Introduction

Hi! I am Daniel Lim Jhao Jian. Since the inception of this blog in June 2009, I have been sharing a lot of my experience, knowledge and ideas here. I hope you will find this blog useful. Thank you for visiting my blog.

Sunday, 18 August 2024

My MRCP(UK) Part 1 exam

On 14 August 2024, 4 years after I graduated with the NUMed MBBS degree, I finally took the Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (United Kingdom) [MRCP(UK)] Part 1 exam for the 1st time.

The results of my MRCP(UK) Part 1 exam were released on 13 September 2024. I successfully passed it with a great score. I got a scaled score of 694, while the pass mark was 540 and the mean score for all candidates was 531.

This is the breakdown of my score by specialty:
Cardiology - 85%
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics - 75%
Clinical Sciences - 81%
Dermatology - 56%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Medicine - 67%
Gastroenterology and Hepatology - 71%
Geriatric Medicine - 57%
Haematology - 100%
Infectious Diseases - 81%
Neurology - 64%
Oncology - 80%
Ophthalmology - 100%
Palliative Medicine and End of Life Care - 100%
Psychiatry - 88%
Renal Medicine - 86%
Respiratory Medicine - 73%
Rheumatology - 73%

Next, I plan to take the MRCP(UK) Part 2 written exam in March 2025.

You can read about my journey towards MRCP(UK) Part 1 here:

I have shared tips for the MRCP(UK) Part 1 exam here: