MCEM (Now called as MRCEM) examinations from Royal college of Emergency Medicine

MCEM is one of the certifications available and recommended for doctors training in emergency medicine, within India. The curriculum developed by College of Emergency Medicine-UK for MCEM is of highest standards and also is in line with the curriculum prescribed by International Federation of Emergency Medicine for training in emergency medicine. The MCEM curriculum has evolved through time and continues to get revised to accommodate the best clinical practice and the best collective knowledge possible.

 Completing MCEM enables a doctor to enter UK for higher specialist training in emergency medicine. There is no need to sit the PLAB exams. With MCEM, one will be
eligible for full registration with GMC. There are plenty of opportunities for further training to obtain FCEM (Fellowship of College of Emergency Medicine) or to specialize in the field of pediatric EM, pre hospital EM, Intensive care, etc, all with certified training posts.

 MCEM also opens a lot of doors locally too. The opportunities are very bright in India with the explosive growth of emergency medicine happening here currently. MCEM graduates are accepted as registrars, consultants and heads in various emergency departments of private hospitals. There is no doubt that the emergency patient care is improved in the hospitals where they work. Although some state medical councils in India have recognized MCEM as an additional postgraduate qualification, it still remains to be seen whether it will be accepted for positions in government and teaching hospitals.

 In India, three year MCEM residency training was first started at Apollo Health City Hyderabad in 2005. It was then started at Apollo Hospitals at Chennai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Delhi, followed by Sundaram Medical Foundation Chennai, Apollo Kolkota, Kokilaben Dhirubai Ambani Hospital at Mumbai, and others. There are three overseas examination centers for the MCEM exams; Cairo, Singapore and Hyderabad. Apollo Hyderabad and Apollo Chennai are the examination centers for MCEM Part A exam in India. The Indian examination center for Part B and C exams is only at Apollo Hyderabad.