Your specialty's format
Questions, reading time and station length follow the published format for your chosen specialty.
2027 entryPHST interviews · October–November 2026
The Interactive Simulator for UK Higher Specialty Interviews.
Medical, surgical and obstetrics & gynaecology. Station circuits timed to your specialty's real format — PHST for the medical specialties, national selection for surgery and O&G — with scenarios and model answers written for each.
One station is free — no account needed.
- Clinical scenarios
- 280+
- Clinical scenarios
- Specialties
- 20
- Specialties
- RIS-calibrated
- /50
- RIS-calibrated
- PHST-aligned scoring
- Qpercom multi-station format
- GMC Good Medical Practice
- Published sources cited
Why StepUp ST4
Everything that matters. Nothing generic.
Focused practice for the interview you are actually preparing to sit.
Practice under pressure
Run a full circuit or drill one sub-station with question-level timers and realistic hard stops.
Feedback you can use
Compare each attempt with structured model answers, key points and Score-5 anchors.
The whole interview
Prepare clinical, portfolio, registrar, ethics and management stations in one place.
Evidence before promises
Built around the published interview.
Recruitment formats and competition figures are linked to their published sources. Clinical material is reviewed against current national and specialty guidance.
Explore specialty coverage- specialty clinical topics & vignettes
- 280+
- medical, surgical and O&G specialties
- 20
- complete station free — no account needed
- 1
How it works
Choose. Practise. Improve.
A simple loop that turns unfamiliar questions into a repeatable interview structure.
- 1
Choose your specialty
Open the library and interview format built for your application.
- 2
Practise
Answer aloud under the same reading time, pacing and hard stops.
- 3
Improve
Reveal the model answer, score your attempt and repeat your weakest areas.
MRCP launch offer · ends 30 October
40 clinical scenarios free + 30% off full access
Two fully worked clinical scenarios from each of our 20 specialties — opening, A–E, escalation and the follow-up questions examiners ask. Free with a StepUp ST4 account.
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Annual access with code
£69.30£99for your first year
Applied automatically at checkout from this page. Ends 30 October.
- Every specialty, station and mock circuit
- Examiner-grade model answers & Score-5 anchors
- Renews at £99/year · cancel anytime
Begin your preparation
Walk in like you've already passed.
One annual membership unlocks every station, specialty and simulator. No tiers, no per-specialty upsells.
- 280+ specialty clinical scenarios & vignettes
- Score-5 mark schemes & answer anchors
- Unlimited full mock interviews in your specialty's real station format
- Portfolio calibration & scoring rubric
- Every core medical specialty library
Annual plan
2027 entry£99/ year
One payment covers your whole recruitment cycle — every specialty included.
Unlock full platform — £99/yearBilled annually · auto-renews · cancel anytime
Your next step
Start with the specialty you want.
See its interview format, competition evidence and complete preparation library.
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