Journal

No, the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test is a linear, fixed-form exam, not computer-adaptive. What the AKT format actually is, how its pass mark is set with per-item standards across b...

The AKT changed twice recently: a visible move to 160 questions in 160 minutes from October 2025, and an invisible switch to Item Response Theory as the primary statistical analysi...

Computer-adaptive testing selects each question based on your running ability estimate, measuring you precisely with fewer items. How a CAT actually works, why UK royal colleges ke...

After the Prioritisation Act, whether PLAB is still worth it depends entirely on your profile. A decision framework by situation, the real end-to-end economics, what GMC registrati...

The MRCGP has three moving parts: the AKT, the SCA, and the portfolio, and most trainees stitch together separate tools for each. What each layer needs, the real cost of fragmentat...

Most SCA preparation drills consultation skills and neglects the clinical management knowledge the exam also tests. Why simulation alone is not enough, the management-accuracy prob...

The SCA is marked across three domains: data gathering, clinical management, and relating to others. What each domain rewards with concrete positive and negative indicators, the mo...

Free SCA cases are a great resource, but a case bank tests your recall of format, not whether your management is correct. Where to find free SCA cases, a practice protocol that tur...

A neutral map of the SCA AI simulator field in 2026: Fourteen Fisherman, SCA Revision, Geeky Medics, MedTutor AI, Clinitalk, SCA Prep, and SimPrep. Format, availability, and pricin...

A fair, thorough review of Fourteen Fisherman: its AI SCA consultation product (currently waitlist), its 79 free RCGP-mapped cases, and its portfolio case-review tool. What it does...

The best question bank depends on where you are headed, because each destination rewards its own guidelines and question style. A destination-by-destination guide for IMGs across t...

How hard are the major licensing exams, and when should you sit them? Pass rates and timing for the USMLE, PLAB and UKMLA, MCCQE, and AMC, why the headline pass rates hide the IMG ...