Becoming an MRCPCH/DCH examiner or host

Medical professionals can register interest and then apply to become examiners and hosts for the MRCPCH (Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health) and Diploma of Child Health (DCH) clinical examinations.

This page provides information about the different examiner and host roles that support these exams, with downloadable guidance covering the responsibilities of the role, eligibility requirements and application process. The final section contains resources relevant to all examiners.
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MRCPCH Clinical Examiner

This role forms the backbone of all our MRCPCH Clinical exams. 

UK Examiners examine on MRCPCH Clinicals across the country.

Overseas Examiners are the equivalent in their own countries. An applicant must live and work in a country that hosts the exam, and should expect to examine in that country.

MRCPCH Examiner ElectbecomesMRCPCH Examiner

Title given once a submitted MRCPCH Examiner application is approved by Examiner Review Panel (ERP)

Begin training and assessment towards appointment as an MRCPCH Examiner

May be UK or Overseas

 

Paediatricians with a suitable breadth of experience and knowledge to be able to examine for both MRCPCH

May be UK or Overseas

Download our guidance to read the responsibilities, eligibility requirements and application process:

MRCPCH Clinical Senior Examiner

Senior Examiners help to run the MRCPCH Clinical exams wherever they are held. They are also expected to continue to act as examiners and/or hosts for UK exams. Senior Examiners from the UK may be selected to travel to exam centres in other countries.

Senior Examiner ElectbecomesSenior Examiner

Title given once a submitted Senior Examiner application is approved by Examiner Review Panel (ERP)

Begin training and assessment towards appointment as Senior Examiner

Must be an examiner first

 

Appointment is made through an application and training process

Lead examiner in the examining team at a particular centre and responsible for all key quality assurance aspects on the exam day

Expected to continue to act as examiners and hosts when not allocated as Senior Examiners

Senior Examiners are the only UK examiners permitted to be placed onto Overseas exams as examiners

DCH Clinical Examiner

UK DCH Examiners examine on the Diploma of Child Health Clinical exam in the UK. 

Overseas DCH Examiners examine on the DCH Clinical in countries where it is held: Hong Kong, Egypt and India.

DCH Examiner ElectbecomesDCH Examiner

Title given once submitted DCH Examiner application is approved by Examiner Review Panel (ERP)

Begin training and assessment towards appointment as DCH Examiner

May be UK or Overseas

 

Medical professionals with a background in another specialty allied to paediatrics and

Consultant paediatricians with a suitable breadth of experience and knowledge to be able to examine on DCH

May be based in UK or Overseas

Host

This role is held by a consultant paediatrician or other clinical lead professional who has responsibility for all local MRCPCH Clinical or DCH Clinical exam arrangements at a given centre.

Many Hosts are Examiners who have gone through the Examiner Elect process. However, you do not need to be an examiner to be a host

How to apply and contact us

Make sure you have read the relevant guidance introduced above. If you have any questions, contact us on examinerapps@rcpch.ac.uk. (Note we not currently processing new applications for MRCPCH examiners for India and Pakistan based applicants.) Then, complete our expression of interest form and we'll get back to you with details about the application.

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