title: Evolution of an examination: M.R.C.P. (U.K.).
abstract: Recent changes in the structure of the examination for M.R.C.P. (U.K.) have prompted a review of these together with a historical outline of the examinations which preceded it at the Royal Colleges of Physicians of Edinburgh, Glasgow, and London.Part I of the examination continues to fulfil its role as a screen and a slight change in the marking system appears to have improved its discriminating powers still further. The major change in part II is the substitution of a more objective written test in place of the essay papers.
mesh_terms: D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008131:London; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history; D006113:United Kingdom