Written

MCPS in Family Medicine Paper 1: 100 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in morning
Paper 2: 10 Short Answer Questions (SAQs) in afternoon
What is MCPS?
TOACS
MCPS stands for Membership of College of Physicians and
12 stations in total, all stations are Interactive where observer
Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP).
and patient are present
Is it recognized?
What is TOACS?
MCPS Family Medicine is fully recognized by PMDC, HEC, and
TOACS stands for Task Oriented Assessment of Clinical Skills;
Saudi Arabian Council. You can be appointed as Senior Registrar
i.e., a task is given to candidate and he is assessed specifically
in any institution.
on that task using a marking sheet.
When was MCPS started?
Where are the centers for written paper?
MCPS was started in 1980. Its purpose was to produce
Written exam is held at following centers
competent family physicians and to improve the knowledge of
Karachi, Hyderabad, Nawabshah, , Larkana, Peshawar,
existing family physicians.
Abbottabad, Quetta, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Islamabad,
Who can appear in MCPS exam?
Lahore, Multan, Bahawalpur
There are two eligibility criteria for MCPS in Family Medicine.
What is the center for TOACS?
Two years of training in a hospital under a Supervisor or Five
TOACS is held in Karachi and Lahore.
years experience of general practice.
How many chances are there in MCPS in Family Medicine?
What do we mean by general practice?
Written; There is “No” limit for written exam
General practice means any job or private clinic where patients
Practical; Only three chances
of all ages, both sexes come with any disease. For example; GP
Immediate attempt after written exam is mandatory otherwise
clinic, General duty medical officer, Posting in Basic Health Unit
candidates will lose one chance
(BHU), Corporate sector job like PTCL, Sui Gas etc
After three attempts, if a candidate fails, then he/she has to
What is the procedure of MCPS?
take written paper once again.
1. First of all you have to register with RTMC (Research and
Is there any preparatory course for MCPS in Family Medicine?
Training Monitoring Cell) of CPSP.
Previously there hasn’t been any preparatory course for MCPS
2. Once you get RTMC Registration, and then apply for CPSP
in Family Medicine. Now, Prof. Nasir Shah has designed a
mandatory workshops.
preparatory course with the help of MCPS examiners. Prof.
3. After the workshops, submit MCPS exam fee with application
Nasir Shah is arranging MCPS preparatory courses since 2013.
form for Exam.
The next course will start in January 2018. Venues are Lahore,
What’s the fee?
Karachi and Peshawar and Islamabad
Fee is submitted at CPSP regional centers
What is the best part of the Course?
RTMC Registration fee Rs. 3000/-
The best of this course is that real MCPS questions are solved by
Workshops’ fee Rs. 23000/- + 6000/1000*
examiners and assignments are given to participants for each
Exam fee Rs. 15000/-
session. Provide real past papers and will be solved in the course
* Rs. 6000/- if attending full computer workshop or Rs.1000/- if
by MCPS examiners.
taking only computer exam
(Fee for preparatory course is Rs.45000/- for attending
How can you register for the course?
lectures). Please do not mix CPSP fee with course fee.
Contact: Mr. Ishtiaq Ahmad
What are the mandatory workshops of CPSP?
Chief Coordinator MCPS-MRCGP
Computer skills (3 days)
0300-8031309,
Basic life support (1 day)
Address: Dr. Nasir Shah Office 20- E Al-Zohra Height main
Basic surgical skills (3 days)
market Gulberg III Lahore. (C/o Sattar)
Communication skills (3 days)
When does registration process start?
Email:ishtiaq@familymedicinecourses.com,
Registration for MCPS in Family Medicine is done twice a year
www.familymedicinecourses.com
i.e., January and July only.
When is MCPS exam held?
Examination for MCPS in Family Medicine is held twice a year
i.e., February and August
What are the parts of MCPS in Family Medicine examination?