Make the connections.
Study one visual map. See how the whole concept fits together.
MED WITH SPENCE · THE VISUAL LEARNING OS
You know the topic.But can you retrieve it when the exam changes the wording?
You’ve worked through thousands of questions, sat the mocks and read the textbooks. Yet familiar topics can still feel out of reach when you need them.
Med with Spence turns scattered knowledge into connected visual maps—then uses Stella active recall to help you retrieve what you’ve learned.
No account. No email. No card. Your first interaction is the product itself.
- Visual Mastery MapsSee mechanisms, distinguishing clues and clinical decisions in one connected visual.
- Stella Spatial RecallHide the map, retrieve the concept, reveal what you missed and reconstruct it again.
Visual understandingStella RecallSmart Review
Every released visual uses Stella. New visual → study first, then recall. Seen/due/weak visual → Stella first, answer concealed. Website scope and learner-library scope use the same release catalogue.
TRY STELLA RECALL
UKMLA · Acute BreathlessnessStudy it. Hide it. What can you recall?
Study this visual, then try to recall it without looking. Reveal only what you need, reconstruct the concept and compare.
STELLA · MEMORY LOOP1/7 · STUDY
ANSWER CONCEALEDBring the whole pathway back from memory.Recognition cannot help you here.
NEW VISUAL Study first → StellaREVIEW VISUAL Stella first → answer concealed
See. Recall. Repair. Remember.
Bring it back.
Stella hides the visual so you can explain it from memory.
Work on the gap.
Reveal only what you missed, then try again without looking.
Return at the right time.
Your recall rating and help used guide later Smart Review sessions.
Try the loop above. Membership makes it your ongoing study routine.
WHAT MEMBERSHIP ADDS
Make the repair loop your study routine.
The free session lets you try the method. Membership adds your released visual library, Stella Recall, account-linked progress, Smart Review and daily study planning.
MRCP membership
£29.99 / month
One connected system through Part 1, Part 2 Written and PACES.
- Visual explanations and clinical frameworks
- Stella Recall, targeted repair and Smart Review
- A study plan built around your exam date
1,023 released MRCP visuals: 377 Part 1 · 455 Part 2 · 191 PACES. Stella is available on every released visual.
Join MRCP · £29.99/month ↗Try an MRCP sample first →See release scope and access options
Current released MRCP scope: 377 Part 1 + 455 Part 2 Written + 191 PACES = 1,023 visual learning maps. These are the same released visuals shown inside the learner system. Every released visual has Stella Recall. Release scope can change only when content is added, corrected or temporarily withheld. View content governance →
View current one-off access option at checkout ↗UKMLA membership
PLAB Visual Learning uses this same UKMLA membership. Checkout and the learner OS keep the UKMLA name. Existing UKMLA members do not need another purchase. Read the PLAB support scope →
£5.99 / month
Build the foundations you can bring back in a clinical question.
- Visual explanations of core clinical topics
- Stella Recall, targeted repair and Smart Review
- A study plan built around your exam date
198 released UKMLA visuals. Stella is available on every released visual.
Join UKMLA · £5.99/month ↗Try a UKMLA sample first →See release scope
Current released UKMLA scope: 198 visual learning maps, matching the learner system catalogue. Every released visual has Stella Recall. Planned or preview material is not counted as immediately available. View content governance →
Join, activate, start learning.
Secure payment opens in a new tab. Come back here afterwards to activate your learner account with the same email.
- 1. Choose your membershipPayment is handled by Payhip.
- 2. Create your learner accountUse the same email as your purchase and confirm it when asked.
- 3. Sign in and startThe study system checks your access and opens your learning library.
Already joined? Activate your learner account → · Need help? Contact us
Stop resetting your knowledge at every exam.
Learning a condition separately for Part 1, Part 2 and PACES can leave you with facts that are hard to connect when the clinical context changes. Connected Pathways carry the same condition from its underlying mechanism to acute decisions and bedside interpretation.
Build the visual structure, then practise retrieving it with Stella as you move between those contexts. Repeat recall and targeted review to strengthen what you can bring back when you need it.
