MRCGP

MRCGP Update

• Changes to MRCGP eligibility and pass validity

• Changes to the MRCGP with effect from September 2010:

            -   Description of changes (taken from an article in RCGP News, July 2010)

            -   Changes to the CSA - Frequently asked questions

• The MRCGP Regulations effective from 1 August 2010 are available here

• The dates of assessments in 2010-2011 are available here:

          -   Applied Knowledge Test (AKT)

          -   Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA)

• The RCGP is pleased to announce that Version 4.1 of the ePortfolio is now live.  Full details of the changes, and guidance notes for all users, are available

About the MRCGP

Since August 2007 there is a single training and assessment system for UK trained doctors wishing to obtain a CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training) in General Practice. Satisfactory completion of the scheme is an essential requirement for entry to the General Medical Council’s GP Register and for membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners. The MRCGP is an integrated assessment programme that includes three components:

Applied Knowledge Test (AKT)

Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA)

Workplace-Based Assessment (WPBA)

Each of these is independent and tests different skills but together they cover the curriculum for specialty training for general practice. Evidence for the workplace-based assessment is collected in the eportfolio of each GP trainee.

Guides and Useful Resources

• MRCGP Regulations (word, 223kb)
• CSA Presentation (powerpoint, 4.37mb)
• ePortfolio for MRCGP: A Guide for Trainees (pdf, 2.25mb)
• ePortfolio for MRCGP: A Guide for Deanery Administrators (pdf, 1.68mb)
• ePortfolio for MRCGP: A Guide for Supervisors/Trainers (pdf, 7.59mb)
• Guide for Clinical Supervisors (pdf, 48.2kb)
• Six Assessment Tools (word, 1.64kb) - For those who would like hard copies of the forms used in the eportfolio, or who need to record assessments on paper, the tools have been collected into one MS Word document.  Please note that this document is slow to download.

Please email any enquiries concerning MRCGP to exams@rcgp.org.uk