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Table 1 Pass rates in the MRCP (UK) Examination by ethnic group

From: Performance in the MRCP(UK) Examination 2003–4: analysis of pass rates of UK graduates in relation to self-declared ethnicity and gender

Ethnic group

MRCP (UK) Part 1 Examination

MRCP (UK) Part 2 Written Examination

MRCP (UK) Part 2 Clinical Examination*

 

Overall pass rate

First attempt

Overall pass rate

First attempt

Overall pass rate

First attempt

Afro-Caribbean

38.5% (30/78)

45.9% (17/37)

71.4% (30/42)

75.0% (18/24)

56.5% (26/46)

40.9% (9/22)

Asian Sub-Continent

38.5% (406/1055)

41.6% (216/519)

75.4% (370/491)

78.8% (297/377)

61.8% (280/453)

61.7% (190/308)

Far East

34.7% (174/501)

39.5% (94/238)

69.0% (167/242)

68.2% (118/173)

54.2% (110/203)

56.5% (74/131)

Middle Eastern

34.0% (32/94)

34.1% (14/41)

70.8% (34/48)

75.0% (27/36)

65.1% (28/43)

61.5% (16/26)

Mixed

46.5% (47/101)

49.2% (31/63)

68.7% (46/67)

75.6% (34/45)

69.8% (37/53)

68.4% (26/38)

White

50.3% (1641/3265)

56.3% (1065/1892)

83.1% (1573/1894)

85.7% (1344/1568)

75.5% (1287/1704)

75.7% (1001/1323)

Other

48.9% (22/45)

50.0% (13/26)

77.8% (21/27)

81.0% (17/21)

61.5% (16/26)

63.2% (12/19)

Unknown

44.9% (257/572)

53.5% (152/284)

66.7% (285/427)

78.0% (195/250)

61.7% (296/480)

68.5% (187/273)

Total

45.7% (2609/5711)

51.7% (1602/3100)

78.0% (2526/3238)

82.2% (2050/2494)

69.1% (2080/3008)

70.8% (1515/2140)