Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (MRCP) is a common membership shared between the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and the Royal College of Physicians of London. Read more

Membership of the Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health (MRCPCH) is the examination for the Diploma of Membership of the RCPCH and is usually taken during the period of basic specialist training, which in the UK normally lasts for two-three years. Read more

The Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board (PLAB) test is the main route by which International Medical Graduates (IMGs) demonstrate that they have the necessary skills and knowledge to practice medicine in the UK. Read more.

The Diploma in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (DO-HNS), is established as an Intercollegiate examination with effect from the diet commencing in April 2008. Read more

The Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (IMRCS) is one the membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and is open to surgeons who have passed all parts of the Intercollegiate Membership examination and meet the criteria set. Read more

The Fellowship Examination of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth) examination is recognised as an exit qualification for doctors in training.  It does not confer specialist status and does not entitle the holder to a training post in the UK. Read more

Faculty of Dental Surgery
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
MFDS RCSEd

The Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is a long established assessment that was revised and updated in 2007, in order to be able to demonstrate the acquisition of knowledge, understanding and clinical competence amongst dental surgeons during the first two years of their Foundation Training. Read more