TY - JOUR AU - McManus, IC AU - Elder, Andrew T. AU - de Champlain, Andre AU - Dacre, Jane E. AU - Mollon, Jennifer AU - Chis, Liliana PY - 2008 DA - 2008/02/14 TI - Graduates of different UK medical schools show substantial differences in performance on MRCP(UK) Part 1, Part 2 and PACES examinations JO - BMC Medicine SP - 5 VL - 6 IS - 1 AB - The UK General Medical Council has emphasized the lack of evidence on whether graduates from different UK medical schools perform differently in their clinical careers. Here we assess the performance of UK graduates who have taken MRCP(UK) Part 1 and Part 2, which are multiple-choice assessments, and PACES, an assessment using real and simulated patients of clinical examination skills and communication skills, and we explore the reasons for the differences between medical schools. SN - 1741-7015 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-6-5 DO - 10.1186/1741-7015-6-5 ID - McManus2008 ER -