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nMRCGP Examinations - the CSA and AKT

The three year training program is based on the Royal College of General Practitioners Curriculum for General Practice

Curriculum

Reference material

Work Placed Based Assessment

The Examination: CSA&AKT

e-Portfolio

The full RCGP curriculum can be viewed  by clicking "RCGP Curriculum for General Practice"

The RCGP WPBA website can be viewed by clicking "RCGP WPBA"

The Clinical Skills Assessment examination (CSA)

The Applied Knowledge Test examination (AKT)

Workplace Based Assessment

The nMRCGP exam consists of two main components.

  1. Assessment by examination

  2. Assessment by Workplace based assessment

This section concentrates on the Examination component of nMRCGP:

  • The Clinical Skills Assessment exam  (CSA).

  • The Applied Knowledge Test exam (AKT)

The Applied Knowledge Test is a summative assessment of the knowledge base that underpins independent general practice in the United Kingdom within the context of the National Health Service. Candidates who pass this assessment will have demonstrated their competence in applying knowledge at a level which is sufficiently high for independent practice

The Clinical Skills Assessment is an assessment of a doctor’s ability to integrate and apply clinical, professional, communication and practical skills appropriate for general practice in an simulated surgery examination setting

Dates for the examinations as well as the schedule program for workplace Based Assessment are in the Examination and Assessment schedule section from the main index menu