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

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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Pass Rates & Difficulty

MRCEM OSCE pass rate by sitting

MRCEM OSCE pass rate: 80.0% in 2024 (RCEM official) vs 86.0% in 2023. First-attempt 66.6% vs resit 31.4%. Diet-level breakdown, what the…

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About the Exam

MRCEM OSCE psych and paeds stations are guaranteed

MRCEM OSCE blueprint decoded: 16 stations, which SLO buckets are guaranteed, whether psych and paeds always appear, and a 4-week practice plan.

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Career & Progression

Becoming an ST3 after FRCEM Final portfolio prep

A 2026-ready guide to building an ST3 EM portfolio: the 12-domain self-assessment scoring matrix, where FRCEM Final/MRCEM actually sits, what beats the…

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Resits & After Failing

How to give RCEM exam feedback after failing

How to complain to RCEM about an exam after failing: exams@rcem.ac.uk, EMTA, and the formal appeals route compared, with a sample email…

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Wellbeing & exam stress

Sleep strategy night before FRCEM exam

A clinician-to-clinician guide to sleeping (or surviving not sleeping) the night before your FRCEM exam: caffeine timing, the truth about zopiclone, what…

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Common pitfalls

Skipping Mock Exams: The Biggest FRCEM SBA Mistake

Skipping Mock Exams: The Biggest FRCEM SBA Mistake TL;DR — Skipping full timed mocks is the single most common reason competent FRCEM…

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