On 20 May 2026, I took the Diploma in Child Health (DCH) Clinical exam for the 1st time. That was 10 months after I passed the DCH FOP exam in July 2025.
The results of my DCH Clinical exam were released on 17 June 2026. I successfully passed it. My total score was 160/192, which was exactly the same as the pass mark.
This is the breakdown of my score by component:
Communication 1A - 10/12
Communication 1B - 12/12
Communication 2A - 12/12
Communication 2B - 10/12
Data Interpretation A - 12/12
Data Interpretation B - 8/12
Short Clinical A - 12/12
Short Clinical B - 10/12
History 1A - 12/12
History 1B - 8/12
History 2A - 12/12
History 2B - 12/12
Child Development A - 4/12
Child Development B - 4/12
Safe Prescribing A - 12/12
Safe Prescribing B - 10/12
With this, I have successfully attained the Diploma in Child Health (DCH).
You can read about my journey towards DCH here:
Hi, DCH clinical need any practice preparation like clinical MRCPCH?
ReplyDeleteYes, you definitely need to prepare for the DCH Clinical exam properly in order to pass it. I prepared for the DCH Clinical exam by revising the same textbooks that I had used for the MRCPCH/DCH FOP exam previously.
DeleteEven though the DCH Clinical exam is generally easier compared to the MRCPCH Clinical exam, it's still not easy to pass. Even with lots of preparation, I barely passed the DCH Clinical exam, scoring only the minimum marks required to pass it.