The Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK is pleased to announce that new dates have been confirmed for those Specialty Certificate Examinations (SCE's) and European Specialty Examinations that were cancelled earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We have been working closely with our third party partners to confirm these dates and ensure the examinations can be delivered for the rest of 2020, and beyond if necessary, in accordance with the relevant local, national and international guidance on physical distancing.
Candidates who applied for the previously cancelled examinations and did not receive a refund will be transferred to the next rescheduled date.
The following examinations will now take place from September 2020, starting with the Medical Oncology SCE on 9 September.
Rearranged exams are shown in bold.
| Exam | Date | UK registration period | International registration period |
| Medical Oncology | 9 September 2020 | 13 May - 5 August 2020 | 13 May 2020 - 10 June 2020 |
| ESEGH* | 16 September 2020 | 27 May - 22 July 2020 | Fully booked for international applicants** |
| Respiratory Medicine | 30 September 2020 | 3 June - 26 August 2020 | 3 June - 1 July 2020 |
| Dermatology | 8 October 2020 | 18 June - 10 September 2020 | 18 June - 16 July 2020 |
| Rheumatology | 22 October 2020 | 2 July - 27 August 2020 | 2 July - 30 July 2020 |
| Palliative Medicine | 11 November 2020 | 22 July - 14 October 2020 | 22 July - 19 August 2020 |
| Acute Medicine | 11 November 2020 | 22 July - 14 October 2020 | 22 July - 19 August 2020 |
| Neurology | 18 November 2020 | 29 July - 23 September 2020 | Registration window closed |
| Endocrinology & Diabetes | 9 December 2020 | 19 August - 14 October 2020 | Registration window closed |
* European Specialty Examination for Gastroenterology & Hepatology
** Should additional places at international exam centres be secured we notify candidates on this website.
Click here to apply for your chosen examination from the registration dates shown above. Please note that these registration dates do differ for UK and international candidates.