Medical Finals & UKMLA AKT books
The standard books for Medical finals UKMLA from OUP, Elsevier and PasTest - check which edition is worth buying, then get it used from someone who just passed.
Edition to buy for UKMLA
- 11th ed (2024) - valid for Current edition - finals, UKMLA and the wards
- 11th ed (2023) - valid for Current edition
- 15th ed (2023) - valid for Current edition
- 10th ed (2020) - valid for Current edition
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UKMLA edition validity
Which Medical finals Medical Finals & UKMLA AKT editions are valid for which exam sittings.
OUP Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine
Current11th ed (2024) - Current edition - finals, UKMLA and the wards
Publisher price new: £35
OUP Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties
Current11th ed (2023) - Current edition
Publisher price new: £35
Elsevier Macleod's Clinical Examination
Current15th ed (2023) - Current edition
Publisher price new: £45
Elsevier Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine
Current10th ed (2020) - Current edition
Publisher price new: £65
OUP Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine
Superseded10th ed (2017) - Superseded - core content sound, guidelines and doses dated
| Publisher | Product | Edition | Valid for exams | Status | Publisher price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OUP | Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine | 11th ed (2024) | Current edition - finals, UKMLA and the wards | Current | £35 |
| OUP | Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties | 11th ed (2023) | Current edition | Current | £35 |
| Elsevier | Macleod's Clinical Examination | 15th ed (2023) | Current edition | Current | £45 |
| Elsevier | Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine | 10th ed (2020) | Current edition | Current | £65 |
| OUP | Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine | 10th ed (2017) | Superseded - core content sound, guidelines and doses dated | Superseded | - |
Can I use an older UKMLA book?
The medical canon moves slowly - the Oxford Handbooks and the big clinical texts go three to seven years between editions, and buying an older edition is an institutionalised part of medical school culture (many MedSocs actively recommend it). The UKMLA didn't invalidate any of it: the content map was built from existing GMC outcomes. The one caveat is guidelines and drug doses, which do change - use a current formulary and guidance for prescribing, and treat the books as the core-science and wards layer they are.
Always double-check the edition against your exam sitting before buying. When in doubt, GMC's official syllabus documents are free and definitive.
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