Table 3 Assessment of ethnic differences in performance, expressed as the relative performance of BME candidates

MRCP(UK) Part 1

-

beta = −.265, p < .001, b = −64.70

N = 1988

MRCP(UK) Part2

MRCP(UK) Part 1

beta = −.163, p < .001, b = −24.95

N = 942

MRCP(UK) PACES

MRCP(UK) Part 1 & Part2

beta = −.240, p < .001, b = −10.55

N = 741

MRCGP AKT

MRCP(UK) Part 1, Part 2 & PACES

beta = −.127, p < .001, b = −3.03

N = 741

MRCGP CSA

MRCGP AKT; MRCP(UK) Part 1, Part 2 & PACES

beta = −.208, p < .001, b = −5.11

N = 741

MRCGP AKT - CM

Part1, Part2, PACES

beta = −.105, p = .001, b = −1.23

(Clinical Medicine)

N = 741

MRCGP AKT – EI

Part1, Part2, PACES

beta = −.079, p = .024, b = −2.21

(Evidence Interpretation)

N = 741

MRCGP AKT – O

Part1, Part2, PACES

beta = −.123, p = .001, b = −3.02

(Organisational)

N = 741

MRCGP AKT - CM

MRCP(UK) Part 1, Part 2 & PACES; MRCGP AKT-EI & AKT-O

beta = −.075, p = .01 , b = −0.88

(Clinical Medicine)

N = 741

MRCGP AKT – EI

MRCP(UK) Part 1, Part 2 & PACES; MRCGP AKT-CM & AKT-O

beta = −.029, NS (p = .393) , b = −0.78

(Evidence Interpretation)

N = 741

MRCGP AKT – O

MRCP(UK) Part 1, Part 2 & PACES; MRCGP AKT-CM & AKT-EI

beta = −.087, p = .015, b = −2.13

(Organisational)

N = 741