The last four weeks before FRCR Part 1 Physics should feel different from the first four months. You are no longer building the syllabus from scratch — you are converting weak topics into exam marks and rehearsing the timed true/false format.
Week −4: map the gaps
Run one full-length timed mock (or a long Topic Focus set across every modality) and write down the three topics that cost you the most marks. Those three become your non-negotiable daily blocks for the rest of the month.
- Protect radiation protection and image quality — they appear across many stems.
- Do not “re-read Farr” cover to cover; drill the explanations on items you miss.
- Bookmark only items you still cannot explain out loud in one sentence.
Weeks −3 and −2: Topic Focus + Incorrects
Split each study day into two modes: Topic Focus on a weak modality in the morning, and Incorrects / Bookmarks in the evening. The morning session builds fluency; the evening session prevents the same traps from returning.
- Morning: 40–60 items in one topic (CT, MRI, ultrasound, etc.).
- Evening: clear Incorrects until the queue shrinks, then revisit Bookmarks.
- Twice weekly: short mixed sets so you do not overfit to one modality.
Week −1: mocks and exam logistics
Sit at least one timed mock under exam conditions. Use the remaining days for light Incorrects, formula recall, and sleep — not for opening a new textbook chapter.
- Confirm venue, ID, and arrival time from your RCR booking.
- Practise pacing: leave flag-and-return for genuinely ambiguous stems.
- Stop heavy new learning 48 hours out; keep light mixed practice only.
What to stop doing
- Passive highlighting of notes without answering items.
- Chasing rare edge cases before you own core CT/MRI/X-ray stems.
- Comparing score streaks with peers mid-week — focus on your gap list.