Predictors of pass at first attempt at MRCS Part A (n=5735) and Part B (n=3285) for UK medical graduates
| Predictor | Part A | Part B | ||
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
| Graduate on entry into medicine | ||||
| Non-graduates vs graduates | 1.4 (1.19 to 1.64) | 2.86 (1.00 to 8.16) | 1.66 (1.24 to 2.24) | 2.08 (0.74 to 5.88) |
| Gender | ||||
| Males vs females | 1.66 (1.48 to 1.88) | 1.62 (1.34 to 1.95) | 1.25 (1.09 to 1.44) | 1.23 (0.86 to 1.77) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White vs non-white | 1.65 (1.46 to 1.87) | 1.4 (1.17 to 1.68) | 2.06 (1.80 to 2.36) | 2.07 (1.46 to 2.93) |
| Russell Group | ||||
| Russel Group vs non-Russell Group | 1.79 (1.56 to 2.05) | 1.14 (0.88 to 1.48) | 1.24 (1.03 to 1.49) | 1.81 (1.17 to 2.80) |
| Undergraduate course type | ||||
| Standard-Entry vs Gateway Year | 3.72 (2.69 to 5.15) | 2.34 (1.21 to 4.52) | 1.67 (1.02 to 2.76) | 2.53 (0.89 to 7.17) |
| Teaching methodology | ||||
| Not PBL vs PBL | 1.99 (1.74 to 2.27) | 1.53 (1.25 to 1.87) | 1.49 (1.27 to 1.75) | 1.54 (1.05 to 2.25) |
P=0.034 for interaction between ethnicity and gender, P=0.001 for ethnicity and teaching methodology, P=0.001 for PBL and Russell group classification in unadjusted Part A regression model and P=0.031 for graduate status and Russell group classification in adjusted Part A model. *P=0.022 for interaction between graduate status and teaching methodology in unadjusted Part B regression model.
ORs (95% CI) given prior to and after adjustment for prior academic attainment.
MRCS, Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons.