Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA)
Plabable offers exam preparation and revision resources for the forthcoming Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA) for UK students.
Overview
The MLA aims to establish a standard for safe medical practice in the UK.
The assessment consists of two parts, the applied knowledge test (AKT) and the clinical and professional skills assessment (CPSA).
The AKT closely resembles the PLAB 1 exam (taken by international doctors), as they both cover the same MLA content map.
Beginning with the academic year 2024–2025, all medical students who graduate from UK universities will need to pass the MLA as part of their degree to be eligible to join the medical register.
An applied knowledge test plus an evaluation of clinical and professional abilities will make up this two-part assessment. You will take both exams on the days chosen by your medical school.
Part 1 The Applied Knowledge Test (AKT)
Multiple choice questions are included in this on-screen exam, which will be conducted by medical schools. Your capacity to use medical knowledge in various contexts will be put to the test.
Part 1 will be conducted over two days and consist of two papers:
Paper 1 will feature 100 questions to be completed within a 2-hour timeframe.
Paper 2 will also include 100 questions, to be completed within a 2-hour timeframe on the following day.
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Part 2 The Clinical and Professional Skills Assessment (CPSA)
The second part of the exam will test your clinical and professional skills. The CPSA is known by a different name at each medical school, such as Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) or Objective Structured Long Examination Record (OSLER). GMC will establish standards that each CPSA must adhere to in due course.
The MLA content map provides extra information about the potential subjects and topics covered by your AKT and CPSA exams and is worth having a read.
Further information is available here.
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