Table 1.

Summary of MAC examination scores

	RCSI year 1 (n = 198)	RCSI year 2 (n = 168)	RCSI combined (n = 366)	BST SHOs (n = 58)
Mean score % (SD)	46.3 (10.2)	45.4 (9.6)	45.9 (9.7)	64.2 (11.8)
Proportion ‘passed’ %	65.2	67.9	65.4	n/a