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

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FRCEM SBA Fees 2026: End-to-End Cost Breakdown

Complete 2026 FRCEM SBA cost breakdown - exam fees (£429-£609), RCEM membership ROI, courses, qbanks, travel and hidden taxes. Best, average and…

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Exam Strategy

FRCEM OSCE teaching station structure

Facts last verified 30 May 2026. flowchart LR S1[Step 1DemonstrationShow at normal speed] --> S2[Step 2DeconstructionShow with narration] S2 --> S3[Step 3ComprehensionLearner…

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Resources & Reviews

Best MRCEM OSCE Practice Book: A 2026 UK Reviewer’s Guide

Picking the right book for the MRCEM OSCE is the cheapest thing you’ll do for this exam. The course is £600 plus.…

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Revision Planning

Anki deck strategy for MRCEM Primary

Honest comparison of free and paid Anki decks for MRCEM Primary (Gandolfi, ACEM anatomy, Dr Behzad Rashid). Includes recommended FSRS settings, weekly…

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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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