Malaysia MMLE / EPR study plan

Malaysia MMLE / EPR · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Theory examination (online, via Examplify/EXAMSOFT)

Map the MMLE theory blueprint into a one-page checklist that lists every major subject area and the weight you will give it across Weeks 1-4.
Build a spaced-repetition deck of 200 high-yield facts covering applied basic sciences (anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, microbiology) with one-line clinical anchors.
Complete 60 single-best-answer questions under timed conditions and log every wrong answer with the reason it was wrong (knowledge gap, misread, or reasoning error).
Set up a weekly error-review routine that re-tests each missed item after 48 hours and again after 7 days.

A dated blueprint checklist plus an error log showing 60 attempted questions and 60 written reasons for misses.

Week 2

Work through internal medicine topics (cardiology, respiratory, gastroenterology, endocrinology) by answering 80 questions and writing a 3-line summary of the decision rule behind each miss.
Drill interpretation of common investigations (ECG patterns, arterial blood gases, chest radiograph descriptions, full blood count and renal panel trends) using 20 self-written vignettes.
Create a one-page drug table linking 30 commonly tested drugs to mechanism, key adverse effect, and contraindication.
Review the Week 1 error log and confirm that at least 80% of previously missed items are now answered correctly.

A 30-drug summary table and a re-test score showing at least 80% accuracy on Week 1 missed items.

Week 3

Cover surgery, orthopaedics, and emergency medicine by answering 80 questions, tagging each to a decision point (resuscitate, investigate, refer, or operate).
Practise 25 data-interpretation items (laboratory values, growth charts described in text, acid-base and electrolyte calculations) without a calculator where the exam forbids one.
Write 10 short management algorithms in your own words for high-frequency emergencies such as shock, acute chest pain, and altered consciousness.
Simulate one 2-hour timed block and record your pacing per question.

Ten written management algorithms and a timed-block report with per-question pacing and accuracy.

Week 4

Complete obstetrics, gynaecology, and paediatrics by answering 80 questions and summarising the five most commonly confused pairs of conditions in each.
Revise public health, epidemiology, and medical ethics by writing 15 one-line definitions and applying them to 15 short scenarios.
Re-attempt every item missed in Weeks 1-3 and record the new accuracy for each subject area.
Draft a personal weak-area list ranked by error frequency to steer the remaining clinical phase.

A ranked weak-area list with measured accuracy per subject area across all four theory weeks.

Week 5

Build a clinical-station checklist covering history taking, focused examination, counselling, and procedures, and rehearse each category once with a peer or recorded self-review.
Practise 10 history-taking stations aloud, timing each to 7 minutes and closing with a structured summary and differential.
Rehearse 8 focused examination sequences (cardiovascular, respiratory, abdominal, neurological, thyroid, breast described verbally, joint, and fundoscopy) on a healthy volunteer.
Record two of your own stations and mark them against the checklist to identify three specific verbal or procedural habits to fix.

A completed clinical-station checklist with self-marked scores for two recorded stations and three named habits to correct.

Week 6

Rehearse 10 counselling and communication stations (informed consent, breaking bad news, medication adherence, lifestyle change) using a structured framework each time.
Practise 8 procedure stations or verbalised procedure descriptions, stating indications, consent, aseptic steps, and complications in order.
Run two 20-minute mock circuits of four stations each with a peer examiner who scores you against the checklist.
Write a one-page script for opening and closing any station so your structure stays consistent under pressure.

Two scored mock circuits with station-by-station feedback and a finalised opening-and-closing script.

Week 7

Sit one full-length timed theory simulation and one full mock clinical circuit, then compare results against your Week 4 weak-area list.
Close the three weakest theory subject areas by re-testing 40 targeted questions and rewriting the underlying decision rules.
Rehearse your three weakest clinical stations at least twice each until checklist scores reach your target.
Rehearse logistics: exam-day timing, permitted materials, identification requirements, and the venue or software rules you must follow.

A simulation report comparing theory and clinical scores with the Week 4 baseline and a short logistics checklist.

Week 8

Review only your error log and weak-area list; do not open new material in the final five days.
Re-test 100 previously missed theory items and confirm at least 85% accuracy.
Run one final short mock circuit of four clinical stations and score at or above your target on each.
Write a one-page exam-day plan covering sleep, timing per station, and a reset routine after a poor station.

A final re-test accuracy figure of at least 85% on missed theory items plus a completed one-page exam-day plan.

Week 2: At least 80% of Week 1 missed theory items answered correctly on re-test, with a 30-drug table completed.

Week 4: All theory subject areas attempted at least once; a ranked weak-area list with measured per-area accuracy exists.

Week 6: Two scored mock clinical circuits completed with written station-by-station feedback and a fixed opening-and-closing script.

Week 7: Full-length theory simulation and full mock clinical circuit both completed and compared against the Week 4 baseline.

Week 8: At least 85% accuracy on re-tested missed theory items and a written one-page exam-day plan.