Medical Certification

RCGP (Royal College of General Practitioners) Certification Course

Structured revision for AKT, SCA and the wider MRCGP portfolio.

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MRCGP Preparation online preparation course by WispGold - Medical Certification training for international healthcare professionals

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.

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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

MODULE 01

AKT clinical knowledge

Systems-based revision with over 1,000 practice questions and detailed explanations.

MODULE 02

SCA consultation skills

Live role-play with tutors playing patients in the case categories tested by the college.

MODULE 03

UK prescribing and evidence

Safe prescribing, NICE guidance, and how to use the BNF quickly under pressure.

MODULE 04

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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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

Notes

Blueprint-mapped revision notes

Every chapter condensed to high-yield notes mapped to the published Royal College blueprint, updated each sitting.

Question bank

Specialty question bank with explanations

Exam-style single-best-answer and extended-matching questions with full reasoning for each option.

Live session

Weekly live case tutorial

Small-group clinical reasoning sessions with a clinician who has passed the same examination.

Checklist

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

Dr Femi Okoye, MRCGP
NHS General Practitioner, Manchester

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

"The SCA felt intimidating from Lagos. WispGold's role-plays gave me the muscle memory for a UK-style consultation and I finally understood what safety-netting actually sounds like in twelve minutes."
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Clara S.
General Practitioner · Nigeria
MRCGP Preparation

Student reviews for MRCGP Preparation

4.87/ 5

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

Frequently asked

No. WispGold is an independent education provider. Our course is preparation aligned with the published MRCGP blueprint and is not endorsed by, or affiliated with, Royal College of General Practitioners. You register for the exam directly with the college.
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