MRCP Part 1
MRCP Part 1 (Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians) is the first written examination of the MRCP(UK) diploma, required for doctors to enter Internal Medicine specialty training in the UK and many Commonwealth…
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What you'll get access to
Scoring
- Correct answer
- +1
- Wrong answer
- 0
- Blank
- 0
Test structure
| Paper 1 Basic Sciences Clinical | 100 Q | 180 min |
| Paper 2 Clinical Medicine | 100 Q | 180 min |
| Total | 200 Q | 360 min |
Key dates
Application window opens
~3 months before diet
Results published
approx. 4-6 weeks after sitting
MRCP Part 1 has 3 sessions per year. The Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK (MRCP UK Office) publishes the calendar on mrcpuk.org. UK sittings via Surpass (remote-proctored or test-centre); international sittings at Pearson VUE centres.
Source: official ministry / exam body publications.
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