UKMLA · AKT + CPSA PREPARATION

UKMLA-aligned preparation

For UK medical students and graduates preparing for the AKT and CPSA components of the MLA.

475CPSA stations
11,978AKT questions
International medical graduates: see PLAB 1 and PLAB 2.
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GMC CONTENT MAP
See the whole syllabus, and where you stand
The GMC lists 429 conditions and 220 presentations. Every AKT question is linked to them, so you can track which ones you have practised as you go.
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YOUR UKMLA TOOLKIT
CPSA Stations
475 CPSA stations
Examiner marking grids and full Fail / Pass / High-performance transcripts across every station category.
AKT Question Bank
11,978 questions
Single-best-answer across 27 clinical domains, with full explanations and exam-style challenge.
AKT Timed Mocks
6 mocks · 12 timed papers
Two papers of 100 single-best-answer questions per mock, two hours each, with a full review of every answer.
Say This. Avoid This.
CPSA edition · 177 cards
Examples of wording that makes safe clinical reasoning clear — and common phrasing that can create avoidable problems.
Do This, Never Do That
CPSA edition · 93 cards
How to carry yourself in the station — the conduct that scores, and the conduct that quietly fails.
Master Cards
CPSA edition · 105 station types
105 Master Cards organised by CPSA station type and clinical skill. Each card carries only the sections that station actually has, so the number of sections varies from card to card.
Flashcard System
CPSA edition · 1,302 cards
Clinical decision cards, curveballs, safety checks and critical misses — flip, filter by domain, or run the whole deck in study mode.
Instant Fail Atlas
222 case-based cards
A museum of the moments good candidates fail — the cognitive trap, the critical-fail moves behind it, and the one rule that saves each station.
Shared clinical reference
Prescribing · DVLA · antibiotics · normal values · ECG/ABG · frameworks · NHS language · documentation · SBAR
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Also relevant: the PLAB 1 question bank
7,205 single-best-answer questions across 24 clinical domains — a different exam, but the same written clinical reasoning the AKT tests.
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Next step: Foundation F1 & F2
On-call shift and prescribing simulators for the first two years as a doctor — coming soon.
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UKMLA TOOLKIT — EXTENDED · CLINICAL REFERENCE
Examination Coach
6 examinations
Full verbalisation scripts for CVS, respiratory, abdominal, neurological, GALS and mental state.
ECG & ABG Interpretation
8 ECG + 6 ABG patterns
KILL first scan, RRAIS systematic, BAD scan, 5-step ABG, ROME rule.
DVLA Fitness to Drive
24 conditions
Stop durations, notify requirements and the OSCE gold script.
Antibiotic Guide
16 infections
First-line antibiotics, penicillin allergy alternatives, STEWARD mnemonic.
Ethics & Law Quick Reference
8 frameworks
Consent, capacity, confidentiality, safeguarding, and the Mental Health Act — stated precisely, with the traps candidates fall into.
Normal Values & Critical Labs
6 categories
Common UK reference ranges — critical values, haematology, biochemistry, ABG & ECG, paediatric and pregnancy.
Prescribing Safety
10 high-risk drugs
SAFE PRESCRIBE, ORIP, IOAPM, SADMAN, ACID-ID, VRIII protocol.
UKMLA TOOLKIT — EXTENDED · COMMUNICATION & LANGUAGE
NHS Language Coach
25 phrases
Common communication patterns that can sound unfamiliar in UK clinical practice — with natural alternatives and why they matter.
Documentation Coach
12 scripts
Verbalisation scripts for documentation — a safety step candidates often forget to say aloud. Takes 8 seconds.
SBAR Generator
Interactive
Fill in 4 fields and get an AMaC-language escalation script ready to say aloud.
Consultation Frameworks
14 frameworks
ICE, SPIKES, NURSE, SBAR, SOCRATES, ASEPTIC, HEADSS, CAGE, ABCDE and more. With scripts.
Recovery ScriptsNEW
15 scenarios
Exact words for every mid-station crisis — forgot ICE, patient angry, went blank, ran out of time.
UKMLA TOOLKIT — EXTENDED · PERFORMANCE PRACTICE
Spoken OSCE Trainer
12 stations
Speak the consultation out loud — a reactive patient answers back, with a delivery coach and the AMaC say/never lines.
Actor-Trap Simulator
5 stations
The OSCE actor works from a hidden brief — red flags dropped casually, fears withheld, baits to see if you cave.
Actor Traps LibraryNEW
75 traps
What the actor does, why it's scripted, wrong response, right response, exact words, recovery, examiner thought.
UKMLA TOOLKIT — EXTENDED · STRATEGY & PLANNING
Study Planner
3 plans
Day-by-day plans — 7-day crash course, 14-day focused plan, fail recovery pathway.
Route Finder
9 questions
Nine questions about how you perform under pressure → a profile across six areas → the tools to start with.
Fail Recovery Diagnostic
9 domains
15 behavioural questions → 9-domain failure profile → targeted 5-day repair plan.
Exam Morning Card
Exam day
Phone-optimised dark card for exam day only. 10 anchors, 5 scripts, critical values.
THE AMaC APPROACH

Train like you'll perform.
Perform like you've trained.

UKMLA isn't only about knowing medicine. It's about applying it safely, managing uncertainty and communicating clearly under pressure — examiner-style reasoning, safety-first decisions, and clear, safe communication in every station.

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