Specialty Certificate Examination in Endocrinology and Diabetes

 Exam Date UK Registration Period Overseas Registration Period Results Release
 30 June 2010 29 March - 26 April 2010

1 March – 29 March 2010

 TBC

The Specialty Certificate Examination in Endocrinology and Diabetes is delivered once a year.

Eligibility requirements

UK Candidate Overseas Candidate 
Successful completion of all parts of the MRCP(UK) AND/OR Successful completion of all parts of the MRCP(UK)
Appointed to a substantive STR programme and awarded a National Training Number.   

Candidates in UK training would normally take the Specialty Certificate in Endocrinology and Diabetes during higher specialty training after entering ST3. However, it is recommended that candidates wait until their penultimate year of training before sitting the examination.

Exam format

The Specialty Certificate Examination in Endocrinology and Diabetes is a computer-based two-paper test with a total of 200 questions. Each paper contains 100 questions and lasts three hours. The papers are based on the MRCP(UK) ‘best of five’ multiple choice questions format.

Sample questions

These questions give an indication of the type of question you can expect in the exam:

Qualification: Certificate in Endocrinology and Diabetes

Trainees who have gained the Certificate in Endocrinology and Diabetes and who are recommended for a CCT will be entitled to apply for the postnominal MRCP(UK) (Endocrinology and Diabetes). For further details please see the FAQs. 

Curriculum

The curriculum is published by the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB).

Blueprint

The examination is made up of questions covering the whole curriculum, selected by a predetermined blueprint. For a more detailed description of the assessment blueprint, see the JRCPTB website. 

Standard setting

The Specialty Certificate Examination is criterion-referenced with a pass mark determined in advance.

Exam fees

The examination fee is £800 for candidates who sit the exam at a UK test centre and £1000 for candidates who sit at one of the overseas centres.