MRCPCH – Part 2 (AKP)
MRCPCH – Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Applied Knowledge in Practice (AKP) theory examination
(knowledge synthesis/evaluation, clinical decision making, and management)
AKP tests a candidate’s knowledge, understanding, and clinical decision-making abilities based on a standard of someone entering their core specialist training and is part of the MRCPCH exam.
It comprises two exams, each of which is 2 hours 30 minutes and take on the same day. It used to be called MRCPCH Part 2.