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The MRCP(UK) Examination plays an increasingly important role in the international arena of postgraduate medical education. It provides a professional standard against which physicians working outside the United Kingdom can measure their level of attainment. It is also being used by medical educationalists in other countries in respect of local postgraduate assessments.
Aim
The aim of the MRCP(UK) Examination is to identify those physicians who, having undertaken a period of general training, have acquired the necessary professional knowledge, skills and attitudes to enable them to benefit from a programme of higher specialist training with confidence and enthusiasm.
Objectives
The MRCP(UK) Examination evaluates the professional competence of medical graduates during medical training with regard to:
- Core clinical knowledge and problem-solving, including clinical science, epidemiology and statistics;
- Clinical skills, including taking and interpreting a clinical history and undertaking a physical examination;
- Attitudes to patients, including communication skills and ethical obligations.
The standard of the various parts of the examination will reflect the development in the knowledge, skills and attitudes which can be expected during medical training, and is in keeping with the principle of lifelong learning.
Assessment methodology
The MRCP(UK) Examination includes questions and assessments that require an understanding not only of common medical emergencies in diagnosis and management, but also of the social, psychological and cultural backgrounds of diseases and evidence-based practice.
The MRCP Part 1 examination now consists of two papers containing 100 "best of five" format multiple choice questions. The candidates will have three hours to answer each paper.
Score: There is no negative marking. For each answer, candidates receive a mark of +1 for each correct answer and a mark of 0 for each incorrect answer. However, marks will not be awarded where more than one answer is given, or where the answer sheet is spoiled or unreadable.
Example of a 'Best of Five' question (BOF):
A young man has intractable epilepsy with numerous admissions to hospital with status, in spite of good compliance with anti-convulsant treatment. He is being considered for a right temporal lobectomy.
Which visual field defect is he likely to develop following this surgical procedure?
A) Left homonymous superior quadrantanopia
B) Right homonymous superior quadrantanopia
C) Left homonymous inferior quadrantanopia
D) Right homonymous inferior quadrantanopia
E) Left homonymous hemianopia
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Exam Composition:
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Specialty
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Number of questions*
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| Cardiology |
15 |
| Clinical pharmacology, therapeutics and toxicology |
20 |
| Clinical sciences** |
25 |
| Dermatology |
8 |
| Endocrinology |
15 |
| Gastroenterology |
15 |
| Haemotology and oncology |
15 |
| Neurology |
15 |
| Ophthalmology |
4 |
| Psychiatry |
8 |
| Renal medicine |
15 |
| Respiratory medicine |
15 |
| Rheumatology |
15 |
| Tropical medicine, infectious and sexually transmitted diseases |
15 |
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200 |
* This should be taken as an indication of the likely number of questions - the actual number may vary slightly.
** Clinical sciences comprise:
| Cell, molecular and membrane biology |
2 |
| Clinical anatomy |
3 |
| Clinical biochemistry and metabolism |
4 |
| Clinical physiology |
4 |
| Genetics |
3 |
| Immunology |
4 |
| Statistics, epidemiology and evidence-based medicine |
5 |
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