MICGP Clinical Competency Test (CCT)

MICGP Clinical Competency Test (CCT) practice

For GP trainees in Ireland preparing for the MICGP Clinical Competency Test. Run each station as a timed consultation with a partner as patient and a colleague marking.

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The exam at a glance

The Clinical Competency Test is held at the RCSI Simulation Lab, 26 York Street, Dublin 2.
Places are limited; registration preference goes to fourth-year trainees and repeat candidates.
Published research describes 13 stations of 10 minutes each (BJGP Open, 2018). Confirm the current format with the College.

Run by the Irish College of General Practitioners.

Next dates

Sitting	Exam date	Apply or book
Next CCT	Published to Irish College of GPs members only	Contact micgpexam@icgp.ie

Checked against the official site on 6 November 2026. Dates can change: always confirm with Irish College of GPs – Clinical Competency Test.

How to practise for it here

166 original stations, one for every key concept in the family medicine curriculum, each with a candidate sheet, patient script, examiner script and calibrated marking sheet.

Choose MICGP when you sign up, and the station timer is set to 10 minutes. Use Custom if your exam instructions differ.
Practise in threes: candidate, patient and examiner on their own devices.
Re-run borderline stations in blinded mode in the final weeks.

Create a free accountFree account opens 3 fully interactive sample stations.

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