Exam Format of MRCPI General Medicine

Exam Format of MRCPI General Medicine

As we already know that MRCPI General Medicine has three

parts named as:
MRCPI Part I General Medicine
MRCPI Part II Written Exam
MRCPI Part II Clinical Exam
Earlier, we have discussed separately the entry requirements to
each; however in this blog we will discuss the exam format of
MRCPI General Medicine.
Exam format of MRCPI Part I General Medicine
The exam format of it includes 100 questions of single best
answers (SBAs). The format of SBAs is where we have one
statement and 4 options for that. We have to select the single
best answer among them. It should be noted that there is no
negative marking to that so a candidate can perform each
question without worrying that the wrong answer will deduct its
mark.
Exam format of MRCPI Part II General Medicine Written
Exam

It consists of two papers having 75 SBAs in each that makes a

total of 150 SBAs. The total time duration of this exam is of 5
hours; which makes 2.30 hours on both sessions. There is no
negative marking on this paper too so the candidate has the
liberty to perform each and every question as there is 50-50
chance that his/her answer will be correct.
Exam format of MRCPI Part II General Medicine Clinical
Exam
Two stations: In these two long stations where a candidate will
get encounter with 2 patients having 25 minutes for each. These
25 minutes for each patient will be then further break down into
3 sessions in which for the starting 12 minutes the candidate will
be allowed to take the clinical narration of the patient without
any interruption. For the next 8 minutes, the candidate will
review the narration and will perform fully observing
examination. For the last 5 minutes you will communicate with
the examiner and will inform him about your narration and
suggestion. The next 25 minutes will have same to same three
sessions like that. In these 2 stations the examiner will look
throughout your communicational skills, narration taking, and
your relations with the patient and your knack to clearly
demonstrate the examiner.
Five Short Case Stations: In these stations you will accessed
by five self evaluating examiners in each consecutive station,
with a total time of 10 minutes each. The examiners will check
your capabilities of deducing and inferring physical signs in
many clinical systems in 4 clinical patients and 1
communication setting.

In the first 6 minutes of the examination you will be inculcating

to scrutinize the patient (based on the patients staging) and
bring out and deduce physical signs. In the residual 4 minutes of
the examination, the assessor will ask you questions significant
to the clinical test which you carried out.
Marking: The examiners will use consistent marking sheets to
evidence your aptitudes on a number of different expertise
including:
Clinical communication skills
Managing relationship with patients
Differential diagnosis
Physical examination
Identifying physical signs
Clinical judgment
Managing patients safety and quality of care
Decisions of pass/fail marking are made by the Board of the Part
II Clinical Examination after thorough data analysis and
rigorous standard setting.

For any information relating MRCPI or MRCOG exam, contact

Dr. Asma Naqi.
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