Mohs Histological Procedures

To apply you must be a Member or Fellow of the IBMS, HCPC registered with two years whole time equivalent post-registration experience in histology, with at least two years current practical experience in Mohs procedures. 

you must also:

• have a single named consultant pathologist trainer who has overall responsibility for mentoring and guiding you and monitoring your progress
• be working in a laboratory that is CPA (Clinical Pathology Accreditation (UK) Ltd) or UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) registered laboratory and that has IBMS laboratory post-registration training approval

If you are unsure whether your laboratory has IBMS laboratory approval for please check with your laboratory manager or training officer.

 

The IBMS Diploma of Expert Practice in Mohs Histological Procedures is a professional vocational qualification assessed by completion of portfolio of evidence and a written examination.

The training logbook and portfolio of evidence provide a record of your training and should contain evidence of regular assessments of your competence in reporting the specimen types covered by this qualification by your named consultant pathologist supervisor. 

Once your named consultant pathologist supervisor is satisfied that your training is complete you can submit your training logbook and go on to the written examination. 

Mohs Histological Procedures guidance to candidates and trainers 

The examination of an IBMS Diploma of Expert Practice in Mohs Histological Procedures involves two assessments:

• a portfolio assessment 
• a written examination

Portfolio assessment

You must meet 29 standards in order to pass your portfolio assessment and progress to the written examination.

Your portfolio will be independently assessed by two members of the IBMS Advisory Panels.

Written assessment 

You will be expected to answer all questions with one question from each of the five mandatory modules in 120 minutes.

The questions may vary in their format from short, multi-part or structured answer, or may be based on a diagram or sketch

Full details of the qualification, learning outcomes and assessment are available in our Mohs Histological Procedures Guidance to Candidates and Trainers. 

 

It costs £25 to order an IBMS Diploma of Expert Practice in Mohs Histological Procedures training logbook. To order this, please submit to the IBMS Examinations Team: 

• payment of £25, along with
• a completed training log book order form  

To apply for the qualification in the year in which you plan to submit your portfolio for assessment you will need to submit to the IBMS Examinations Team: 

• payment of £350, along with
• a completed application form

Fees can be paid by: 

• cheque made payable to "IBMS"
• credit or debit card payment by phone on +44 (0)207 731 0214 ext 142 or 
• purchase order from your hospital Trust

Guidance on Recognising and Avoiding Plagiarism

You can find discipline-specific reading lists to support you in completing an IBMS Diploma of Expert Practice on our Science Reading page.

You can find articles and online resources to support you in completing an IBMS Diploma of Expert Practice in our Resources section. 

 

IBMS Diploma of Expert Practice in Mohs Histological Procedures Training Logbook 

If you wish to defer, withdraw or highlight any mitigating circumstances please contact examinations@ibms.org as soon as possible.