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MedTutor AI positions itself for both SCA and PLAB 2 preparation. The voice-based simulation format is relevant to both exams. The clinical content overlaps significantly, but mark...

Clinitalk was created with differential attainment explicitly in mind. It analyses YOUR real consultation behaviour and maps feedback to SCA marking criteria — identifying the spec...

The AKT clinical domain tests universal medicine that IMGs typically know well. The organisational and EBP domains are where IMGs are most vulnerable — 32 questions testing entirel...

IMGs face specific MRCGP challenges — unfamiliarity with UK guideline frameworks, NHS organisational structure, and cultural communication norms. The best tools explicitly address ...

The final six months are administrative as much as clinical. Missing a single requirement — performers list, safeguarding evidence, Form R — can delay CCT. This checklist covers ev...

ST3 is where everything converges — SCA preparation, AKT (if not passed), portfolio completion, and CCT application. The trainees who struggle are those who don't plan the sequenci...

Many trainees sit the AKT from ST2. The decision should be based on diagnostic mock performance, not calendar pressure. If you're scoring 65%+ on mocks, sit it. If not, wait and pr...

Hospital rotations in ST1 build the acute medicine, paediatrics, psychiatry, and O&G knowledge that comprises 80% of AKT clinical content. The key is extracting GP-relevant learnin...

ST1 is overwhelming. The priority is setting up infrastructure you'll use for three years — FourteenFish, clinical apps, revision habits — rather than jumping into exam revision. B...

Prescribing is one of the highest-risk activities GP trainees perform. This guide layers product-specific SmPCs on eMC, NICE and SPS guidance, local formularies, validated interact...

MdCalc is the global standard with the widest library but is US-centric. GPnotebook embeds calculators within topic pages. iatroX offers 84+ calculators designed for UK primary car...

CKS is the authoritative GP reference, but its depth can make it slow during a 10-minute consultation. The trick: know the structure, bookmark high-frequency topics, and jump strai...