MEMBERSHIP ROUND-UP Portfolio Training Day: 18 or 19 December 2013
Two portfolio training days have been scheduled for 18 and 19 December. The programme on each day will commence at 10.00 am and conclude at 4.00 pm; it will cover the necessary knowledge and skills required to become a registration portfolio verifier and/or specialist portfolio examiner, and will also provide the opportunity for interactive discussion.
To become a registration portfolio verifier you will need to satisfy the following criteria: Current membership of the IBMS in the class of Licentiate, Member or Fellow. Associate members are not eligible
HCPC-registered (or equivalent registration authority for non-UK members)
Currently practising in an Institute- approved training laboratory with a minimum of four years’ post-registration experience as a registered practitioner
Actively participating in the Institute’s CPD scheme.
To become a specialist portfolio examiner you will need to satisfy the following criteria: Member or Fellow of the IBMS with a minimum qualification at academic level 7 (level 11 in Scotland), such as MSc, MPhil, HSD
HCPC-registered (or equivalent registration authority for non-UK members)
Currently practising in an Institute- approved training laboratory with a minimum of four years’ post-registration experience
Actively participating in the Institute’s CPD scheme or equivalent (submission of overview of past two years’ CPD required)
Specialist-level experience in named discipline/disciplines.
Qualifications timetable 2014 Qualifications
Advanced Specialist Diploma in Histological Dissection (Breast Pathology) Advanced Specialist Diploma in Histological Dissection (Lower GI Pathology) Advanced Specialist Diploma in Cervical Cytology Diploma of Expert Practice in Diabetic Clinical Chemistry Diploma of Expert Practice in Clinical Transfusion Diplomas of Expert Practice in Haematology
Diploma of Expert Practice in Histological Dissection Diploma of Expert Practice in Immunocytochemistry Diplomas of Expert Practice in Immunology
Diploma of Expert Practice in Newborn Blood Spot Screening Diploma of Expert Practice in Non-Gynaecological Cytology Diploma of Expert Practice in Primary Care Pathology Diploma of Expert Practice in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Diploma of Expert Practice in Ultrastructural Pathology Higher Specialist Diploma
Certificate of Expert Practice in Electron Microscopy Certificate of Expert Practice in Flow Cytometry Certificates of Expert Practice in Medical Microbiology Examination venues
Application Portfolio closing date
Friday 16 May Friday 16 May
Friday 21 February Friday 16 May Friday 16 May Friday 16 May Friday 16 May Friday 16 May Friday 16 May Friday 16 May
Friday 21 February
Friday 16 May Friday 16 May Friday 16 May
Friday 16 May Friday 16 May Friday 16 May
Date of
submission deadline Friday 30 May Friday 30 May Friday 14 March Friday 30 May Friday 30 May Friday 30 May Friday 30 May Friday 30 May Friday 30 May Friday 30 May Friday 14 March Under review Friday 30 May Friday 30 May Friday 30 May
Friday 30 May Friday 30 May Friday 30 May
The 2014 examinations for the Advanced Specialist Diploma in Cervical Cytology and the Diploma of Expert Practice in Non-Gynaecological Cytology will be held at the East Pennine Cytology Training Centre, Leeds.
All other examinations will be held at the University of Westminster and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. examination
Monday 1 September Monday 1 September Mid-June, TBC by arrangement
Monday 1 September Monday 1 September Monday 1 September Monday 1 September Monday 1 September by arrangement Mid-June, TBC
By arrangement
Monday 1 September Monday 1 and
Tuesday 2 September Monday 1 September Monday 1 September Monday 1 September
If you meet the necessary criteria, wish to be involved and can commit to undertake at least one portfolio verification/examination per year then this course is for you. Every portfolio verification/examination you undertake provides CPD opportunities. Becoming involved will develop your own training skills and will in turn support your department. In addition, the training day will be credited for CPD.
The training days will be held at the Institute of Biomedical Science, 12 Coldbath Square, London EC1R 5HL. Please reply to
registration@ibms.org confirming attendance on your chosen day and submit the necessary application form for registration verifier and/or specialist examiner (available on the IBMS website). Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
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THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENTIST
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