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Participating in the MRCPsych examinations: the patients' experience

St Vincent's Hospital, Convent Avenue, Richmond Road, Fairview, Dublin 3

Laura Mannion, Senior Registrar in Psychiatry

University College Hospital Galway

Gregory Swanwick, Senior Registrar in Psychiatry

University College Hospital Galway

James O'Boyle, Consultant Psychiatrist

St Vincent's Hospital, Fairview

^* Correspondence

Candidates' views regarding examinations in psychiatry have been highlighted in recent years. Few studies to date, however, have examined the views of the patients themselves toward the examination procedure. This study examines the knowledge and experience of a patient group participating in the College membership examinations. Providing patients with written information prior to the examinations significantly improves their knowledge and experience of the exam procedure.