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

Pass Rates & Difficulty

FRCEM SBA pass rate by sitting

Official RCEM FRCEM SBA pass rates by year (47% in 2023, 51.1% in 2024), first-attempt vs resit figures, pass mark, and what…

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About the Exam

How many parts the MRCEM exam has

The MRCEM exam has three parts in fixed order — Primary, SBA, OSCE. UK 2026 fees, eligibility, attempts, and seven-year currency rule…

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Revision Planning

FRCEM Revision Plan for LTFT Trainees

FRCEM revision plan for LTFT trainees: a realistic schedule built around part-time hours, family demands, and the curriculum gaps LTFT work creates.

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Revision Planning

How to Revise While Working Full Time in ED

How to revise for FRCEM while working full time in the ED: practical schedules, micro-revision tactics, and how to avoid the burnout…

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Revision Planning

FRCEM Revision Plan for Repeat Candidates

FRCEM revision plan for repeat candidates: how to break out of the failure pattern, fix the specific gaps that cost you last…

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Revision Planning

FRCEM Revision Plan for Last Minute Revisers

FRCEM revision plan for last minute revisers: a focused 2-3 week sprint that prioritises high-yield topics and SBA technique to maximise your…

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Exam Strategy

Clinical Reasoning in SBA Questions A Practical Guide

Clinical reasoning in SBA questions: how to think through stems like a senior decision-maker, not a textbook, and the dual-process habits that…

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Exam Strategy

When the Question is Trying to Trick You And How to Spot It

When the question is trying to trick you and how to spot it: 6 distractor patterns RCEM uses to catch out clinically…

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Exam Strategy

Red Flags in SBA Questions You Should Never Ignore

Red flags in SBA questions you should never ignore: the buzzwords, vitals, and trigger phrases that change the answer in FRCEM and…

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Exam Strategy

Common Cognitive Errors in Exam Questions

Common cognitive errors in exam questions: anchoring, availability, premature closure — how each costs FRCEM marks and how to defuse them mid-exam.

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