MRCPI General Medicine Part I Written exam can be taken just six months after graduating from medical school. This allows you to get an early start on your medical career.
All applications need to be submitted online.
Upload a recent colour passport photo (minimum resolution 100*100 pixels) and a scanned, attested copy of your primary medical degree. Attestation must appear on the front of the copy. Your degree can be attested by:
- An Garda Siochana (Irish police force)
- The issuing University or Medical School
- A solicitor/ notary public/ lawyer
- A Commissioner for oaths
- An Irish or British Consulate
- Your Embassy or High Commissioner
Candidates who are registered with the Medical Council (Ireland or UK) may provide proof of Medical Council registration instead of uploading their primary medical degree.
If your primary medical degree is in another language than English, it needs to be officially translated into English. Official translations of any documents will only be accepted if they have been prepared and/or authenticated by:
- The issuing University or Medical School
- An Irish or British Consulate
- Your Embassy or High Commissioner
If you have one of the qualifications listed below, you are exempt from MRCPI General Medicine Part I, which means you are eligible to apply to MRCPI General Medicine Part II Written now.
As part of the application process you will be asked to upload an attested copy of your equivalent qualification(s).
- MRCPI Paediatrics Part I
- MRCP(UK)
- MRCPath
- MRCPCH
- FRACP
- FRCP(C)
- FCP(SA)
- Arab Boards in Medicine and Paediatrics
- Saudi Boards in Medicine and Paediatrics
- Omani Specialty Boards in General Medicine and Paediatrics
- Kuwait Boards of Medicine and Paediatrics
- MRCPsych
- FCPS in Medicine and Paediatrics (Pakistan)
- The American Boards in General (Internal) Medicine and Paediatrics
- MMed (Malaysia)
All our written examinations are now delivered by remote invigilation. Instead of travelling to an examination centre and sitting the computer-based examination with other candidates, you do the examination online in a quiet, secure place of your choosing at your own computer, e.g. at home or at work. You will also need a stable internet connection. Candidates are supervised remotely by invigilators throughout the examination.
A quiet, secure environment means:
- A room to which you have exclusive access (single occupancy - not shared)
- A room that does not have integrated security cameras, or any recording equipment, other than the webcam on your PC or laptop
- You are confident you will not be disturbed during the examination, e.g. by traffic, construction work, or people
See Remote Invigilation of Examinations for further details.
The maximum number of times a candidate can sit any Part of an MRCPI examination is limited to six attempts.
This means that you have six attempts at each component of the MRCPI exams (i.e. 18 attempts in total across the three Parts).
See our Information and Resources section for more information.
If you require a visa to sit an exam, it is your responsibility to ensure the visa application is made in sufficient time before the examination date. We have no role in granting or refusing visas. A refund will not be given if you are unable to attend the examination as a result of a visa-related problem.
All applications need to be submitted online via an application form. Please see the For Exam Candidates page for all exam updates including application links, and our Exam Calendar for upcoming exam dates.
We have a dedicated examinations support team in our Dublin headquarters. They are there to guide you through your full exam journey. They are present at every exam and always happy to answer your questions.
Contact us at helpdesk@rcpi.ie or tel: +353 1 8639721 (open Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm Irish time).