In the MRCP Part 1 exam Syllabus & format, 200 questions are divided into two papers. It was held over one day. 100 MCQs are there in each paper. The duration is 3 hours. Questions format The contents of the questions usually have a clinical scenario. Many images are there in this format. Images like clinical photographs, CT and MR scans, inheritance trees, ECGs, X-rays, and echocardiograms are there. The questions in MRCP part 1 are based on the diagnosis and management of patients. All questions are multiple-choice with a 'best of five' format. Thus it helps to solve clinical contents and information. There are 5 options. Four alternatives are there to the correct answer. One mark to each correct answer and no negative marking is there. The paper composition is as follows: Specialty Number of questions* Cardiology 19 Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 18 Dermatology 9 Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolic medicine 19 Gastroenterology and Hepatology 19 Geriatric medicine 9 Haematology 9 Infectious diseases 19 Medical ophthalmology 3 Neurology 17 Oncology Palliative medicine and end of life care 9 Psychiatry 3 Renal medicine 19 Respiratory medicine 19 Rheumatology 9 Total 200
