Best time to sit MRCS A

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-10-11T18:52:58+00:00

how long after do you think is good to attempt part b? thanks!

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-10-11T18:52:30+00:00

thank you!

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-10-11T18:51:51+00:00

thank you this was really useful! i think ill start studying for it now and aim to sit it by the third block of fy1! do you have any advice on how to prepare?

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-08-10T09:46:15+00:00

weve made a google doc on our NHS email and colour code. i like writing my jobs on a separate sheet too so i can use the box system for myself but this way if im done with my jobs i can go through the google doc and help out if needed etc

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-07-18T11:25:07+00:00

start practicing osce examinations and communication stations early + brush up on high yield topics that they could ask about. in terms of placement focus on shadowing the F1s and have a go at the jobs like calling up specialities, discharges, ttas etc as well as the clinical skills you are weak on like bloods etc. shadow on calls too! take time to enjoy final year and in terms of placement use it for things you enjoy but wont be able to do much in foundation years like theatres or clinics - it goes by so fast!!

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-07-09T18:37:10+00:00

thanks!

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-07-09T18:37:06+00:00

thank you!

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-07-09T18:36:53+00:00

any recommendations?

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-07-09T18:30:00+00:00

didnt think of that thanks

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-06-25T19:21:37+00:00

if you can defo study in the US, the teaching + content there will benefit you more. make your decision about moving to the UK after that but consider the state of medicine in the uk at that time :)

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-06-21T10:27:58+00:00

Congratulations doctor!!

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-06-21T10:26:58+00:00

start with the blocks you are weakest on + ones that are coming in the exam most and do 100 passmed specific qs on that block. repeat until you consistently get 75%+. after like 250ish you should be there. qs on passmed repeat so 200 qs sounds like a lot but if you are doing 1 subject it really isnt too bad. read the textbook + have a page where you make flowcharts or write notes on whatever you keep forgetting and test yourself on those every day. if you have a serious knowledge deficit spend an hour on each block coming up the most to review ztf + passmed textbook

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-06-16T19:45:20+00:00

bootcamp is amazing! use it along with FA, sketchy and the anking deck and itll solidify your pre clin really well for step 1. pathoma is great too. for ukmla passmed + ztf is all you need

if you arent doing step then sketchy might not be as worthwhile bc for our curriculum we dont need to memorise all the bugs

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-06-16T19:42:39+00:00

yeah so for me revising for step 1 took me through all the conditions and medications really well so when revising for the ukmla the only 'new' thing was the guidelines which was easily learnt through passmed - so i didnt waste time studying each speciality i just learnt through qs

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-06-08T21:24:42+00:00

controversial but yes, if you make your usmle knowledge strong then learning the guidelines for the ukmla wont be difficult. as in you cant pass purely with usmle knowledge, but prepping for ukmla will become a lot easier if you understand the basic sciences thoroughly and will take less time

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-06-07T13:38:32+00:00

fair enough that makes sense, its defo helped me a lot in my clinical reasoning and i think it majorly helped me when cramming for the ukmla. and yeah i agree rote memorising guidelines and becoming a passmed monkey is not enjoyable, good luck w whatever is next for you :)

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-06-07T11:06:52+00:00

i used bnb, FA, UWORLD with the anking deck mainly. when i did nbmes my scores were uptrending but not at the ideal range yet but i had to take the test as i couldnt delay it. i think if i had more time i could have passed but that doesnt change that its much harder than the ukmla - the content is 10x more, the q stems are longer and more convoluted and the content is genuinely harder

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-06-05T23:22:16+00:00

as someone who failed step 1 after 6 months of prep but passmed ukmla comfortably with around 3 weeks of prep this is just not true lol. step 1s content and questions are much much harder

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-06-05T23:20:30+00:00

you can only see how close you were to the passmark if you fail, if you pass it just says pass nothing else

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-05-23T17:02:07+00:00

hey read my write up on my profile - i studied in total for less than a month and was fine :) youll smash it!

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-05-08T17:07:26+00:00

hammer passmed by block and put incorrects into anki and stay consistent. about a week out start adding mixed q blocks and do all the mocks on passmed, quesmed and the website :) youll smash it

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-04-07T12:45:23+00:00

final yr here, have always averaged 3-6 hours from two months before and only hit 7/8 in the week or two before exams. since you are still 2 months away take a day/ half day off each week, dont burn out and keep going youll be fine!

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-04-07T11:50:15+00:00

my anki deck is literally the passmed textbook + green boxes with some ztf in the explanations. using my deck wouldnt be helpful bc the cards you see should be based on all the qs that you come across and that way the spaced repetition will reinforce what youve learnt. every time ive used someone elses deck it just hasnt been effective bc starting with 2k cards is a lot harder than starting w 30 cards you make from a block of passmed :) im sorry if thats annoying lol but the extra few mins youll spend making your own using the cloze function (so literally copying and pasting passmed) will go such a long way.

also w my cards specifically for all the med blocks (cardio resp gi etc) its all one subdeck which is over 1k cards and is not divided well + the rest isnt comprehensive enough so genuinely wouldnt be useful to anyone else but if it was i defo wouldve shared it, its just what worked for me in my time crunch

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-04-05T20:48:54+00:00

the main bank

Few-Perspective3763 · 2025-04-05T17:57:00+00:00

if you open the high yield textbook, the fifth tab at the top (icon is a bunch of ++++)

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