The ASCCP Colposcopy Mentorship Program is a three-tiered mentorship program designed to improve the beginning colposcopist’s skills in understanding the disease process of the lower genital tract. The program’s components are:

Tier 1: ASCCP’s Comprehensive Colposcopy Course – This ACCME-accredited basic colposcopy course provides the necessary didactic knowledge. Information about the course and a schedule of upcoming offerings can be found at http://asccp.org/meetings/comprehensive.shtml.

Basic Colposcopy Curriculum

Tier 2: Supervised mentorship training period, of 12 to 24 months, during which the beginning colposcopist (mentee) performs 35 colposcopic examinations and determines the cytologic, colposcopic and histologic correlation under the guidance of an experienced ASCCP-approved mentor. This portion may be conducted in either a private practice or clinic setting.

Colposcopy Evaluation Form
Patient Log Form
Patient Log Submission Guidelines
Summary Evaluation Form

Tier 3: Successful completion of the Colposcopy Mentorship Program exam. This online exam was developed by ASCCP in partnership with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The mentee may take the exam up to 3 times within one year.

Upon completion of the three tiers, the mentee is awarded a Certificate of Program Completion and may apply, if they choose, to serve as a mentor to others.

While there is no certification program in colposcopy, the ASCCP strongly recommends the CMP as the minimum acceptable training for a colposcopist.

Want to know more? Click on the CMP brochure. If you have other questions after reviewing the program and forms, contact Debbie McClain, dmcclain@asccp.org or 800 787-7227.

List of mentees who have successfully completed the CMP. Current as of October 8, 2010.