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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 full UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) syllabus: 9 subjects, 48 chapters, 213 topics and 435 sub-topics, with 494 flashcards written against it.
UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) subjects
UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) has 9 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
Professional Knowledge, Ethics and the Practising Doctor
- Professional Values and Behaviours · 4 topics
- Medical Ethics and the Law · 6 topics
- Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups · 5 topics
- Patient Safety, Quality Improvement and Governance · 5 topics
- Evidence-Based Medicine and Research · 4 topics
- Public Health and Health Promotion · 4 topics
Acute and Emergency Medicine
- Recognition and Management of the Acutely Unwell Patient · 4 topics
- Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Peri-Arrest · 5 topics
- Common Acute Presentations · 6 topics
- Poisoning, Overdose and Environmental Emergencies · 4 topics
- Trauma and Major Incidents · 4 topics
Medicine and Long-Term Conditions
- Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine · 6 topics
- Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Renal Medicine · 5 topics
- Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine · 5 topics
- Neurology · 6 topics
- Musculoskeletal, Rheumatology and Immunology · 5 topics
- Haematology, Oncology and Infectious Diseases · 5 topics
- Dermatology · 4 topics
Surgery and Perioperative Care
- Principles of Surgical and Perioperative Care · 4 topics
- General and Gastrointestinal Surgery · 5 topics
- Vascular and Urological Surgery · 6 topics
- Trauma and Orthopaedics · 4 topics
- Specialty Surgery: ENT, Ophthalmology and Maxillofacial · 3 topics
Child Health (Paediatrics and Neonatology)
- The Newborn and Neonatology · 4 topics
- Growth, Development and Nutrition · 5 topics
- Acute Paediatric Illness · 4 topics
- Chronic and Genetic Conditions in Childhood · 5 topics
- Child Protection and Community Child Health · 4 topics
Reproductive, Sexual and Women's Health
- Obstetrics: Antenatal and Intrapartum Care · 5 topics
- Obstetrics: Early Pregnancy and Postnatal Care · 4 topics
- Gynaecology · 5 topics
- Gynaecological Oncology · 4 topics
- Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health · 4 topics
Mental Health and Behavioural Medicine
- Assessment and the Mental State · 3 topics
- Mood, Anxiety and Stress-Related Disorders · 4 topics
- Psychosis and Severe Mental Illness · 3 topics
- Substance Misuse and Addiction · 3 topics
- Specific Populations and Disorders · 5 topics
General Practice, Primary Care and Population Health
- The Primary Care Consultation · 4 topics
- Common Presentations in the Community · 4 topics
- Long-Term Condition Management in Primary Care · 4 topics
- Care of the Older Person and Frailty · 4 topics
- Palliative and End-of-Life Care · 4 topics
Clinical and Practical Skills, Prescribing and Investigations
- History Taking and Clinical Examination · 3 topics
- Practical Procedures · 5 topics
- Prescribing and Therapeutics · 6 topics
- Investigations and Their Interpretation · 4 topics
- Documentation, Handover and Information Management · 4 topics
UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) flashcards
494 question-and-answer cards across 9 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
- 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
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, General Practice, Primary Care and Population Health and Clinical and Practical Skills, Prescribing and Investigations.
How many chapters and topics are in the UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) syllabus?
48 chapters and 213 topics, broken down further into 435 sub-topics, across 9 subjects. Medicine and Long-Term Conditions is the largest subject, with 36 topics in 7 chapters.
Are there UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) flashcards?
Yes — 494 question-and-answer flashcards in 9 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.
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