Spaced Repetition

Spaced repetition has always been one of the most useful ways to make a large Primary syllabus stick: review material before recall fades, then let the interval expand as retrieval becomes easier.

Legacy CICMWrecks decks. These decks predate CW3 and have not been comprehensively reconciled against the current V5 syllabus. Use them as supplementary revision tools rather than the current source of truth.

Physiology

• Physiology Deck — the large original physiology deck.

Pharmacology

• PK Deck — focused on pharmacokinetic facts and ADME.
• Rapid Pharmacology Deck — mechanism, PK and high-yield distinguishing features.

For a table-based review of pharmacokinetics, see the Pharmacokinetics Tables.

MCQs

• MCQ Deck — legacy practice material retained for reference.

How the old CW advice approached it

Start early, add only a manageable number of new cards each day, keep related cards together while first learning them, and avoid letting reviews accumulate into an impossible backlog.