MRCP part 1 is an examination that is used to identify the physicians whose training has satisfied the entry criteria to a specialist training, and therefore is an examination that is accessible to medics with medical experience of 12 months and above while MRCP part 2 is taken by physicians who have already sat for MRCP 1 and passed.
MRCP part 1 tests for knowledge skills and behaviours in the training curriculum training which basically tests the knowledge that has been acquired during the training period and also through experience while MRCP part 2 tests for clinical understandings and making sober clinical judgements which is basically a test of how productive a physician is in the world of work
In MRCP part 1, clinical science is a basic part of part 1 test where one is tested on the understanding of the common important disorders where he can be entrusted with making appropriate clinical judgements while MRCP part 2 is a test that aims on building the knowledge evaluated in part 1 and also the attainment of representative sample of medical knowledge, skills, and behaviour as stated by the united kingdom’s specialty training curriculum.
MRCP part 1 is a one day examination having two 3 hour for in an examination hall.The examination has no images included in the test and contains 200 multiple choice questions (best of five) while MRCP part 2 is a 2 successive days examination that has 3 papers each taking three hours per paper and it is an examination that is sat for in an examination hall and has images inclusive and contains 270 multiple choice questions (best of five).
MRCP 1 questions range on a wide ground of common and important disorders in general medicine as stated in the specialty training curriculum while MRCP 2 questions usually have a clinical context ,they may include investigations outcomes as it may be characterised by images such as those of x-rays. Questions are about the prognosis investigation management and diagnosis of a patient .it also tests the comprehension and interpretation of facts to solve clinical problems.
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