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DOccMed Part 1 preparation
Pass DOccMed Part 1 at your first attempt
You haven't got time to revise everything. So the bank works out where you are actually losing marks and sends your time there, with the reasoning behind every answer. Still stuck on one? You can ask.
Built by a doctor who passed both DOccMed exams first attemptPass guarantee: don't pass and we'll give you the package again, free
Real exam style questions. No card required.
Adapts to your weak areasWorked explanation on every question30 free questions, no card
Built for UK doctors preparing for DOccMed Part 1. New to the exam? Read the preparation guide first. Still weighing up the specialty? Read the occupational medicine career guide.
November 2026 sitting
MCQ: Monday 16 November. Viva: 17, 18 and 24 November, online.
Registration opens 27 July and closes 21 September. Limited places, allocated first come, first served.
DOccMed MCQ practice for doctors preparing for the Diploma in Occupational Medicine in the UK. The questions match the format and difficulty of DOccMed Part 1, and every one comes with a worked explanation, so you learn from each answer rather than just scoring it.
Built for DOccMed candidates
- Aligned to the occupational medicine topics tested in the exam
- Focus on applied judgement, the way the exam marks you
- Designed for clinicians with limited study time
The bank learns where you lose marks
Every answer you give tells it something about you. It keeps count of the topics and subtopics you keep getting wrong, and puts them back in front of you before they slip. That is retrieval and spaced revisiting, the methods that make clinical knowledge stick.
AI support as you practise
Ask a follow-up on anything that is unclear and get a straight answer while the question is still in front of you, rather than parking it and forgetting. The free personalised session includes the assistant, so you can try it before you pay.
Every option explained
Not just the right answer. Each option is explained, right and wrong, alongside a key learning point and a reference, so you take away the reasoning.
Exam mode, 40 or 80 questions
Sit a full paper under exam conditions, timed or untimed. Every question has to be answered before the paper scores, so the pace and pressure are familiar before the day itself.
Track your progress
See your accuracy by topic, work a single topic on its own, and go back over the questions you got wrong.
Curated question bank
The bank holds more than 850 questions across the nine DOccMed topics, graded core, applied and challenging, written to match the format and difficulty of the exam.
The part you cannot do for yourself
Every candidate makes the same decision over and over: what do I revise next? Most answer it with a feeling. Usually the topic that felt shaky last week, or the one they have just read about, which is the one they least need.
The bank answers that question with your data. It records every answer you give, tracks which subtopics keep letting you down, and brings those back before you forget them. The more you practise, the sharper that picture gets.
That is the part you cannot do for yourself. The questions you get wrong while feeling certain are, by definition, the ones you would never have chosen to revise. Those are the ones that cost you on the day.
With the hours you actually have, that is the whole difference. The things that would have caught you out are things you have already got wrong in practice, months earlier, when getting them wrong cost you nothing.
What that looks like week to week
- Personalised practice. Short sessions built around your weakest subtopics, with the explanation after every answer.
- Single topic. Take one of the nine topics on its own, for the week you have set aside for toxicology and nothing else.
- Mistake review. Go back over the questions you got wrong, which is where most of the available marks are sitting.
- Exam mode. A 40 or 80 question paper, timed or untimed, answered in full before it scores.
What this does differently
- You do not need the biggest question bank. You need the right questions, and a system that stops re-testing what you already know.
- The bank is written for DOccMed specifically, not adapted from general occupational health material.
- Practice adapts to you and keeps returning to your weaker topics, and it knows which those are more precisely than you do, because it has been counting since your first answer.
- You can steer it too: work one topic on its own, revisit only the questions you got wrong, or sit a full paper in Exam mode when you want a verdict.
- The method comes from learning research that holds up in medical education, recall with feedback and spaced revisiting, rather than cram and forget.
- You answer one question at a time and commit before you see the explanation, the way the exam works.
- Every option is explained, right and wrong, with a key learning point and a reference.
- Questions are reviewed and revised so the answer is not guessable from its shape, which means the practice tests whether you know the medicine.
Free guide
10 mistakes doctors make when pursuing DOccMed
Most candidates do not fail because they are incapable. They lose time, attempts, and momentum through avoidable mistakes. This guide covers the most common errors, including the administrative traps that can derail progress before revision even pays off.
