If you are aspiring to become a pediatrician in India, getting the Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, UK (MRCPCH), is the best route. Even though the MRCPCH exam is considered the toughest one to clear, it is worth taking to get specialized in pediatrics in India. Best of all, MRCPCH pediatrics has been recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI) and considered equivalent to a master’s degree in medicine in India.
If you make schedules properly and plan in advance with intensive training, you can become a pediatrician in the short term (compared with the other modes) with all the advanced skills and certification that is accepted in India.
MRCPCH Exam Syllabus
–Theory Exams
Syllabus for the theory exams outlines the key knowledge and skills required to face the exams. Click here to get the syllabus!
–Clinical Exam
Candidates have to demonstrate their proficiency in the following aspects of paediatrics and child health:
*Child Development
*Communication Skills
*Ability to Have Rapport with Children, *Caretakers, and Others
*History-Taking
*Management Planning
*Physical Examination Skills
*Clinical Reasoning Skills
*Ability to Recognise Acute Illness
*Professional Ethics