Monday, November 12, 2007
BRUNEI, the first Southeast Asian country to be accredited with the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) International qualification, yesterday hosted the annual prestigious examination sat by 19 local and foreign candidates.
The MRCGP examination, often regarded as an end-point assessment for general practice for those completing vocational training, is a quality marker mandatory for all new doctors when entering general practice in the UK.
The majority of candidates are doctors at an early stage of their careers who wish to join the Royal College as well as established family doctors.
The MRCGP (International) enables a country or region to develop an examination at the same level and academic rigour as the MRCGP in the UK appropriately tailored to local clinical needs, culture, history, epidemiology, health practices and education systems and is designed to address the assessment of the competencies of Family Doctors in their country or region.
Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) achieved MRCGP (International) accreditation for the Family Medicine examination in November 2003.
Internal Development Advisor at St. George's University of London, Dr Caroline Starkey, and Dr Richard Wakeford of Cambridge University invigilated yesterday's examinations at the UBD Chancellor Hall and the Civil Service Institute in Rimba.
UBD's Vice Chancellor Dato Paduka Dr Hj Ismail Hj Duraman and the Ministry of Health's Director General of Health Services Datin Paduka Dr Hjh Intan Hj Salleh were also present to meet the candidates for 'Module 2, Objective Structured Clinical Examination' from Brunei (12 candidates), Malaysia, Singapore and Saudi Arabia.
Results of the examination, held every November, are expected to be out by next month.
Brunei has so far successfully produced four MRCGP (International) graduates.
The Brunei Times
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