A low-cost DGM mock can be sufficient when the candidate needs a bounded practice paper and already knows how to organise the follow-up. An ongoing platform becomes more relevant when repeated practice, explanations or guided clarification are missing. The purchase should follow that need rather than assume a larger subscription is better value.
This article is published by iatroX and includes its DGM bank. Public descriptions and quoted prices were checked on 19 September 2026. DGM is kept separate from Geriatric Medicine SCE.
Acknowledge the inexpensive option
Munro's DGM Question Bank site advertises free questions and a mock examination for £10. It also directs readers towards a newer site. Confirm the current purchase and delivery arrangements before paying rather than treating an older page as a guarantee of future terms.
The reviewed page contains inconsistent free-question counts, so this article does not invent a reconciled total. The free offer is acknowledged without making the count a selling point.
A £10 mock is less expensive than iatroX's annual learning package. That fact should not be obscured by framing the comparison as expensive established preparation versus an affordable newcomer. The products provide different services.
What a mock is meant to produce
A mock provides a defined attempt followed by review. Its value depends on the questions, explanations and what the candidate does after the result. Another paper may reveal the same weakness without helping to resolve it.
An ongoing bank creates opportunities for repeated practice. Additional functions may help the learner revisit a topic, explore a misconception or organise study. Those functions are valuable only when they are used, not merely because they appear in a subscription list.
The relevant comparison is therefore between the next learning actions, not just the amount of material supplied.
Two fictional buying decisions
Priya has completed appropriate teaching and follows a workable revision plan. She wants a fresh paper to identify areas requiring another look. A focused mock purchase may meet that need without a second long subscription.
Mark has several resources but repeatedly leaves uncertain answers unresolved. His main problem is not access to another score. He needs to understand why he chose a plausible but less appropriate answer and then apply the correction elsewhere.
A mock could still be useful for Mark, but buying more assessments without changing the review process may not address the gap. Neither example is a claim about actual users of Munro or iatroX.
Plan the review before buying the paper
Write down where explanations will come from, how you will resolve an unclear answer and what would justify another attempt. That makes the purchase purposeful rather than a reassurance exercise.
A useful learning note identifies the decision, not only the topic. For an original fictional example, "I assumed that the proposed plan was feasible with the support described" is more informative than simply writing "discharge planning".
An illustrative follow-up could ask which detail supports that assumption and what remains unknown. The aim is to clarify reasoning, not to derive a real care plan from an incomplete educational vignette.
Do not copy a commercial paper into another platform. Describe the conceptual problem in your own words and use legitimate sources or the provider's support route.
What ongoing support must add
A broader product should justify itself through a missing function: clearer explanations, additional relevant practice, guided discussion or a review arrangement you will use. A clean dashboard is not sufficient justification.
If an existing resource already provides those functions, use them before buying another. If it consistently fails to resolve important uncertainties despite appropriate use, a different learning approach may be reasonable.
Samples help assess the interaction and explanation style. They do not establish full syllabus coverage or convert a small percentage into an official readiness measure. Keep personal impressions proportionate to what was actually inspected.
Compare the actual period of use
A candidate who needs only one paper should not be persuaded to buy annual access simply because its monthly equivalent looks attractive. A candidate planning sustained use of several learning methods may find the broader subscription proportionate.
Count resources already supplied through teaching and existing subscriptions. Do not add hypothetical purchases that the candidate would never make to manufacture a saving for a bundle.
Choose Munro when a focused mock is the missing activity. Consider iatroX when ongoing question-led learning and guided follow-up address a defined problem. Buy neither when the immediate need is to review unfinished work already available. The economical choice is the smallest purchase that changes what the learner can usefully do next.
Try the relevant learning experience
The relevant iatroX proposition is not access to unrelated examinations. It is using questions, targeted Tutor follow-up and an exam-date-aware study planner for DGM. Per the September 2026 product brief, the planner takes daily available study time and quiz performance into account.
The free-question sample offers up to twenty questions for the selected examination, subject to availability, without an account or card. Full DGM access and ongoing Tutor use are paid; the separate introductory Tutor session requires a free account.
At the UK prices published on 19 September 2026, annual access costs £99 upfront, equivalent to £8.25 per month billed annually; monthly access costs £29. The paid package includes questions, Tutor, planning, simulations and CPD tools. Value depends on using several relevant learning methods, not on collecting access to unrelated exams.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Munro mock cheaper than iatroX annual access?
The reviewed page advertised £10 on 19 September 2026, below the £99 UK iatroX annual price. The products provide different services, so compare the task you need.
Why is the exact Munro free-question total not quoted?
The reviewed page used inconsistent counts. The offer can be acknowledged without inventing a corrected number.
When is ongoing practice preferable to another mock?
When the missing activity is learning, clarification or planned revisiting rather than another bounded assessment.
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