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Received: 18 June 2018

Accepted: 9 November 2018

First Online: 7 December 2018

Authors’ information

: REW is a Fellow of Hughes Hall, Cambridge, and carried out psychometric analyses of the MRCGP examination. KL was a PhD student at UCL while this study was carried out. KW is an Associate Professor in Medical Education at UCL and an Educational Advisor to the MRCP(UK). ICM is Professor of Psychology and Medical Education at UCL and an Educational Advisor to the MRCP(UK). All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

: The analysis considered only administrative data and information within the public domain and therefore is not subject to ethical permission at University College London (UCL; see ).

: Not applicable.

: REW received personal fees from Royal College of General Practitioners, during the conduct of the study and personal fees from Royal College of General Practitioners outside the submitted work. KL received grants from MRCP(UK) during the conduct of the study. KW is an Educational Advisor to MRCP(UK) and her department received consultancy fees from MRCP(UK) during the conduct of the study. ICM is an Educational Advisor to MRCP(UK) and his department received consultancy fees from MRCP(UK) during the conduct of the study.

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