REQUIREMENTS:
Part 1.
Must be 18 months from the date of graduation.
Part 2.
At the
earliest it can be taken is 2 and 1/2 year from the date of graduation
out of which not less than 12 months should be spent in post involving
the care of acute medical patients.
EXAMINATIONS:
Part 1.
MCQs only.
300 questions. (60 stems * 5). Normally 50-60% correct answers
are required but this is variable.
Part 2.
Three
sections.
WRITTEN
SECTION:
Written
section consists of three parts
-Case histories, 4-6 in number.
-Data interpretation, 10 in number.
-Photographic material,
usually 20 number.
CLINICAL:
You
are invited to clinical only if you have pass the written part of part2.
Clinical examination consists of three sections
-Short Cases.
-Long Case.
-Oral Examination.
Normally there
will be a pair of examiners for each stage of clinical exam.
( The pattern of
examination is likely to change in year 2001- want to know more - Click
here)
RECOMMENDED
READINGS:
This list may be
too short or too long please select amongst the following according to your
need.
General Reading.
Examination
Regulations and Information for Candidates. by RCP London.
The MRCP(UK)
Examination by F. B. Gibberd.(for general information about MRCP only)
Text Book of
Medicine by Kumar and Clark
Text Book of
Medicine by Davidson.
A Color Atlas and
Text of Clinical medicine. by C. D. Forbes & W. F. Jackson.
Medicine
for Examinations , a streamlined approach to revision, R.
J. Epstein.
MRCP (UK)
Part 2 Papers, Compiled and Edited by the MRCP ( UK) Part2 Examination
Board.
A guide to
the MRCP Part 2 Written Paper by A. Zumla.
'Cardiac
Arrhythmias', Practical notes on interpretation and treatment,
by D. H. Bennett.
Medicine
International Published by Medicine Group.
Other recommended
books:
Books for
Photographic material
'Slide
Interpretation in Postgraduate Medicine', Volume 1. by
P.S.PERFERY and J. CUNNINGHAM.
'101
Slide Tests for the MRCP' by Jonathan L Brown and David M
Hansell.
'Slide
interpretation for the MRCP', Hugh J. Kennedy, Timothy W. Evans,
Andrew Suggett.
'Clinical
Medicine', Self-Assessment Question in Colour. Pierre-Marc G Bouloux.
'Slide
Interpretation Questions' MRCP Part 2, H L C Beynon, C Marguerie, C
Craddock.
'X-ray
Interpretation for the MRCP', P. S. Parfery & B. C. Cramer.
'Slide
interpretation , Volume 2 Clinical Signs in Postgraduate
medicine'. P. S. Parfery & B. C. Cramer.
medical
ophthalmology for postgraduate Examination', R. J. Morris, J. E.
Macsweeney.
'X-Ray
interpretation for MRCP', by Charles R. K. Hind.
Books for
Data Interpretation
100 Data
Interpretation Question for the MRCP, by Flynn, Ashford.
The complete
MRCP Data interpretation Questions And Case Histories MRCP Part 2. H.
L. C. Beynon.
Books for
Case Histories
100 Case
histories for the MRCP Sever et al.
Books for
Short Cases/Viva
250 Short
Cases in Clinical Medicine. Second Edition. R. R. Baliga.
An Aid to the
MRCP VIVA, M. A. Mir E. A. Freeman, R. E. Ryder.
An Aid to the
MRCP Short Cases, M. A. Mir E. A. Freeman, R. E. Ryder.
The MRCP VIVA
by S. V. Fox.
RECOMMENDED
COURSES:
MEDIPASS- (We
suggest that you should go for all five days)
PASTEST.
For further
guidance please contact: guidance@kemc.org.uk
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