Examinations

This course is intended for candidates registered for the MRCPCH Clinical exams in the first quarter of 2024. The course will focus on exam technique and prepare you for the various stations to ensure you plan your revision wisely, make the most of your knowledge and present with confidence in the e...

In this half-day workshop we’ll explore topics within the AKP exam that have proven particularly challenging to previous candidates. We’ll use case scenarios to help you understand the key knowledge and skills being examined and the pitfalls to avoid. We’ll also provide practical tips of how to a...

With effect from the 2024.3 examination diet (September 2024), the MRCPCH theory exams will feature some changes.

Professor Sir Alan Craft pays tribute to Dr Janet Anderson, a general paediatrician in Wolverhampton with a special interest in diabetes. For many years she was involved in training at RCPCH and was an Honorary Fellow.

Last month, our exam lead in Saudi Arabia, Professor Abdulmoein Al-Agha and his colleagues ran their 30th MRCPCH Clinical event in Jeddah. More than 1,500 candidates have sat this exam in just over a decade in the centre - a phenomenal contribution by a hard-working team!

This is an update on the Applied Knowledge in Practice exam technical issue that affected test centre candidates on 21 September 2022. We apologise once again to those candidates who were affected by this technical issue during their AKP exam last month. We are aware this has been a difficult exp...

We would like to apologise to those candidates affected by the system build and technical issue with navigating the software in the Part 2 of the AKP exam on 21 September 2022.