Specialty Certificate Examinations - UK trainees: postnominals
Trainees with MRCP(UK) who pass the Specialty Certificate Examination in their specialty and who are recommended for a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) are granted the postnominal MRCP(UK) (Specialty).
Trainees who have joined a higher specialty training programme with a diploma from an alternative UK Royal College, e.g. MRCGP, MRCPCH, who pass the Specialty Certificate Examination in their specialty and who are recommended for a CCT are also granted the postnominal MRCP(UK) (Specialty).
Trainees who have joined a higher specialty training programme with non-GMC-approved training, passed the Specialty Certificate Examination and are recommended for a CESR(CP) and in addition have passed MRCP(UK) are also granted the postnominal MRCP(UK) (Specialty).
Trainees who are recommended for a CESR(CP) but who have not passed the MRCP(UK) are not granted the use of the postnominal. They may decide to take MRCP(UK) and if successful will then become eligible for the postnominal.
For more information about CCT and CESR(CP) please see the GMC website.
MRCP(UK) Publishes Second Annual Review
Published on behalf of the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK, the aim of the MRCP(UK) Annual Review 2009 is to ensure that all those with a stake in the examination are informed about its main areas of academic and operational achievement, and progress in delivering its strategy through 2009. In this review MRCP(UK) are especially pleased to highlight contributions from PACES candidates.
The MRCP(UK) Annual Review 2009 is available to view as a PDF here and also on the MRCP(UK) homepage
For a printed copy, please email rebecca.radziejowska@mrcpuk.org
Specialty Certificate Examinations - SCE in Palliative Medicine launched
The Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK is pleased to announce that the Federation, in partnership with the Association for Palliative Medicine, is developing the Specialty Certificate Examination (SCE) in Palliative Medicine. The first examination will take place in 2011.
With the launch of the examination in 2011, the SCE in Palliative Medicine will become a requisite for attainment of CCT for trainees in Palliative Medicine in the UK.
For more information about the SCEs, please see here.
The curriculum is published by the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board.