Written papers for assessment: wrenched away in their prime.

The article presents a study which identifies that general practice registrars regard the current Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) written paper with short answer and Modified Easy Question (MEQ) formats as a valid assessment of approach to practice. The study found that almost 90 percent of the respondents thought that the questions were relevant to every general practice. The study showed that the educational impact of preparing for the paper was high.