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UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) Syllabus
GMC's national licensing assessment all doctors must pass to practise medicine in the UK.. The complete UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) outline — 9 subjects, 48 chapters and 213 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
6 chapters · 28 topics · 78 sub-topics
Acute and Emergency Medicine5 chapters · 23 topics · 44 sub-topics
Medicine and Long-Term Conditions7 chapters · 36 topics · 100 sub-topics
Surgery and Perioperative Care5 chapters · 22 topics · 40 sub-topics
Child Health (Paediatrics and Neonatology)5 chapters · 22 topics · 37 sub-topics
Reproductive, Sexual and Women's Health5 chapters · 22 topics · 44 sub-topics
Mental Health and Behavioural Medicine5 chapters · 18 topics · 33 sub-topics
General Practice, Primary Care and Population Health5 chapters · 20 topics · 17 sub-topics
Clinical and Practical Skills, Prescribing and Investigations5 chapters · 22 topics · 42 sub-topics
UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) flashcard decks
494 question-and-answer cards across 9 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- Professional Knowledge, Ethics and the Practising Doctor — 63 cards
- Acute and Emergency Medicine — 60 cards
- Medicine and Long-Term Conditions — 51 cards
- Surgery and Perioperative Care — 51 cards
- Child Health (Paediatrics and Neonatology) — 50 cards
- Reproductive, Sexual and Women's Health — 61 cards
- Mental Health and Behavioural Medicine — 55 cards
- General Practice, Primary Care and Population Health — 50 cards
- Clinical and Practical Skills, Prescribing and Investigations — 53 cards
How to work through the UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Medicine and Long-Term Conditions carries 36 topics while Mental Health and Behavioural Medicine carries 18. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA).
The ~245 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) syllabus?
UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) covers 9 subjects: Professional Knowledge, Ethics and the Practising Doctor, Acute and Emergency Medicine, Medicine and Long-Term Conditions, Surgery and Perioperative Care, Child Health (Paediatrics and Neonatology), Reproductive, Sexual and Women's Health, Mental Health and Behavioural Medicine and General Practice, Primary Care and Population Health, and 1 more. Together they contain 48 chapters and 213 named topics.
How many topics does the UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) syllabus contain?
The full UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) outline breaks down into 48 chapters, 213 topics and 435 sub-topics. Medicine and Long-Term Conditions is the largest single subject with 36 topics across 7 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) syllabus?
Roughly 245 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 12 weeks.
Are there UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) flashcards?
Yes — 494 question-and-answer flashcards across 9 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United Kingdom and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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