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RCGP (Royal College of General Practitioners) Certification Course
Structured revision for AKT, SCA and the wider MRCGP portfolio.

Practice question bank
Take a included MRCGP Preparation mock test
A timed mock test built around the real exam format, with flagging, a question navigator and a full answer review at the end. Start at no cost - the first questions cost nothing - and your scores are saved so you can watch your progress build.
- Full explanations in the end-of-test review
- Timed exam simulation with pass mark
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Course overview
General practice in the UK asks a lot of new doctors: fast decisions across a huge clinical range, safe prescribing, and warm communication with patients from every background. This RCGP preparation course is built around the AKT and SCA and teaches the reasoning framework a UK GP is expected to use, not just the facts.
Quick answers
- What is MRCGP?
- MRCGP is the licensing examination of the Royal College of General Practitioners, made up of the Applied Knowledge Test (AKT), the Simulated Consultation Assessment (SCA) and workplace-based assessment. It is required to complete UK GP training.
- How is the SCA assessed?
- The SCA judges 12-minute simulated consultations on data gathering, clinical management and relating to others - including safety-netting and shared decision-making in a UK primary-care context.
Focus areas covered
This is a complete MRCGP preparation course built for a global audience. It covers MRCGP AKT revision, SCA exam preparation, RCGP course for international GPs, UK general practice consultation skills, MRCGP online mock exams - the areas candidates most often tell us they struggle with when revising alone. Teaching is aligned with the published syllabus and current guidance; WispGold is an independent training provider and is not the awarding body.
Who this course is for
- GP trainees preparing for AKT and SCA
- IMGs targeting the CEGPR portfolio route into UK general practice
- Doctors currently working in general practice overseas who want NHS-aligned teaching
- Anyone re-sitting an MRCGP component
What you'll learn
AKT clinical knowledge
Systems-based revision with over 1,000 practice questions and detailed explanations.
SCA consultation skills
Live role-play with tutors playing patients in the case categories tested by the college.
UK prescribing and evidence
Safe prescribing, NICE guidance, and how to use the BNF quickly under pressure.
Professionalism and ethics
GMC Good Medical Practice applied to everyday GP dilemmas.
Full curriculum: chapters and lessons
The MRCGP Preparation programme runs across 6 chapters and 23 lessons, roughly 17 hours of guided study, finishing with full timed mock exams in your student area.
- 01
Orientation and diagnostic
Before teaching starts you sit a short diagnostic mock for MRCGP Preparation, meet your tutor and receive a personalised study timetable built around your sitting date.
- How the exam is built and markedLesson30 min
A clear map of the MRCGP Preparation format: sections, question styles, timing and how marks are awarded.
- Diagnostic mock testDrill45 min
A scored diagnostic in the student area that highlights your strongest and weakest topics.
- Building your study timetableWorkshop25 min
Turn your diagnostic report into a realistic weekly plan that fits around clinical shifts or study.
By the end of this chapter: Know your starting score, your weakest topics and exactly what to study in week one.
- 02
AKT clinical knowledge
Systems-based revision with over 1,000 practice questions and detailed explanations.
- AKT clinical knowledge: core conceptsLesson45 min
A structured walk through the examinable core of akt clinical knowledge, with the definitions, mechanisms and guidelines examiners expect you to quote accurately.
- AKT clinical knowledge: applied casesWorkshop50 min
Case-based teaching that turns akt clinical knowledge theory into clinical or exam decisions, including the reasoning steps that earn marks and the traps that lose them.
- AKT clinical knowledge: question drillingDrill40 min
Timed question practice on akt clinical knowledge, with worked explanations for every option so you learn why the wrong answers are wrong.
- AKT clinical knowledge: recall and consolidationReview30 min
Spaced-recall summaries, flashcard sets and a short checkpoint quiz that confirms akt clinical knowledge is retained before you move on.
By the end of this chapter: Confidently explain the foundations of akt clinical knowledge and pass the chapter checkpoint quiz.
- 03
SCA consultation skills
Live role-play with tutors playing patients in the case categories tested by the college.
- SCA consultation skills: core conceptsLesson45 min
A structured walk through the examinable core of sca consultation skills, with the definitions, mechanisms and guidelines examiners expect you to quote accurately.
- SCA consultation skills: applied casesWorkshop50 min
Case-based teaching that turns sca consultation skills theory into clinical or exam decisions, including the reasoning steps that earn marks and the traps that lose them.
- SCA consultation skills: question drillingDrill40 min
Timed question practice on sca consultation skills, with worked explanations for every option so you learn why the wrong answers are wrong.
- SCA consultation skills: recall and consolidationReview30 min
Spaced-recall summaries, flashcard sets and a short checkpoint quiz that confirms sca consultation skills is retained before you move on.
By the end of this chapter: Apply sca consultation skills to unseen cases and justify your answer the way examiners expect.
- 04
UK prescribing and evidence
Safe prescribing, NICE guidance, and how to use the BNF quickly under pressure.
- UK prescribing and evidence: core conceptsLesson45 min
A structured walk through the examinable core of uk prescribing and evidence, with the definitions, mechanisms and guidelines examiners expect you to quote accurately.
- UK prescribing and evidence: applied casesWorkshop50 min
Case-based teaching that turns uk prescribing and evidence theory into clinical or exam decisions, including the reasoning steps that earn marks and the traps that lose them.
- UK prescribing and evidence: question drillingDrill40 min
Timed question practice on uk prescribing and evidence, with worked explanations for every option so you learn why the wrong answers are wrong.
- UK prescribing and evidence: recall and consolidationReview30 min
Spaced-recall summaries, flashcard sets and a short checkpoint quiz that confirms uk prescribing and evidence is retained before you move on.
