Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom; Urology Department, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Medical Education Research and Scholarship Unit, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Surgeon. 2023 Dec;21(6):323-330. doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2023.07.004. Epub 2023 Aug 4.
Successful completion of the Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (MRCS) examination is mandatory for surgical trainees entering higher specialist training in the United Kingdom. Despite its international reputation, and the value placed on the examination in surgical training, there has been little evidence of its predictive validity until recently. In this review, we present a summary of findings of four recent Intercollegiate studies assessing the predictive validity of the MRCS Part A (written) examination. Data from all four studies showed statistically significant positive correlations between the MRCS Part A and other written examinations taken by surgical trainees over the course of their education. The studies summarised in this review provide compelling evidence for the predictive validity of this gatekeeping examination. This review will be of interest to trainees, training institutions and the Royal Colleges given the value placed on the examination by surgical training programmes.
成功通过皇家外科学院联合会员考试（MRCS）是进入英国高级专科培训的外科住院医师的必要条件。尽管该考试在国际上享有盛誉，并且在外科培训中具有重要价值，但直到最近才有证据表明其具有预测效度。在这篇综述中，我们总结了四项最近的评估 MRCS 第 A 部分（笔试）考试预测效度的联合研究的结果。这四项研究的数据均显示，MRCS 第 A 部分与外科住院医师在其教育过程中参加的其他笔试之间存在统计学上显著的正相关。本综述中总结的研究为该把关考试的预测效度提供了有力的证据。鉴于外科培训计划对该考试的重视，本综述将引起学员、培训机构和皇家外科学院的兴趣。
