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

Pass Rates & Difficulty

MRCEM Intermediate SBA pass percentage

MRCEM SBA pass percentage explained: verified pass marks (117/180 to 120/180), 2024 pass rate of 30.9%, and how to calibrate your mocks.

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About the Exam

Time allowed per MRCEM OSCE station

MRCEM OSCE: 8 minutes per station, 1 minute reading time, 16 scored stations plus 2 rest stations. How to use every minute,…

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Career & Progression

Should a GP do MRCEM to work in ED long-term

MRCEM does not turn a GP into an EM consultant. What it can do is open middle-grade ED locum work, signal serious…

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Resits & After Failing

Appealing an RCEM exam result

Appealing an RCEM exam result TL;DR. You can appeal an RCEM exam result on exactly two grounds: procedural irregularity (something went wrong…

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Wellbeing & exam stress

How much study leave to take before FRCEM SBA

How many days of study leave to take before FRCEM SBA: typical 10 to 15 day allocation, how to split block versus…

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Common pitfalls

Underestimating anatomy in MRCEM Primary

Anatomy is 60 of 180 marks (33.3%) on the MRCEM Primary. Most fail post-mortems name anatomy as the killer because candidates split…

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Logistics

MRCEM exam fees breakdown 2026

TL;DR: The all-in cost of passing MRCEM in 2026 is the sum of three exam fees (Primary, SBA, OSCE) plus your RCEM…

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Exam Strategy

MRCEM OSCE history-taking station framework

A reproducible 7-step framework for MRCEM OSCE history-taking stations: door-in script, SOCRATES, ICE, summary and safety-net, mapped to RCEM domain marking.

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Resources & Reviews

Best MRCEM Primary Question Bank 2026

Facts last verified 30 May 2026. Subscription prices and question counts change quickly — always confirm on the provider’s site before paying.…

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Revision Planning

Active recall and spaced repetition for FRCEM SBA

TL;DR. Two techniques carry the most evidence in cognitive science for long-term retention: active recall (forcing yourself to retrieve an answer from…

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