By the end of this chapter: Apply uk prescribing and evidence to unseen cases and justify your answer the way examiners expect.
- 05
Professionalism and ethics
GMC Good Medical Practice applied to everyday GP dilemmas.
- Professionalism and ethics: core conceptsLesson45 min
A structured walk through the examinable core of professionalism and ethics, with the definitions, mechanisms and guidelines examiners expect you to quote accurately.
- Professionalism and ethics: applied casesWorkshop50 min
Case-based teaching that turns professionalism and ethics theory into clinical or exam decisions, including the reasoning steps that earn marks and the traps that lose them.
- Professionalism and ethics: question drillingDrill40 min
Timed question practice on professionalism and ethics, with worked explanations for every option so you learn why the wrong answers are wrong.
- Professionalism and ethics: recall and consolidationReview30 min
Spaced-recall summaries, flashcard sets and a short checkpoint quiz that confirms professionalism and ethics is retained before you move on.
By the end of this chapter: Answer full exam-standard questions on professionalism and ethics within the real time limit.
- 06
Final revision and mock exams
The closing block is pure exam rehearsal: full timed mocks for MRCGP Preparation, score-report reviews with a tutor, and a targeted plan for the last two weeks.
- Full timed mock examDrill120 min
A complete mock under exam conditions in the student area, marked instantly with explanations.
- Score report reviewWorkshop45 min
A tutor-led review of your mock report, converting weak topics into a short revision list.
- High-yield final sweepReview60 min
A rapid pass over the facts, algorithms and phrases that appear most often in the real paper.
- Exam-day strategyLesson25 min
Pacing, flagging, guessing policy and nerves management for the day itself.
By the end of this chapter: Sit full mocks at or above the pass threshold and walk in with a written exam-day plan.
Study resources included
Blueprint-mapped revision notes
Every chapter condensed to high-yield notes mapped to the published Royal College blueprint, updated each sitting.
Specialty question bank with explanations
Exam-style single-best-answer and extended-matching questions with full reasoning for each option.
Weekly live case tutorial
Small-group clinical reasoning sessions with a clinician who has passed the same examination.
Guideline update tracker
A rolling list of NICE, Royal College and specialty guideline changes that affect answers this sitting.
Suggested study plan
- Weeks 1-2: Diagnostic mock, timetable build and the first teaching block of MRCGP Preparation.
- Weeks 3-6: Core chapters with weekly question drilling and a checkpoint quiz per chapter.
- Weeks 7-10: Applied case workshops, weak-topic repair and half-length timed papers.
- Final 2 weeks: Full timed mocks, score-report reviews and the high-yield final sweep.
Format & duration
Recorded lectures plus twice-weekly live sessions, small group role-play, and full mock consultations recorded for review.
Your instructor
Femi qualified in Lagos, joined a GP training scheme in the North West, and now supervises trainees while teaching for WispGold on evenings and weekends.
A student on this course
Student reviews for MRCGP Preparation
Based on 15 verified student reviews for this course
- Maria D.ICU nurse · Philippines
Small group sessions made a real difference. Everyone in my MRCGP Preparation cohort was preparing for the same sitting, so we pushed each other on.
- Dr Omar B.Internal medicine SHO · Bahrain
The best part of this MRCGP Preparation course was the mocks. They were timed and marked like the real thing, so by exam day nothing about the format surprised me.
- Fatima R.House officer · Pakistan
I improved most on applied questions. The case-based discussions in the MRCGP Preparation sessions taught me how to reason rather than memorise.
- Dr Tariq H.Emergency physician · Qatar
Small group sessions made a real difference. Everyone in my MRCGP Preparation cohort was preparing for the same sitting, so we pushed each other on.
- Lina C.Midwife · Malaysia
The best part of this MRCGP Preparation course was the mocks. They were timed and marked like the real thing, so by exam day nothing about the format surprised me.
- Dr Yousef A.Registrar · Saudi Arabia
I improved most on applied questions. The case-based discussions in the MRCGP Preparation sessions taught me how to reason rather than memorise.
- Sneha B.Dental graduate · Nepal
Small group sessions made a real difference. Everyone in my MRCGP Preparation cohort was preparing for the same sitting, so we pushed each other on.
- Dr Harsh M.Surgical trainee · India
The best part of this MRCGP Preparation course was the mocks. They were timed and marked like the real thing, so by exam day nothing about the format surprised me.
- Nguyen P.Staff nurse · Vietnam
I improved most on applied questions. The case-based discussions in the MRCGP Preparation sessions taught me how to reason rather than memorise.
- Dr Ifeoma N.Paediatrics trainee · Nigeria
Small group sessions made a real difference. Everyone in my MRCGP Preparation cohort was preparing for the same sitting, so we pushed each other on.
- Blessy J.Registered nurse · Philippines
The best part of this MRCGP Preparation course was the mocks. They were timed and marked like the real thing, so by exam day nothing about the format surprised me.
- Dr Meera K.Specialty doctor · India
I improved most on applied questions. The case-based discussions in the MRCGP Preparation sessions taught me how to reason rather than memorise.
- Rashid K.Pharmacist · Oman
Small group sessions made a real difference. Everyone in my MRCGP Preparation cohort was preparing for the same sitting, so we pushed each other on.
- Amina F.Medical officer · United Arab Emirates
The best part of this MRCGP Preparation course was the mocks. They were timed and marked like the real thing, so by exam day nothing about the format surprised me.
- Grace W.Clinical officer · Kenya
I improved most on applied questions. The case-based discussions in the MRCGP Preparation sessions taught me how to reason rather than memorise.
Career outcomes
- Comfortable with the AKT question style and time pressure
- Confident in structured 12-minute consultations for the SCA
- Deep understanding of UK prescribing and safety-netting
- A strong foundation for GP roles across the NHS
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