The MCQ was held on 10 January 2017. 84 candidates sat the exam, of whom 74 passed
(88.09%). The MCQ pass mark was 73.57%. This was reached by Angoff referencing, which
was carried out by a dedicated MCQ Angoff group who have worked together over most of
the FFICM exams. The Angoff score was further adjusted by the use of Standard Error of
Measurement (SEM) to allow for the borderline candidates. The reliability for this exam was
0.7326, which was calculated using KR20.