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Latest MRCPCH Part 1 News

New exam location

The Royal College of Paediatrics is pleased to announced that the MRCPCH
Part I exam will now be held in Baghdad, Iraq

The next MRCPCH Part 1 examination will take place on Tuesday 7th September 2010.

Application forms must be downloaded from this site and submitted to the named Ministry of Health contact.

Further details on how to complete the application form, the Ministry of Health contact details, and other information about the examination: MRCPCH Part 1 Overseas Centre

The following people have been nominated as contacts for this examination:

• Email: Dr Najla Ibraheem Ayoub
• Email: Dr Shakir Mahmood Muhammed
  

Before the exam

All candidates are advised to read the following before attending the Part 1 exam.

What to bring to the exam: Candidate information

Question format: Questions

Swine flu information: Swine flu

2010 Fees

The UK fees for 2010 are as follows:

• Single Paper £214
• Both Papers £355
• DCH clinical £365
  

2011 Fees

The UK fees for 2011 are as follows:

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Online accounts for RCPCH exam candidates

All examinations candidates are able to view their full exam results via an online account

You will need to have a current and valid email address and your 6 digit RCPCH number in order to generate an account.  For existing exam candidates you may create an account using your RCPCH number.  If you are a new exam entrant you will receive your RCPCH number when you have applied to sit the MRCPCH Part 1 and your application form has been processed.  You will find your RCPCH number on your acknowledgement letter and your admission document. Create an online account

This facility enables you to view and amend all the personal details that the RCPCH currently holds for you such as your home address, work address and telephone numbers as well as view and amend your level of training.

In addition to this you are also able to view all your past and current examination results since January 2006 by clicking on the 'Exams' section once you have signed in and created an online account. 

A notice will be posted on the relevant examination section of this website when each set of results are available to view. You will then be able to access your results using your login credentials. You will still receive a hard copy of your results as usual.

The document below is a step-by-step guide on how to set up your online account and details on how you view your results on the web.  This should be read before you embark on setting up an online account.

Online Exam Lookup Guide (718 KB, revised 14 October 2008)