Who this plan suits
The 60-day plan assumes about three to four hours of study on weekdays and longer sessions at weekends. It works well if your baseline on mixed questions is somewhat below the published pass mark (60% in the 2025-26 cycle). If you have been away from clinical study for a long time, consider the 90-day plan; if you are already scoring well, the 30-day plan may be enough.
How the time is weighted
About 50 days are content days, distributed by the blueprint: Internal Medicine (20%) gets about two and a half weeks; Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Surgery and Family Medicine (15% each) get about a week and a half each; Psychiatry and Public Health (10% each) get about a week each. Family Medicine content (ethics and patient safety) is spread through the plan as a short daily topic as well as being revised in the final week, because it links closely to every other discipline. The blueprint allows a tolerance of +/-5% in each category, so do not neglect any discipline.
Because the blueprint gives percentages only, the approximate question counts are our arithmetic: about 24 Internal Medicine questions, 18 each for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Surgery and Family Medicine, and 12 each for Psychiatry and Public Health in a 120-question paper. Seen this way, a single weak 10% discipline can cost as many marks as a weak half of medicine, which is why every discipline gets protected time.
Week-by-week schedule
*Practice targets are our suggestion. Add one Family Medicine ethics or patient-safety topic to each study day throughout.
| Week | Main focus (blueprint weight) | Secondary / daily | Practice target* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timed baseline (day 1); Internal Medicine (20%): cardiology, respiratory, GI | Read the blueprint; start error log | 40/day |
| 2 | Internal Medicine: hepatology, nephrology, endocrine, neurology, haematology/oncology | 10 mixed questions/day | 40–50/day |
| 3 | Internal Medicine: infectious diseases, acute care, rheumatology, dermatology, geriatrics; Psychiatry (10%) begins | Weekly mixed block (40 in 60 min) | 40–50/day |
| 4 | Obstetrics and Gynaecology (15%): obstetrics | Psychiatry finished | 40–50/day |
| 5 | Obstetrics and Gynaecology: gynaecology; Paediatrics (15%) begins: general paediatrics | Weekly mixed block | 40–50/day |
| 6 | Paediatrics: neonatology, ambulatory, endocrinology, genetic/metabolic, allergy | First full mock at end of week | 40–50/day + mock |
| 7 | Surgery (15%): basic principles, general surgery, hepatobiliary, vascular | Review mock errors | 50/day |
| 8 | Surgery: trauma and acute care, urology, orthopaedics, ENT, ophthalmology; Public Health (10%) | Weekly mixed block | 50/day |
| 9 (days 57–60) | Family Medicine (15%) ethics and patient safety revision, second full mock, error log review | Light final day | Mock + review |
A typical week
Our recommended rhythm:
- Five content days: 60–90 minutes of outline review, then discipline-specific questions and review.
- One mixed timed block (40 questions in 60 minutes) to practise switching disciplines, as the real paper does.
- One lighter day for your error log, one-page summaries and rest.
Use our clinical revision guides for the outline headings and the EMREE MCQ bank for practice by discipline.
Using competencies to sharpen review
The blueprint weights diagnoses and investigations at 25–30%, and pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management at 15–20% each. When reviewing a missed question, ask which competency it tested. If most misses are investigations or first-line treatment, change how you read: for every condition, write the key test and the first management step.
Mocks and final review
Take your first full-length mock exam at the end of week 6 and your second in the final days. Between them, aim to raise your weakest two disciplines. In the final 48 hours, review your error log, confirm exam-day rules (no entry if more than 10 minutes late, face recognition and an official ID) and travel to the Al Ain test centre, and rest.
Common pitfalls in a 60-day plan
In our view, these are the most common problems with plans of this length:
- Front-loading medicine: spending the first month on Internal Medicine and running out of time for the 80% of the blueprint that is not medicine.
- Delaying questions: reading for weeks before attempting any MCQs. Start questions from day one, even if scores are low at first.
- Skipping the weekly mixed block: the real paper mixes disciplines, and switching between them is a skill in its own right.
- Ignoring pacing: 120 questions in three hours is about 90 seconds each. Time every block from week 3 onwards.
- Re-reading instead of reviewing: your error log is more valuable than another pass through a textbook.
- Booking too early: every attempt appears on the transcript sent to the health authorities, so book when your timed scores are consistently above your target.
A printable version of this plan is on our free downloads page, and the EMREE study guide explains the method behind it.
Frequently asked questions
How many hours a day does the 60-day plan need?
We suggest about three to four hours on weekdays and longer sessions at weekends. Adjust to your baseline and commitments.
Why is Family Medicine spread through the whole plan?
In the official outline, Family Medicine is Ethics and Patient Safety, which overlaps with every discipline. Short daily topics are easier to retain than a single block.
Is this plan official?
No. It is our recommendation, weighted to the official Nov 2025 blueprint percentages.
When should I take mock exams?
We suggest a first full-length timed mock at the end of week 6 and a second in the final days of the plan.
Can I switch to the 30-day plan later?
Yes. If your mixed-block scores rise comfortably above your target early, you can compress the remaining content weeks and add more timed practice.
Sources
Official information last verified on . Rules and dates can change — always confirm on the official site before you register or apply.