Exam FAQs

Exam questions, answered plainly.

How many questions, how long the day runs, how it's marked, how long to revise and when results land — for each exam we cover.

• USMLE Step 1

  Question count, block structure, eight-hour test day, dedicated study length and pass/fail reporting.

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• MRCP Part 1

  Two three-hour papers, 200 best-of-five questions, how marking and the pass mark work, revision timelines and results.

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• Primary FRCA

  90 questions in three hours, equal thirds of pharmacology, physiology and physics, Angoff-style pass mark, attempt limits and what comes after the MCQ.

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