RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 UK postgraduate medicine examinations: opportunities for international candidates JF Clinical Medicine JO Clin Med FD Royal College of Physicians SP 500 OP 505 DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.14-5-500 VO 14 IS 5 A1 Lawrence McAlpine A1 Elona Selamaj A1 Colleen Shannon A1 Liliana Chis A1 Jane Dacre A1 Andrew Elder YR 2014 UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/14/5/500.abstract AB The medical profession is global, and ambitious trainee physicians around the world are eager to attain internationally recognised postgraduate medical qualifications. The MRCP(UK) and specialty certificate examinations of the Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom provide such qualifications, and between 2002 and 2013, the number of international candidates attempting these examinations grew substantially. Delivering these proven and reliable UK-based examinations in other countries has many local benefits: it enhances careers, strengthens medical training and improves standards of patient care. In collaboration with international colleagues, the Federation is committed to continued growth that extends these benefits to all physicians, wherever they work and live.