Product information checked 5 November 2026. This review is published by iatroX and draws on MedMock's public product pages and illustrative feedback examples.
MedMock deserves a close look if you know the clinical content but need more opportunities to say your answers aloud. The platform centres on conversations with AI patients and examiners: a way to rehearse consultations, explanations, viva answers and interview responses without arranging a practice partner.
Its appeal is concrete. You can choose a spoken task, work through it and receive feedback that gives the next attempt a purpose. The most useful buying decision is therefore about your next preparation gap: more conversational repetitions, stronger underlying knowledge, or a routine that connects both.
This guide covers MedMock.com, the UK clinical exam and interview platform. MedMocks.com, with an “s”, is a separate service offering written question banks and timed mock papers. The distinction matters when choosing between conversational rehearsal and written exam practice.
What is MedMock built for?
MedMock is operated by VirtualPatients Ltd. Its published team includes founder and CEO Sam Nahas, an orthopaedic surgeon and medical educator, and co-founder and CTO Arjan Jandu. The company describes clinician review of its scenarios and feedback.
The exam library reaches across medicine and dentistry, from medical-school assessments and PLAB 2 to postgraduate oral exams and recruitment interviews. The homepage advertises more than 300 practice stations across 104 UK exams and interviews. That breadth makes it especially interesting when your preparation moves beyond a single undergraduate OSCE format.
The platform accepts spoken and typed responses. Voice practice suits rehearsing the words you will actually use; typing offers another way to work through an explanation when speaking is inconvenient. Published features also include investigation results and clinical images.
A practice session: choose, converse, review
The advertised workflow has three stages: choose a station, interact with the simulated patient or examiner, and finish the encounter to receive feedback. MedMock describes real-time exchanges in which patients have their own concerns and respond to your questions.
For preparation, the useful habit is to give each attempt a narrow aim. In a consultation, that might be identifying the patient's main concern before explaining your plan. For an oral exam, it might be delivering an organised opening answer. In an interview, it could be answering a follow-up without losing the thread of your original example.
This turns repeat practice into a sequence of decisions: try the task, find one change worth making, then attempt it again.
Which parts of an exam can you practise?
A platform's exam list is a starting point. Its station details tell you how it fits your revision. MedMock's current pages make several useful distinctions:
| Preparation goal | Published MedMock coverage | What to plan alongside it |
|---|---|---|
| PLAB 2 | Ten spoken station types, including consultations, counselling, difficult conversations, teaching and referrals | Physical examination, procedures and written prescribing tasks |
| MRCP PACES | Four spoken encounters: two Communication and two Consultation encounters | Physical-examination practice, including the examination component of consultations |
| MRCGP SCA | Twelve consultations with reading and consultation timings; a Full Mock changes the order | Video consultation practice and feedback on visual communication |
| IMT and other recruitment interviews | AI interviewer questions, follow-ups and feedback across relevant scenarios | Personal evidence, application detail and human rehearsal |
Sources: PLAB 2, PACES, MRCGP SCA and IMT CT1.
For PACES, this means a defined opportunity to rehearse history-taking, explanations, managing concerns and examiner discussion. The practical examination work still needs its own place in your timetable.
For SCA, MedMock describes six themed and six unthemed consultations. Its AI role-player works through voice or text, without video. That distinction helps you decide which sessions to do alone and which to rehearse with someone who can observe your consultation style.
There is also a consultant interview product, including a forty-minute panel simulation and targeted practice on governance, leadership, service development and other interview themes. Its published description includes tailoring to the target hospital and specialty.
What does the feedback look like?
MedMock describes exam-specific marking domains, a scorecard and comments on strengths and missed opportunities. Finished stations also include mark schemes and model answers without an additional credit charge.
Its public PLAB 2 example is useful for understanding the intended format. It shows an overall result, domain scores, narrative feedback and specific improvement points. MedMock clearly identifies the example as written by its team, including the conversation and feedback. It illustrates the layout and level of detail readers can inspect before buying.
When judging feedback, ask whether you can turn it into a change on your next attempt. A comment about a missing communication step is useful when it leads to a better phrase, a better question or a clearer sequence. Keep a short record of those changes so the next station tests progress.
MedMock pricing and credits
MedMock offers a one-off £5 taster with 30 credits. It does not renew. Standard monthly pricing depends on your selected exam and career stage:
| Published plan band | Monthly price | Included credits |
|---|---|---|
| Student | £20 | 200 |
| Trainee | £45 | 300 |
| Membership | £69 | 350 |
| Fellowship | £119 | 600 |
| Consultant | £129 | 650 |
| Intensive | £199 | 1,000 |
| Intensive+ | £275 | 1,500 |
These are the VAT-inclusive prices shown on the pricing page when checked. Existing accounts may retain earlier prices. Use its exam selector to identify your applicable plan; the larger plans also apply to your selected exam.
One credit covers a minute of spoken practice or two typed exchanges. Completed-station scorecards, mark schemes and model answers cost no extra credits. Monthly allowances reset, while taster and purchased top-up credits carry over. Plans can be cancelled without annual lock-in.
Estimate your intended sessions before choosing an allowance. Three ten-minute spoken encounters a week suggest roughly 120 minutes across four weeks; longer consultations and viva discussions require more. This calculation is a planning estimate rather than a promise about the length of any particular session.
Where iatroX fits in the same preparation routine
MedMock's proposition is particularly easy to understand when you want repeated spoken rehearsal for a listed station. iatroX offers a connected route through written questions, reasoning, revision and available clinical simulations.
Start in the iatroX exam catalogue, attempt a question and use the explanation to identify the decision you missed. iatroX Tutor then lets you work through your reasoning or ask for a direct explanation beside that question. You can save a highlight, edit a basic or cloze card, and export it to Anki.
That connection matters when an unclear spoken answer begins with an unclear clinical distinction. Work through the distinction, retain the useful insight, then take it into your next practice encounter. Explore the clinical simulations beta for the scenarios currently available.
One iatroX subscription includes Tutor, every paid question bank, study planning and clinical simulations, alongside access to its clinical reference tools. Current subscription pricing is £29/month or £99/year in the UK; US$29/month or US$99/year elsewhere. iatroX's question-bank user feedback reports that 98% passed their exam on the first attempt and found iatroX useful for preparation.
You can begin with the learning workflow before deciding on a subscription:
Up to 10 new sample questions per day, shared across exams and subject to availability, with explanations and no account required.
One complete guided Tutor session is included with a verified free account; continued Tutor use is included in all-access.
Frequently asked questions
Is MedMock only for PLAB 2? No. Its library includes postgraduate clinical and oral exams, medical and dental assessments, and specialty or consultant interviews. Check the dedicated exam page for the specific station types you want.
Does MedMock support typing? Yes. Its published pricing covers both voice and text: a credit buys one spoken minute or two typed exchanges. Choose the modality that fits the task and your practice setting.
What happens to my spoken answers? MedMock's privacy policy says it retains transcripts rather than audio. Its transcription provider may retain audio temporarily for security and troubleshooting. The policy also explains account deletion and how to opt out of using de-identified session content for service improvement.
Is it a sensible choice for solo practice? MedMock is a relevant option for candidates seeking flexible spoken rehearsal across its supported UK exams and interviews. Choose it around the encounters you need to repeat. If your priority is connecting question practice, deeper explanations and revision, start with iatroX's exam questions and carry that reasoning into your next simulation or conversation.