MRCP(UK) - Geriatric Medicine

Specialty Certificate Examination in Geriatric Medicine

Exam Date	UK Registration Period	Overseas Registration Period	Results Release
24 March 2010	4 January – 11 February 2010	4 January – 11 February 2010	Week ending 23 April 2010

The Specialty Certificate Examination in Geriatric Medicine 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 posts would usually take the Specialty Certificate Examination in Geriatric Medicine during higher specialty training after entering ST3.

Exam format

The Specialty Certificate Examination in Geriatric Medicine 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:

SCE in Geriatric Medicine Sample Questions

Qualification: Certificate in Geriatric Medicine

Trainees who have gained the Certificate in Geriatric Medicine and who are recommended for a CCT will be entitled to apply for the postnominal MRCP(UK) (Geriatric Medicine). 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 syllabus, selected by a predetermined blueprint. For a more detailed description of the assessment blueprint, see the JRCPTB website.