MRCPsych Paper 3

Written Paper centres in the UK, Ireland and Hong Kong

 

The marking scheme for the MRCPsych Written Paper is available to download

 

The MRCPsych Paper 3 will be 3 hours long, containing a maximum of 200 questions. The paper will include both ‘best answer 1 of 5’ style MCQs and EMIs. The Clinical Topics will be approximately two thirds of the paper. The Critical Review component will make up approximately one third of the paper.

 

Sample questions are available here:

 

Paper 3 Clinical Topics sample questions

 

Paper 3 Critical Review sample questions

 

General Adult

Research methods

Evidence based practice

Statistics

Critical Appraisal

Clinical Topics

Liaison

Forensic

Addiction

Child and adolescent

Psychotherapy

Learning disability

Rehabilitation

Old age psychiatry

 

Breakdown of questions, Paper 3 (Clinical Topics)

%

  • General Adult Psychiatry                                                    
  • Classification of disease, preventative strategies
  • Presentation of illness and treatment
  • Hospital liaison psychiatry
  • Neuropsychiatry
  • Medicine relevant to psychiatry & HIV
  • Research

32

Old age psychiatry

15

Addictions

11

Child & adolescent psychiatry

15

Forensic psychiatry

9

Learning Disability

10

Psychotherapy & Psychopathology

8

 

This breakdown is intended as a general guide to the Clinical Topics content of Paper 3 and is subject to change

 

MRCPsych Paper 3 - Critical Review Syllabus

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