Yesterday, the Weekend Heraldrevealed a letter of protest from a group of doctors was sent to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), outlining serious concern about the clinical examinations.
“Within the Auckland clinical examination candidates, having reviewed the data for the last five years, the overall chance of passing the examination on the first attempt for a non-caucasian candidate is 40 per cent. This increased to 93 per cent for a caucasian candidate,” stated the letter, sent in February.