This year, 46 candidates from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, the UK, Myanmar, Brunei and the Maldives participated in the three-day exam.
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The 'MRCP UK PACE Examination', which tests the qualifications, skills, and knowledge of doctors from around the world, has been held for the fourth time at Nepal Medicity.
Dr. Neeraj Joshi said that this year, 46 candidates from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, the UK, Myanmar, Brunei and Maldives are participating in this exam, which was conducted for 3 days from October 28 to 30. He is the chief examiner from Nepal in this exam.
At a press conference organized at the Medicity on Thursday, Dr. Joshi said that Nepal is also among the examination centers in South Asia, but Nepal Medicity is the first and only center for Nepal.
‘MRCP is the MD equivalent degree of Nepal and India. It means that one has received good training in internal medicine. It is a globally recognized qualification for doctors,’ said Dr. Joshi. ‘Obtaining this qualification proves that the trainee doctor has acquired the appropriate knowledge, skills and attitude to serve his patients as an excellent qualified doctor. It looks at not only science but also art. Not only should one be able to cure patients, one should be able to understand them, have empathy and sympathy. Therefore, this exam also tests art.'
Dr. Joshi said that this is not only an exam but also a learning experience. Since 2024, Nepal Medicity has been continuously conducting the exam as an examination center for Nepal. Doctors who pass this exam can work in any hospital that has been approved by MRCP UK. Dr. Joshi also said that this exam was started because many doctors go abroad to take this exam and complete the MRCP UK qualification. However, Dr. Satyan Rajbhandari has played a leading role in bringing it to Nepal, considering it necessary. Since the beginning, Dr. Pragati Koirala of Nepal Medicity has been coordinating this exam.
Now, an environment has been created for Nepalese doctors to take this exam in their own country. 'It is very expensive to enter MD. But this exam is not that expensive. It is also an international qualification,' Joshi said, 'This exam was started in Nepal because many students who have completed MBBS have started going abroad for this exam.'
Five examiners from the UK and 15 from Nepal were present to conduct the examination. Dr. David Black, Dr. Elinor Grogan, Dr. Arthur Duck, Dr. Katya Eddy and Dr. Kathir Yoganathan came from the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and Royal College of Physicians London to supervise the examination from the UK.
Similarly, the examination inspectors from Nepal and Nepal Medicity Dr. Niraj Joshi, Dr. Dhiraj Manandhar, Dr. Arpana Neupane, Dr. Sanjit Krishna Shrestha and Dr. Lucky Sharma, Nepal Cancer Hospital and Research Center Dr. Sudeep Shrestha, Hams Hospital Dr. Raksha Pandey, Norvic Hospital Dr. Yadav K. D. Bhatt, Chitwan Medical College Dr. Sheetal Adhikari, IOM Dr. Maheshraj Sigdel, Om Hospital Dr. Ravindra Shrestha from Nepal Medical College, Dr. Prabin Adhikari from Patan Hospital, Dr. Yubaraj Sharma from Shaheed Gangalal National Heart Center, and Dr. Arun Maskey from Shaheed Gangalal National Heart Center participated as examiners.
