{"id":695,"date":"2013-10-13T15:12:33","date_gmt":"2013-10-13T15:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drcrunch.wordpress.com\/?p=695"},"modified":"2013-10-13T15:12:33","modified_gmt":"2013-10-13T15:12:33","slug":"my-mrcp-part-1-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/drcrunch.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/10\/13\/my-mrcp-part-1-score\/","title":{"rendered":"My MRCP Part 1 Score"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is a good score on the MRCP Part 1?<\/h1>\n

The MRCP people now give your score as a scaled number from 0 to 999, where 521 is the pass mark. They have stopped giving the exact number of questions you have got right.<\/p>\n

Instead, the MRCP examination uses a method called equating (as seen in the USMLE).\u00a0This is supposed to make it easier to compare scores across the diets. Previously, 60% in a 2008\/2 paper could not be said to be better than 59% in the 2008\/3 paper, because the exam difficulty could vary. Now the Royal Colleges say that a score of 600 is definitely better than a score of 590, whichever tests you are comparing.<\/p>\n

What is the pass mark for MRCP Part 1?<\/h2>\n

We know that pass mark was less than 67.5% in 2009\/1, as this scored a scaled score of 545, and 521 is the pass mark. 70% scored 545 in 2008\/3, so there is a lot of variation year to year. In general, a raw score over 70% seems to be safe.<\/p>\n

What is the pass rate for MRCP Part 1?<\/h2>\n

All candidates – around 44%<\/p>\n

UK Graduates on their 1st attempt: 63%<\/p>\n

Any tips for\u00a0how to pass MRCP Part 1?<\/h2>\n

I’ll cover this more fully in a separate post. There are some comments at the bottom of this post with some tips for passing the MRCP Part I.<\/p>\n

How did the author of this blog do?<\/h2>\n

Here’s my results for the Sept 2013 exam \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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My MRCP Part 1 results<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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