The MRCGP Examination aims to assess competence in the
following areas:
(1) Good medical practice and care
(2) Generalist skills
(3) The doctor-patient relationship, communication and
consulting skills
(4) Professional, ethical and legal obligations
(5) Population, preventive and societal issues
(6) Information management and technology
(7) Risk management
(8) Monitoring of quality of performance, audit and
clinical governance
(9) Continuing Professional Development, learning and
teaching
(10) Working with colleagues
(11) Organisational, administrative and regulatory framework
(12) Financial probity and business management
In the following sections of the syllabus, each of these areas
is further described and, where appropriate, subdivided into its
component attributes.