Specialty Certificate Examination in Respiratory Medicine

Exam Date  UK Registration Period Overseas Registration Period Results Release
5 May 2010 1 February – 1 March 2010  1 February - 1 March 2010 TBC

The Specialty Certificate Examination in Respiratory 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 normally take the Specialty Certificate Examination in Respiratory Medicine during higher specialty training after entering ST3.

Exam format

The Specialty Certificate Examination in Respiratory 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:

Qualification: Certificate in Respiratory Medicine

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

Syllabus

The syllabus 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.