotechnology examination may be downloaded from our Web site or please write to following address:
Catherine M. Keebler, ScD(hon),
International Academy of Cytology
Office of the Registrar
P. O. Box 805079
Chicago IL 60680-4112
USA
E-mail: iacregistr@aol.com