A research, undertaken by MRCP in collaboration with UCL, was published in the journal of BMC Medicine, looking at the "effects of ethnicity and gender of UK medical graduates on MRCP exam pass rates during 2003-04".
The researchers found :
In all three parts of the MRCP examination, white candidates performed better than other ethnic groups.
In Part 1 and Part 2 Written Examinations, gender did not make a significant difference.
In the Part 2 Clinical Examination, women performed better than men did. White candidates had a much higher pass rate than non-white candidates and non-white males were least successful, the poor performance was most marked in the communications and ethics assessments.
There was no evidence of the gender of the examiners that made significant difference, however, there was improved performance in communications and ethics of non-white candidates examined by 2 non-white examines.
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