The Examinations Team support exam candidates based in the UK and overseas.
We provide two types of examination, the Membership examination (MRCPCH) and the Diploma in Child Health (DCH).
Our team is responsible for all aspects of candidate administration from application to results. We also support clinical lead input into the development of clinical examination scenarios, clinical examiner recruitment and training and clerical support to examination related committees, panels and working groups.
If you have a question, please contact us on:
- exams@rcpch.ac.uk
- 0207 092 6000
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MRCPCH Clinical exam in Kolkata, India this September cancelled
28 May 2020
We regret that the MRCPCH Clinical Examination due to be held in Kolkata in September 2020 has been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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MRCPCH and DCH Examiners, Senior Examiners and Hosts - portal
This page is a resource for MRCPCH & DCH Clinical Hosts, Examiners and Senior Examiners. From this page you will be able to access the specific documents and resources relevant to each of these roles. Please scroll down to the relevant section.
Note: As the below links are restricted to current ...
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Becoming an MRCPCH/DCH Examiner
Medical professionals can apply to become an examiner for MRCPCH (membership exam) and DCH (Diploma of Child Health) clinical examinations. On this page you will find information about the types of examiners who assist with these examinations.
Each section below provides a link to a document th...
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COVID-19 - impact on our examinations: FAQs
As a consequence of the ongoing global COVID-19 situation, the College has taken the extremely difficult but necessary decision to postpone all scheduled MRCPCH and DCH examination activity in the UK and internationally from now until the end of August 2020. This page provides information for exam ...
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COVID-19 - update on examinations
23 March 2020
We are monitoring the ongoing issues with the outbreak of COVID-19, also known as novel coronavirus, and the impact on our theory and clinical examinations for MRCPCH and Diploma of Child Health. As of 23 March, we have postponed all exams through the end of August 2020, and will review again in Jun...
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Diploma in Child Health (DCH) - about
The DCH recognises competence in the care of children in trainees in specialties allied to paediatrics. Candidates, including GPs and paediatricians, use this as an opportunity to upskill and gain an internationally recognised postgraduate medical diploma. Each year there are about 300 DCH candidate...
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DCH Clinical examination candidate guide
The Diploma of Child Health (DCH) Clinical exam assesses whether candidates have reached the standard in clinical skills expected of a newly appointed General Practitioner (GP) who has completed a short period of training in paediatrics. It is one of two exams for the Diploma of Child Health, and is...
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MRCPCH Clinical examination candidate guidance
MRCPCH Clinical is the final element of the MRCPCH (membership exam). It assesses whether candidates have reached the standard in clinical skills expected of a newly appointed Specialty Trainee 4 (ST4). It is held in hospital sites across the UK and in a number of other countries. We introduce our g...
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Theory exams for the MRCPCH and DCH - how to apply
Our theory exams are computer-based and take place three times a year in the UK and overseas. If you are taking one or more theory exams for MRCPCH or Diploma of Child Health, find out when and how to apply, what times they start and finish, what to bring on the day and what to expect after the exam...
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Your exam results (MRCPCH and DCH)
You can access your results on your online account five to six weeks after the exam. We will email your detailed results breakdown approximately one week after that. If you wish to request a re-mark for your theory exam, you must do this within two weeks of receiving your detailed results breakdown....