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MRCP(UK)
examination news
New international PACES centres
The 2016/3 assessment period will
be the busiest ever for PACES. Two
new international PACES centres
have opened and are running for
the first time in Colombo, Sri Lanka,
and Bengaluru, India. These along
with other new centres running in
Malta and Kochi, India, earlier in the
year has helped expand capacity
internationally to enable candidates
to take PACES locally. Find out
where you can take PACES:
Fees freeze
The 2017 fees for all three parts of
the MRCP(UK) Diploma will be frozen
for the fourth year running. This,
combined with the 23% reduction for
the Specialty Certificate Examination
(SCE) fees introduced earlier in
2016, demonstrates MRCP(UK)’s
commitment to a continual review
of costs while investing and driving
improvement in academic quality
and support for physicians in the UK
and internationally.
Changes to MRCP(UK) Part 2 pass
mark and PACES skills pass marks
The pass mark for the MRCP(UK)
Part 2 Written Examination has been
changed. From the next sitting of
the Part 2 Examination in 2016/3
an overall scaled score of 454 or
greater will be considered a pass.
In accordance with the MRCP(UK)
standard review processes, it has
been determined that the PACES
skill pass marks will change from
2017/1 onwards. The minimum
acceptable total mark will remain
the same at 130. To pass PACES,
candidates must attain a minimum
standard in each of the seven skills
and also a minimum total score
across the whole assessment.
For more details see:
Global Health Prize
The 2017 Global Health Prize is now open for entries with a closing date
of midnight on Friday 13 January 2017. This essay-based competition is a
great way for students and young doctors to reflect on key issues relating to
Global Health while also boosting their CVs.
The Global Health Prize is open to all medical students and doctors in their
first year post-qualification (FY1 equivalent) and entrants are asked to write
an essay of no more than 1,500 words on one of the following questions:
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Overseas medical electives: Good for students? Good for host centres?
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Non-communicable disease – the 21st century challenge in global
health?
Two winners (one Medical Student and one FY1 Doctor) will each win £125
cash, plus a free place at the 2018 Global Health Symposium (date tbc),
where they will have the option to present their work as a poster. A limited
contribution towards travel costs is available.
For full information and eligibility criteria, please visit
Please feel free to pass this invitation on to
any students or colleagues who may be interested.
Medical Training Initiative
The College’s Medical Training Initiative
continues to increase in size with 28
doctors in post receiving up to two years’ training in the NHS. Seven doctors
took part in 2015. The current trainees are from Bangladesh, India, Jordan,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan
and Trinidad & Tobago.
Another 10 doctors are due to start in the coming
months from Bahrain, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Trinidad & Tobago,
Yemen and the USA.
This month we held another successful induction event for MTI trainees
in collaboration with the GMC. The ‘Welcome to UK Practice’ event aimed
to help doctors deal with practical and ethical issues that arise in daily
practice. This was followed by a tour and reception at the College – see the
group photo of some of our MTI doctors below.
In 2017 we hope to offer opportunities to trainees in most specialties.
We particularly seek trainees to benefit from training posts in Acute/
General Medicine and Elderly Medicine/Geriatrics. If you know any suitable
candidates who would be interested in this great opportunity, please
encourage them to contact Shona McGlynn
or Ninette
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