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Postgraduate Medical Training Pathology The Cellular and Molecular Cytopathology Training School (CMCTS) led by Dr. Helen Keegan and Prof. John O’Leary, offers training in Molecular Cytopathology to scientists, pathologists in training, colposcopists and biologists. The CMCTS, in collaboration with the Technological University Dublin (TUDublin) [Dr. Alison Malkin, Dr. Mary Hunt, Dr. Jan Guerin], offer accredited and certified advanced courses in Molecular Cytology, including a CPD Certificate in Molecular Cytopathology. The CMCTS has trained over 200 people. In 2020-2021, the CMCTS provided 20 educational and training events or workshops in co-operation with the Departments of Cytopathology and Histology and the Molecular Pathology Research Laboratory. These were provided to colposcopy specialists and colposcopy nurses in training (7), pathology trainees (2), biomedical scientists (8), laboratory aides (4) and undergraduate biomedical scientists/student placements/transition year students (3). The CMCTS adapted its histology microscopy sessions for colposcopy specialists to an online digital pathology format. The CMCTS provided research supervision to MD, PhD, BSc students from TCD and TU Dublin (3). The Certificate in Molecular Cervical Cytopathology in co-operation with TU Dublin and in partnership with CervicalCheck, is ongoing. Conferences and educational events such as the International Papillomavirus Conference, EUROGIN 2021 Pre-conference Sessions, the BSCCP Annual Conference and the BAC Annual Conference were streamed online in the cytology training room and attended widely by staff of the cytology and histology departments and the molecular pathology research laboratory. In 2020, the Molecular Pathology Group at the CWIUH and St James’s Hospital published 19 peer reviewed journal articles and five published abstracts (appendix two). The CWIUH hosts one SpR every six months in histopathology, cytopathology, morbid anatomy and molecular pathology. Trainees gain wide experience in all the above areas of pathology and are encouraged to carry out basic scientific research and audit.
