FAQs

The UKMLA is a national exam ensuring all doctors practising in the UK meet a consistent standard for safe and effective care. It has two main parts:

• Applied Knowledge Test (AKT): A written assessment evaluating your ability to apply clinical knowledge to real-life scenarios.
• Clinical and Professional Skills Assessment (CPSA): A performance-based test assessing clinical skills, communication, decision-making, and patient care.

Both components focus on three key themes: readiness for safe practice, managing uncertainty, and delivering person-centred care.

The AKT consists of two papers, each with 100 single-best-answer questions, for a total of 200 questions.

Candidates have around 2 hours per paper to complete them. Questions cover a wide range of clinical knowledge aligned with the MLA Content Map.

Both papers follow the UKMLA AKT format, but they focus on different clinical areas:

• Paper 1: Cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, medicine of older adult, neurosciences, ophthalmology, endocrine & metabolic, renal & urology, infection, and dermatology.
• Paper 2: Cancer, breast, haematology, palliative & end-of-life care, peri-operative medicine & anaesthesia, musculoskeletal, emergency medicine, ENT, child health, mental health, obstetrics & gynaecology, sexual health, social/population health, and medical ethics & law.

Some areas, such as acute medicine, primary care, surgery, and clinical imaging, appear in both papers.

Yes! All our mock tests are fully aligned with the UKMLA blueprint.

Each test includes two papers with 100 questions each, and the subject distribution mirrors the proportions defined by the Medical Schools Council. This ensures your practice closely reflects the real exam.

Both papers follow the UKMLA AKT format, but they focus on different clinical areas:

• Paper 1: Cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, medicine of older adult, neurosciences, ophthalmology, endocrine & metabolic, renal & urology, infection, and dermatology.
• Paper 2: Cancer, breast, haematology, palliative & end-of-life care, peri-operative medicine & anaesthesia, musculoskeletal, emergency medicine, ENT, child health, mental health, obstetrics & gynaecology, sexual health, social/population health, and medical ethics & law.

Some areas, such as acute medicine, primary care, surgery, and clinical imaging, appear in both papers.

Our mock tests are created by experienced UKMLA experts to mirror the real exam in format, difficulty, and topic coverage. They help you:

• Test knowledge and build confidence
• Identify and target weak areas
• Practise at your own pace or under exam conditions
• Retake tests as often as needed
• Use flashcards and custom tests based on flagged, liked, or incorrect questions

Everything you need to master the UKMLA is in one complete, easy-to-use package.

When you purchase our package, you’ll get:

• 10 complete initial mock tests, each including Paper 1 and Paper 2
• 100 unique questions per paper, written by UKMLA experts
• 2,000 original questions designed to reflect the real exam’s style and difficulty
• Smart review tools, including flashcards and custom tests created from your liked, flagged, or incorrect questions
• Comprehensive progress tracking to monitor your strengths and areas for improvement

Once you’ve finished the initial tests, you can continue building confidence with optional premium test packs.

Yes! Our platform is fully flexible:

• Retake tests as many times as you like, with or without a timer
• Create custom tests using your liked, flagged, or incorrect questions, filtering by subject or number of questions
• Reset liked or flagged questions anytime. Incorrect questions are removed automatically once answered correctly.

No. Every question in the initial 2,000-question mock tests is unique.

In custom tests, questions may reappear if they come from your liked, flagged, or incorrect sets.

Flashcards are automatically generated from your liked, flagged, or incorrect questions.

You can:

• Review by type or category
• Track daily and total progress
• Reinforce learning on difficult topics

You can keep track of how you’re doing with:

• Overall test results
• Paper 1 and Paper 2 scores
• Category-specific strengths and weaknesses
• Completion tracking
• Number of flashcards reviewed
• Number of custom tests taken

Once you’ve finished the 2,000 questions, you can continue practising with premium test packs, which provide additional UKMLA-style mock tests to reinforce your knowledge and confidence.

Maximise your UKMLA success with our expertly designed platform:

• Extensive question bank: 2,000 UKMLA-style questions
• Expertly crafted: Written by experienced medical professionals
• Flexible learning: Study anytime, anywhere, at your own pace
• Insightful performance tracking: Identify strengths and focus your revision

To make the most of the platform:

1. Start at your own pace without a timer
2. Review and learn from incorrect answers
3. Reinforce difficult topics using flashcards
4. Target weaknesses with custom tests
5. Simulate exam conditions with timed practice
6. Continue improving with premium test packs once initial tests are complete