The Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB) is pleased to announce the launch of a new set of quality criteria for Internal Medicine Training (IMT), to be implemented from 2025 onwards.
There are a number of spaces that have arisen in various centres across the UK.
ESENeph SCE 2025/01 exam results have now been released.
The GMC national training survey is the largest insight into postgraduate medical training in the UK.
There will be four broad prioritisation categories (see below) for allocating candidates applying to available PACES places in the UK.
From April 2025 all written examinations will have a standard review, which is a normal procedure that takes place every three years.
As part of the process of reviewing the policies and procedures governing its examinations, MRCP(UK) will introduce the use of the second camera function for candidates sitting a Remote Online Proctored (ROP) examination (MRCP(UK) Part 1 or Part 2 Written, or a Specialty Certificate Examination). This will not apply to candidates sitting the examination in a centre.
Many thanks to all those who were able to join and participate in the recent virtual webinar for candidates held Wednesday 5 March. A recording of the webinar is now available.
The latest updates from this week, including the availability of examination study support, refunds and updating of examination scores.
We are currently experiencing a very high number of calls and emails for the Part 2 2025/01 and the Part 1 2025/02 application period.
Latest update on the Part 2 examination results issue including information about the webinar this week and access to wellbeing resources for impacted candidates.
Many thanks to all those who were able to join and participate in the recent virtual webinar for candidates yesterday. A recording of the webinar is now available.
The Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK has commissioned an independent external review into the problems underlying the September 2023 Part 2 examination. Professor John McLachlan will conduct the review. We have involved the resident doctor committees of the three colleges in the commissioning of the review.
The resident doctor committees of the three royal colleges of physicians have written to the statutory education bodies (SEBs), appealing their decision not to allow those affected by the MRCP(UK) part 2 examination 2023/03 diet issue to progress into higher specialty training from the recent recruitment round.
MRCP(UK) are commissioning an independent external review of the problems underlying the September 2023 Part 2 examination.
We provide here an explanation of our immediate conclusions.
