MRCGP annual reports and research
MRCGP Simulated Consultation Assessment: Interim report on performance
Here is our report documenting the first-year data from the Simulated Consultation Assessment (SCA). It highlights the positive pass rates, and that the examination is a fair and reliable examination.
This interim report includes overall pass rate data, and statistics relating to differential attainment for place of primary medical qualification, ethnicity and gender. Within the report we also importantly outline the work we have done in terms of academic research, stakeholder engagement, examiner recruitment and training, fairness reviews and how we developed the SCA in line with stakeholder feedback, including from GP registrars and newly qualified GPs. We will continue to report on the MRCGP in the annual reports as usual.
Professor Margaret Ikpoh, Vice Chair of Professional Development at the RCGP is a prominent advocate for eliminating differential attainment. She said: "The SCA was very much designed with the voices of our stakeholders and candidates resonating in our minds. We heeded the call for assessment within candidates’ own communities which aligns with our sustainability goals. The weighting of the assessment was adjusted to reduce the focus on the impact of communication, and we have successfully recruited a diverse group of examiners whilst ensuring our cases reflect the UK’s patient demographic more accurately. Along with a return to using both professional role-players and standardised assessments, some of the early data are already showing promise, though we recognise that there is still much more work for all of us to do."
The RCGP has always been very transparent about publicly sharing our results data and we will continue to work with all stakeholders to further understand and improve differentials – and jointly tackle the complex interplay of factors which contribute to these disparities.
It is becoming increasingly clear that addressing differential attainment will require far wider focus than the MRCGP examination itself. Factors such as the training environment and the early identification of the support and training needs of individual trainees will need to be taken into account.
We fully acknowledge the vital role International Medical Graduates (IMGs) play in the healthcare system, and how important they will be to ongoing patient care in the future.
Read the interim report on SCA performance (PDF file, 835 KB)
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MRCGP Annual Report August 2016 - July 2017
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MRCGP Annual Report August 2015 - July 2016
Chief Examiner's Introduction to the Reports (220 KB PDF)
MRCGP Statistics 2015-16: Annual Report on the AKT and CSA Assessments (PDF file, 140 KB)
Workplace-Based Assessment: Annual Report 2015-16 (PDF file, 305 KB)
MRCGP Annual Report August 2014 - July 2015
Chief Examiner’s Introduction to the Reports (PDF file, 140 KB)
MRCGP Statistics 2014-15: Annual Report on the AKT and CSA Assessments (PDF file, 2,284 KB)
Workplace-Based Assessment: Annual Report 2014-15 (PDF file, 223 KB)
MRCGP Annual Report August 2013 - July 2014
Chief Examiner's Introduction to the Reports (PDF file, 80 KB)
MRCGP Statistics 2013-14: Annual Report on the AKT and CSA Assessments (PDF file, 3,658 KB)
Workplace-Based Assessment: Annual Report 2013-14 (PDF file, 57 KB)
MRCGP Annual Report August 2012 - July 2013
Chief Examiner’s Introduction to the Reports (PDF file, 147 KB)
MRCGP Statistics 2012-13: Annual Report on the AKT and CSA Assessments (PDF file, 4,484 KB)
Workplace-Based Assessment: Annual Report 2012-13 (PDF file, 761 KB)
MRCGP Annual Report August 2011 - July 2012
Chief Examiner's Introduction to the Reports (PDF file, 80 KB)
MRCGP Statistics 2011-12: Annual Report on the AKT and CSA Assessments (PDF file, 3,592 KB)
Workplace-Based Assessment: Annual Report 2011-12 (PDF file, 218 KB)
MRCGP Annual Reports January 2010 - July 2011
Chief Examiner's Introduction to the Reports (PDF file, 1,677 KB)
MRCGP Annual Report August 2010 - July 2011 (PDF file, 2,437 KB)
MRCGP Annual Reports 2008-2009
MRCGP Annual Report for 2009 (PDF file, 6,126 KB)
MRCGP Annual Report for 2008 (PDF file, 2,647 KB)
Research papers
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