Specialty Certificate Examination in Nephrology

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 Nephrology 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 Nephrology during higher specialty training after entering ST3. However, it is recommended that candidates should have completed at least one year of Nephrology specialist training before attempting it.

Exam format

The Specialty Certificate Examination in Nephrology 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 Nephrology Sample Questions

Qualification: Certificate in Nephrology

Trainees who have gained the Certificate in Nephrology and who are recommended for a CCT will be entitled to apply for the postnominal MRCP(UK) (Nephrology). 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. 

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 an overseas centre.