MRCP is a certification
by Royal College of Physicians (UK) or MRCP
(I) from Ireland. Please note that this is not a Degree,
it may be best described as a path to a specialist degree. After passing
the part 1, 2 exams one has to get a specialist registrar (SpR) post.
Once two years have elapsed on a SpR post the doctor can appear for
CCST (certificate of completion of specialist training). Only those
doctors who have earned the CCST qualification can be considered as
Specialists in Medicine and eligible for consultant post.
MRCP examination consists of two divisions.
Part one is theory and can be taken by anyone having
a basic medical degree. The only precondition is eighteen months should
have elapsed since that doctor was awarded MBBS degree. The full regulations
for part one can be downloaded here
(pdf file), In the past few years almost all applicants for SHO Internal
Medicine have cleared the first part written ostensibly to improve their
CVs.
Part 2 of this test has both theory in form of and
clinical exam (PACES). This can be attempted
generally after one has completed a period of training in UK.
Costs involved:
Part 1 examination £285
Part 2 written examinations £275
Part 2 clinical examination (PACES) £450
An additional £180 diploma fee before you can put MRCP after your
name
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