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Non-urgent advice: <\/span>Some basics<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/span><\/div>

The Applied Knowledge Test is a MCQ summative assessment of the knowledge base that underpins independent general practice.\u00a0<\/p>

The AKT is a\u00a0computer-based test of\u00a0three hours and ten minutes duration comprising 200 question items. It is delivered three times a year at 150 Pearson VUE professional testing centres across the UK.<\/p>

Approximately 80% of question items will be on clinical medicine, 10% on critical appraisal and evidence based clinical practice and 10% on health informatics and administrative issues. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Non-urgent advice: <\/span>Some top tips<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/span><\/div>

The\u00a0AKT<\/em>\u00a0can be taken during or after the ST2 stage of\u00a0GP training<\/em>. A maximum number of four attempts will be permitted.<\/p>

Best time is probably end of ST2 or beginning of ST3. Remember, you need some GP experience as there are GP-orientated questions!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Non-urgent advice: <\/span>Some top tips<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/span><\/div>

1. Pick the right time for you for the exam, no one else can.<\/p>

2. Discipline. Start preparation\u00a0in plenty of time. An hour a day for 6 months is worth it!! If like me, you are a stress head, dont leave it to the last 1 month as you will have no free time and will make you very nervous!<\/p>

3. Make notes and concentrate more on your weak areas. Slow and steady- listen to your instincts, work more on your weak areas- I did the DVLA guidance, Stats questions, Paediatrics more than other areas as I felt they were my weak areas and it really paid off- I scored 96% on stats!! <\/p>

4. Read latest guidelines- especially Asthma, COPD, DM, DVLA, stats, Paediatrics etc. <\/p>

5. Exam is tough as too many questions, pace yourself, highlight questions you want to come back to and leave yourself at least 10 minutes at the end. <\/p>

Statistics page on GP Notebook is very good<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":2155,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2142","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nAKT - The Exeter and East Devon Training Scheme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/exeter-eastdevon\/mrcgp\/akt\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AKT - The Exeter and East Devon Training Scheme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/exeter-eastdevon\/mrcgp\/akt\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Exeter and East Devon Training Scheme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-05-17T12:45:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\\\/exeter-eastdevon\\\/mrcgp\\\/akt\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\\\/exeter-eastdevon\\\/mrcgp\\\/akt\\\/\",\"name\":\"AKT - 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