title: The membership exam of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
abstract: A higher diploma is essential to progress in a career in hospital medicine. The MRCP (UK) and MRCPI are equivalent qualifications. However, there is little published information on the latter. This article reviews the key points regarding the MRCPI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Leicester Royal Ingfirmary.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Palfreeman
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D012955:Societies, Medical