Overview

The DM Pathology programme offered at the UWI, Mona was inaugurated in 1974. The 5-year programme offers specialist training in Anatomical Pathology and its subspecialties – Autopsy/Forensic Pathology, Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology – as well as exposure to Chemical Pathology and Haematology-Oncology.

Qualifications for Entry

Candidates with a UWI MBBS degree or its equivalent with an overall GPA of 3.0 or above will be preferentially considered for admission to the DM Pathology programme. Entry to the programme can be directly following the 1 year senior house officer (SHO) posts in relevant medical and/or surgical specialties. Pre-entry experience of at least 6 months in pathology at the SHO grade is recommended. Entry from other specialties or from general practice is also possible.

See also general requirements for entry - UWI Doctor of Medicine (DM) programme:
https://www.mona.uwi.edu/postgrad/sites/default/files/postgrad/requireme...

Programme delivery

The programme is delivered through didactic lectures, seminars, tutorials, practice-based learning and case-based teachings including slide seminars. There are opportunities for periods of elective study at other local and international laboratories/pathology services. Formative assessments are conducted throughout the course of the programme and include DM Part 1 (after a minimum of 92 weeks) and part II (after a minimum of 230 weeks) Examinations. A requirement for the award of the degree is the successful completion of a clinical research project.

Pathologists trained in the DM Pathology programme provide critical specialist and subspecialty skills to academic departments and laboratories throughout the Caribbean.