Frequently asked questions.

The UK Medical Licensing Assessment, introduced by the GMC. From 2024/25, every doctor registering to practise in the UK must pass it. It has two components — the Applied Knowledge Test (AKT), a written multiple-choice paper, and the Clinical and Professional Skills Assessment (CPSA), an OSCE.

UK medical students sit the AKT as part of their final-year exams, on dates set by each medical school (typically spring or summer of final year). IMGs on the PLAB route sit PLAB 1 — the AKT-equivalent paper — at British Council and Pearson VUE test centres throughout the year.

Content-wise, yes. The AKT and PLAB 1 share the GMC's Medical Licensing Assessment blueprint. Delivery differs: medical schools write their own AKT papers from the national bank, whereas PLAB 1 is a single national paper run by the GMC on fixed sitting days.

The blueprint covers 13 clinical presentation groups and 25 knowledge areas — the full specialty map from cardiovascular to mental health to practical skills. See the breakdown at /curriculum.

200 single-best-answer (SBA) questions over a 4-hour paper. Each stem has five options. There is no negative marking — blank and wrong score the same.

The GMC uses a modified Angoff standard-setting process to set the pass mark on each paper, so there is no fixed percentage cut-off. You get one mark per correct answer, zero for incorrect or blank.

Not today. MLA Prep is focused entirely on the written AKT / PLAB 1 — SBAs, flashcards and mock papers. A CPSA companion product is on the roadmap; we'd rather ship the AKT tooling well than OSCE tooling halfway.

Over 10,000 SBAs, covering every domain of the GMC blueprint. Every question has a worked explanation referenced to NICE, BNF or the relevant royal college guideline where applicable.

UK-qualified doctors. Every question is peer-reviewed by a second clinician before it enters the bank, and references are checked against current NICE / BNF guidance.

We use the SM-2 spaced-repetition algorithm. Cards you find easy resurface in weeks; cards you find hard come back within a day. The scheduler adapts to your actual recall — not a fixed review window.

Yes. Every mock paper is 200 SBAs under a 4-hour timer, with specialty weighting that mirrors the GMC blueprint. You get unlimited attempts on premium — no cap, no surcharge.

Yes. The UK-student and IMG pathways share the same question bank; the pathway toggle adjusts weighting, terminology and phrasing (UK-context vs IELTS-friendly). Your progress and scheduled flashcards carry over.

The web app needs an internet connection to sync progress between sessions. A minimal offline mode — cached questions, progress queued for the next sync — is on the roadmap.

The free tier unlocks 2 topics and 2 sample SBAs per topic, plus a slice of basic analytics so you can see the interface in action. Mock exams, the full question bank, flashcards and per-specialty analytics live behind the paywall.

Yes. Cancel from your account settings in two clicks. Weekly plans stop renewing at the end of the current week; annual plans stop renewing at the end of the current year and you keep access until then.

Yes — we offer a 7-day money-back guarantee on both weekly and annual plans. Email golukicoding@gmail.com within 7 days of purchase and we'll refund you in full, no questions asked.

Yes. £49.99 ÷ 52 weeks ≈ £0.96. That's an 80% discount versus paying £4.99 weekly, which works out to £259.48 / year.

UK prices shown are inclusive of VAT where applicable. Dodo Payments handles VAT collection and displays a VAT-compliant invoice in your account after checkout.

The latest two major versions of Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge, on desktop and mobile. Legacy browsers (IE, pre-Chromium Edge) are not supported.

Yes. The web app is fully responsive and works on iOS and Android browsers. A dedicated mobile app is on the roadmap.

Yes. Your progress, answers and payment data are encrypted in transit and at rest. We don't sell data, don't run third-party ad tracking, and don't share study data with medical schools or any third party without explicit consent. See /privacy for specifics.

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