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Free articles from the EMF team to help you revise smarter for the FRCEM & MRCEM finals.

Revision Planning

6 Month FRCEM SBA Study Plan Template (26-Week Schedule)

A 26-week FRCEM SBA study plan weighted to the RCEM blueprint: 8 weeks foundations, 9 weeks content, 9 weeks polish. Week-by-week table,…

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Pass Rates & Difficulty

FRCEM Final OSCE pass rate UK

The FRCEM Final OSCE pass rate was 80.6% in 2024 (RCEM). UK trainees pass at ~85.7% first attempt. Diets, costs, marking and…

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About the Exam

FRCEM SBA exam paper structure and question count

The FRCEM SBA is 180 single best answer questions across two 2-hour papers with a 1-hour break. Full structure, blueprint and 2026…

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Career & Progression

MRCEM Primary worth doing before ST1 interview

Honest decision support on whether to pre-pass MRCEM Primary before ACCS-EM ST1: how the 2026 application is actually scored, time and cost…

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Wellbeing & exam stress

Balancing parental leave with FRCEM revision

A peer-to-peer, UK-specific guide to FRCEM and MRCEM revision during maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave. Realistic time budgets by infant…

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Common pitfalls

MRCEM OSCE common station fails

MRCEM OSCE common station fails TL;DR — Most MRCEM OSCE fails are predictable. Candidates rush communication stations and skip the pause for…

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Logistics

MRCEM eligibility EM experience required

TL;DR — the eligibility ladder RCEM tightened and simplified the rules for 2025 onwards. You only need to meet the criteria for…

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Exam Strategy

MRCEM OSCE Delivering Bad News Script: SPIKES Framework, Sample Scripts & FAQ

Facts last verified 30 May 2026. flowchart LR S[SettingPrivate, sitting, support] --> P[PerceptionWhat do they know?] P --> I[InvitationHow much do they…

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Resources & Reviews

Tom Jaconelli FRCEM book honest review

Reviewer disclosure: this is a synthesis of verified-purchase reviews on Amazon and posts from r/doctorsUK and r/emergencymedicine, plus the publisher’s own description.…

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Revision Planning

How many practice questions are enough to pass FRCEM

You have just walked out of a mock paper. You scored 62%. The RCEM cohort passes around 51% on the FRCEM SBA…

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Stop reading. Start revising.

Put the strategy into practice with 40,000 explained SBAs and 20 timed mocks.

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