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This annual event held every August is open to medical students in any year of training, offering the opportunity to find out about the wide range of pathology specialities through a mixture of lectures and small-group interactive breakout sessions.

It is a free two-day course, providing an opportunity to talk to current trainees and established consultants about their careers.

Pathology Summer School 2023

The 2023 Pathology Summer School took place in person on 10-11 August 2023. Dates for 2024 TBC. 

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Further information is available on the dedicated Summer School web page on the Royal College of Pathologists website.


The Summer School is hosted by the Royal College of Pathologists and sponsored by the College, the Pathological Society, the British Division of the International Academy of Pathology, the Association of Clinical Pathologists, the British Society for Haematology, the British Infection Association and the British Neuropathological Society.