MRCP(UK) Part 1 Examination – Changes to the way candidates’ results are processed and reported
In September 2008 a process called equating will be introduced for the MRCP(UK) Part 1 examination, resulting in significant changes in the way we process and report candidates’ results.
Please note that equating will not affect the examination itself, and there will be no changes to the content, format or timings of the exam as a result.
For more detailed information please refer to following document:
Equating MRCP(UK) Part 1 examination [PDF 40kb, opens in new window]
MRCP(UK) Part 1 Examination – Extra diet to be held in Riyadh in 2009 and 2010
Please note that in 2009 and 2010 the MRCP(UK) Part 1 Exam will be held in the 3rd diet in Riyadh as well as in the 1st and 2nd diets. Candidates should apply for the 3rd diet using the normal procedures. Candidates must apply online or send their applications direct to the MRCP(UK) Central Office within the specified application period.
MRCP(UK) Part 1 and Part 2 Written Examinations - Trinidad: Changes to Application Procedure from April 2008
Please note that from April 2008, for both the MRCP(UK) Part 1 and MRCP(UK) Part 2 Written Examinations held in Trinidad, candidates must either apply on-line or submit their application directly to the MRCP(UK) Central Office.
MRCP(UK) Part 1 and Part 2 Written to be held in Pakistan (Karachi)
The Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians is pleased to announce that from and including the MRCP(UK) Part 2 Written Exam in December 2008 the MRCP(UK) Part 1 and MRCP(UK) Part 2 Written Examination will be held in Pakistan (Karachi ) at all diets going forward.
Please refer to the calendars for opening and closing dates for applications and for the actual exam dates. Candidates must apply online or send paper applications and fees to the MRCP(UK) Central Office by the relevant overseas closing date. Application forms can be downloaded from this website
MRCP(UK) Examination – 2008/3 Part 1 Examination –
Proposer Details: Further Information about completing an application
It has come to the attention of the MRCP(UK) Central Office that a number of applications for the MRCP(UK) 2008/3 Part 1 Examination are being submitted with incomplete or inaccurate Proposer details.
We would like to remind all candidates applying for the (forthcoming) Part 1 Examination (whether via the online or paper method) that in accordance with new requirements, applications need to be supported by the candidate’s current or most recent educational supervisor or current or most recent supervising consultant. As part of the application process then, candidates are required to provide details of their supervisor or supervising consultant on the application form and confirm that their application has been discussed and is supported by their educational supervisor or supervising consultant.
Candidates are further reminded that it remains their responsibility to ensure that their Proposer details and correct e-mail address are entered accurately and in full.
Candidates should note that routine checks may be made with their educational supervisor or supervising consultant in order to verify the validity of the Proposers’ endorsement of an application.
Where applications have been submitted with incomplete or inaccurate Proposer details, in acknowledgement of the fact that these are new requirements, candidates are advised that their application will not currently be rejected on this basis alone. However we may ask candidates to submit this information at a later date and this could delay entry to other parts of the Examination.
23rd June 2008
Important notice: Changes to the MRCP(UK) Examination
The MRCP(UK) Examination provides information on candidates’ core medical knowledge, basic clinical problem solving skills and the management of common and important medical emergencies. The core medical knowledge and skills tested in the MRCP(UK) Examination provide the very basis that equips doctors to proceed to focus on individual specialties, secure in their grounding in other systems. In recognition that the rate of acquisition of core medical knowledge and practical clinical skills may differ the MRCP(UK) Management Board has decided that the MRCP(UK) Part 2 Written and Part 2 Clinical (PACES) Examinations can, in future, be taken in any order. In addition, to ease the time pressures on trainees, the MRCP(UK) Part 1 Examination will be made available sooner and the "18 month rule" revised to allow examination entry once 12 months have elapsed after graduation.
The changes in respect to eligibility for and entry to the MRCP(UK) Examination will be applicable to UK and International candidates.
For more detailed information please refer to the Entry and Eligibility Changes to the MRCP(UK) Regulations.