Key DOccMed rules to know early
Training validity
Must pass all parts within 5 years of training completion
Consequence, May need to retake the 55 hour course if the time window expires
Attempt limit
Maximum of 6 attempts permitted at each part
Consequence, Repeated failure can end progression toward the qualification
Attendance
Minimum 90% attendance at an approved course
Consequence, You may be ineligible to sit the examination
Language and documents
All assessments are conducted in English, with official translation required for foreign diplomas where applicable
Consequence, Missing documentation can delay or block eligibility
Fix weak areas before the exam
Build speed, accuracy, and judgement using questions aligned to how the exam actually tests.
Start with 30 free questionsHow to use this effectively
1. Start free
Sit the 20 question starting mock, timed, to see where you actually stand. Then use your free 10 question personalised session to see how the practice adapts.
2. Practise with feedback
Work through questions and read the explanation after each one, so weak areas surface early.
3. Rehearse under time
Sit a 40 or 80 question paper in Exam mode before the exam, so the pace feels familiar on the day.
Pass guarantee
If you do not pass, email us within 30 days of your results and we will give you the same package again, free.
Pricing
A resit costs £530 in fees alone, plus around six months waiting for the next sitting. Set against that, a month of unlimited practice is a small amount to protect your attempt. Start free, then take unlimited access for the run-up to your exam. Both paid options are a one off payment for a fixed window of access, not a subscription.
Free
30 free questions
£0
A 20 question starting mock, timed and marked at the end, then a 10 question personalised session with AI support. No card required.
Start free1 month
£49
Thirty days of unlimited practice across the whole bank: personalised sessions, single topic practice, mistake review, and Exam mode papers, with AI support as you go
Get 1 monthMost people near the exam get this one
3 months
£99
Ninety days of unlimited practice, at a lower monthly cost. Everything in the one month option, for the whole run-up to the exam, which is long enough for the practice to learn your weak areas properly
Get 3 monthsCovered by the pass guarantee. If you do not pass, email us within 30 days of your results and we will give you the same package again, free.
DOccMed exam questions
What is the DOccMed exam?
The DOccMed is the Diploma in Occupational Medicine, a UK qualification assessing knowledge of occupational health, legislation, and clinical decision making in workplace medicine.
How should you prepare for DOccMed Part 1?
Preparation should focus on DOccMed MCQ practice, understanding core occupational health principles, and applying knowledge to exam style questions rather than relying only on passive reading.
What is included?
A curated bank of more than 850 questions across the nine DOccMed topics, graded core, applied and challenging. Every option is explained, right and wrong, with a key learning point and a reference. Practice adapts to your weaker topics, and you can also work a single topic on its own, revisit the questions you got wrong, or sit a timed 40 or 80 question paper in Exam mode. AI support is there as you practise, and progress is tracked by topic.
How does the adaptive practice actually work?
On exam day you want to have spent your hours on the material that would have cost you marks, not on what you already knew. Most candidates come unstuck in a handful of specific places they never quite got to, because revision goes where it feels productive. So every answer you give is recorded against the subtopic and learning objective that question tests, which is a finer grain than knowing you are shaky on toxicology. Get one wrong and it comes back sooner, while the reasoning is still fresh. Get it right a few times and it moves out of your way. Your weakest material becomes the material you see most, whether or not you would have chosen it, and the picture sharpens the more you practise. We do not publish the rules that set the order. You are not stuck with them either: pick a topic yourself, or rerun your mistakes, whenever you want.
How much is free?
30 questions, with no card required: a 20 question starting mock, timed at 30 minutes and marked once you submit it, then a 10 question personalised session with AI support, so you see how the practice adapts before you decide.
Can I use it on my phone?
Yes, and most people do. It runs in the browser on any phone, and you can add it to your home screen so it opens full screen like an app. A practice session can be as short as five or ten questions, so it fits between clinics wherever you have signal, and your progress sits on your account whichever device you pick up next.
Is there a guarantee?
Yes. If you do not pass, email us within 30 days of your results and we will give you the same package again, free.
Give yourself the best chance at your first attempt
Spend the weeks you have on the things you are actually getting wrong. A resit is £530 and another six months.
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