UKMLA: question practice and revision.

Choose a topic for focused revision and check your plan against the official specification.

• Acute medical emergencies (sepsis, ACS, stroke, DKA, anaphylaxis)
• Chronic disease management (DM, HTN, COPD, asthma, HF)
• Prescribing safety and drug interactions
• Professional behaviour and ethics (capacity, consent, safeguarding)
• Women's health (expanded for 2026)
• Mental health
• Paediatrics
• Surgery and trauma
• Obstetrics

Areas that dominate MLA/PLAB items based on the 2026 content map weighting and recent sitting feedback.

• Acute emergencies — sepsis recognition with NEWS2, ACS pathways, stroke thrombolysis criteria, DKA fluid + insulin protocols, anaphylaxis adrenaline doses by age
• Chronic disease management — diabetes targets, hypertension thresholds (NICE NG136), COPD inhaler ladders, asthma SMART regimens, heart failure 4-pillar therapy
• Prescribing safety — common dangerous interactions, renal/hepatic dose adjustment, monitoring for high-risk drugs
• Capacity, consent and safeguarding — MCA 2005 five principles, Gillick competence, safeguarding pathways for children and vulnerable adults
• New 2026 content — giant cell arteritis (don't-miss), torsades de pointes, transgender health basics, updated sepsis guidance, social determinants
• Women's health — pregnancy-specific prescribing, postpartum complications, contraception choice including LARC, menstrual disorders

Areas where 2025–26 candidates have reported under-performance.

Candidate-reported observations — not official guidance.

1. Treating the MLA/PLAB route like the old PLAB blueprint — the 2026 MLA map is wider and more explicit and tests clinical reasoning over factual recall.
2. Under-revising women's health, which has been substantially expanded in the 2026 map and remains under-emphasised in older revision resources.
3. Missing the new "don't-miss" diagnoses (GCA, torsades) that the GMC has explicitly added as safety-critical.
4. Spending too long on difficult questions early — one-minute rule then flag and move on, reserve 20 minutes for review.
5. Choosing "most correct" over "most appropriate next step" — read the stem carefully, the question always specifies which is wanted.
6. Over-thinking common presentations — the obvious answer for a typical presentation is usually correct.

Designed to cover the 430 conditions across 16 weeks with a final 2-week mock-focused phase.

1. Weeks 1–2

   Content map audit + baseline. Download the 2026 MLA content map. Run an iatroX diagnostic across all content areas. Identify your weakest presentation clusters.

2. Weeks 3–8

   Systematic content coverage by body system. 50–80 questions/day. Review current authoritative clinical guidance for each weak topic. Track topic mastery on the iatroX dashboard.

3. Weeks 9–13

   Targeted weak-area drilling using spaced repetition. Use askiatroX for referenced clarification when an explanation needs more depth.

4. Weeks 14–16

   Six to eight full mock exams under timed conditions. Review every incorrect answer in detail. Final week: light review of bookmarked items only.

Dedicated UKMLA question practice with answer explanations, guided Tutor review and study planning.

• Focused question practice — Choose the relevant bank and use your answers to identify what to study next.
• Guided reasoning — Explore a difficult answer with Tutor, then apply the distinction independently.
• Review and timed practice — Return to important mistakes and choose a timed practice set where available.

Choose the relevant bank and use the official exam guidance to plan your preparation.

Functionally yes, for IMGs. The PLAB exam has been aligned to the MLA content map since August 2024. From September 2026 all PLAB sittings are fully on the updated 2026 content map. Booking portals may still say "PLAB" — the exam content matches UKMLA standards.

The GMC recommends a maximum of four valid attempts. For UK students, specific university policies may vary.

No. There is no penalty for incorrect answers. Attempt every question.

No. The MLA is pass/fail and is not used for national Foundation Programme ranking. Your medical school may use scores internally for prizes or honours.

Full UKMLA bank access is included in all-access. Up to 10 new sample questions per day are shared across exams, with no account required. A verified free account includes one guided Tutor session; continued Tutor use is included in all-access.