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What the UKMLA covers

The content map is your syllabus.

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  • Everyone
  • Step 3 of 3
  • Reviewed 27 October 2026
The UKMLA content mapProfessionalvalues andbehavioursProfessionalknowledgeProfessionalskillsConditions · Presentations · Practical skills and procedures · Prescribing
The content map: three areas of capability over lists of conditions, presentations and procedures.
  • Use the GMC content map as a checklist, not a reading list.
  • It names the conditions, presentations and practical procedures a new doctor should handle.
  • It also covers professional values, communication and prescribing safety.
  • Tick off topics you have met in clinics and on placement, then close the gaps.

Turning the map into a study plan

  • Split the map into small blocks, such as one body system a week.
  • Rate each topic red, amber or green, honestly, and start with red.
  • Link each topic to something you have actually seen on placement. Real patients make facts stick.
  • Revisit green topics briefly so they stay green.

Your checklist

  • Downloaded the content map
  • Marked my weakest areas

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