Australian pathology training interview: 2026 dates, format and scoring

Laboratory positions are advertised by pathology services through the year, with most for the following year in June to August. Interviews are usually within four to six weeks of closing.

Updated 27 October 2026

When to apply
  • Laboratory positions are advertised by pathology services through the year, with most for the following year in June to August.
When interviews run
  • Interviews are usually within four to six weeks of closing.
The format
  • A laboratory panel of about thirty minutes, criterion mapped, with laboratory scenarios.
Who is on the panel
  • The director of pathology, a senior pathologist in the discipline, and often the laboratory manager.
How it is scored
  • Criterion mapped rubric; combined with the application and referees.
What to prepare
  • Why the laboratory and which discipline, with evidence of a genuine choice.
  • The critical result process and the mislabelled specimen.
  • What you will miss about clinical work, honestly.
  • The examinations and your plan for the study load.

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