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Platform News: Q1 2026 — Personalised Notes, Mind Maps, and Exam Debrief
What's new for PLAB 1 candidates this quarter: personalised revision notes after every block, mind maps for every specialty, and exam debrief with timing analytics on every full 180-question mock.
Updated 5 min readReviewed by MedRevisions Product Team
What changed
- Personalised revision notes — after every practice block, a note is built from three sources: our medical team's study material, your exact answers on the topic, and current UK guidelines.
- Full 2026 MLA Content Map alignment across the bank of 5,000+ questions and every expert note.
- Mind maps launched across all major specialties — pan, zoom, and tap any node to open its MCQs, notes, and NICE link.
- Weakness Mock — auto-generated timed mocks targeting your 4-6 lowest-accuracy topics.
- Exam debrief with timing analytics now ships with every mock — pace, accuracy, and decision-error pattern in one view.
- Readiness dashboard refreshed: a headline accuracy figure built from your real attempts across the bank, plus a separate 30-day performance chart, topic-level breakdown, and revision streak counter.
Why it matters for your score
- Less time navigating, more time correcting score-impacting mistakes — every change here closes a real revision-loop gap.
- Every feature is grounded in the MLA Content Map so nothing testable is missed, regardless of whether you're sitting UKMLA AKT or PLAB 1.
- Doctor-written content and your real performance work side-by-side: curated material for learning the topic, personalised emphasis for your gaps.
Practical checklist
- Try the new personalised note after your next 20-question block.
- Open the MLA Content Map dashboard to see your coverage by specialty.
- Generate a Weakness Mock once you have at least 50 attempts logged.
- Sit a full timed mock and open the exam debrief to see the new timing analytics in action.
- Check your readiness dashboard weekly — the 30-day chart will show whether your direction of travel is up or flat.
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