- Foundations
- Acute Resuscitation
- Bedside Viva
COPD · Connected Pathway
Open an actual slide in The Visual Learning OS. Sign-in and course access are required.
How MWS fits with your other study tools
GIVE EVERY STUDY TOOL A CLEAR JOBBuild the structure.
Build the structure.
Then test its application.
Med with Spence provides the visual architecture. Use question practice to apply it and flashcards to revisit the details.
Connect the whole concept.
- See how mechanisms, findings and decisions fit together.
- Retrieve whole concepts with Stella Spatial Recall.
- Follow a condition from foundations to acute decisions and bedside performance.
Test your next decision.
- Choose an answer in an exam-style clinical stem.
- Use explanations and feedback to investigate mistakes.
- Check your understanding when the wording changes.
Revisit the details.
- Review the facts and prompts you put into your cards.
- Use spaced repetition to organise repeat exposure.
- Support the details within your wider clinical understanding.
Start with the visual structure. Apply it in questions. Return to the map when a mistake exposes a missing connection.
Explore the tools inside the Visual Learning OS
WHAT DOES “VISUAL LEARNING OS” MEAN?
A study system — not another pile of revision content.
“OS” is our shorthand for the connected study system. You do not need to understand the term to use it: the important part is what happens after you open a topic.
Visual understanding
Build the clinical mental model first instead of memorising disconnected lines of text.
Stella Recall
Hide the answer, retrieve the whole concept, reveal only the section that failed, then reconstruct it again.
Smart Review
Use your recall result and the help you needed to decide what should come back sooner.
Today’s Mission
Turn your exam plan and learning history into a manageable next study session.
In plain English: Med with Spence is your visual study system. Stella is the recall engine inside it.
BUILT BY AN NHS DOCTOR
See what membership adds →Dr Salhan · Founder, Med with Spence
Senior Registrar · 10+ Years Teaching · Multi-Specialty Clinical Experience
Dr Salhan is a Senior Registrar in Community Medicine – Physical Health, with a clinical background spanning plastic surgery, trauma & orthopaedics, and acute medicine.
For more than 10 years, he has taught and supported healthcare professionals across multidisciplinary clinical environments, including junior doctors and wider multidisciplinary teams.
Built for the exhausted brain.
“When you come home from a 10-hour ward shift, you don’t have the energy to build another set of flashcards.”
After a long clinical day, the problem is not always access to more information. It is turning what you have already studied into knowledge you can actually retrieve when you need it. That is the problem Med with Spence was created to address.
ONE PLATFORM · FOUR CURRENT TRACKS
Start where you are.
Choose a free sample below. The same visual learning and recall system, with a different depth and focus.
BUILD UNDERSTANDINGMRCP Part 1
Repair the mechanism behind the answer.
377 released visuals · Stella on every visualTry a Part 1 session → CONNECT DECISIONSMRCP Part 2Work through what matters and why.
455 released visuals · Stella on every visualTry a Part 2 session → STRUCTURE YOUR THINKINGPACESRehearse a clear clinical framework.
191 released frameworks · Stella on every visualTry a PACES session → LAY THE FOUNDATIONSUKMLAConnect core concepts to clinical reasoning.
198 released visuals · Stella on every visualTry a UKMLA session →CLEAR SCOPE. NO PASS GUARANTEES.
Read the content & review scope →Judge it by a real learning session.
Try the visual, hide it and see what you can explain. Progress and recall ratings support your revision; they are not a prediction of your exam result.
TRY FIRST. ACCOUNT LATER.
Your first win should not start with a form.
Use the recall challenge and full public sample before creating an account. Create a learner account only when you want saved progress, scheduled reviews and your licensed library.
- 01Try the challenge
No email. No account.
- 02Open the full free session
No card. Use the actual study workflow.
- 03Join only when it earns the next step
Payhip handles payment; use the same email for your learner account.
FAST SIGN-INSocial sign-in appears only when the provider is enabled. Use the same email as your purchase so access can attach correctly.
KEEP THE LOOP GOINGMake the next session
Make the next session
easier to start.
Once you have tried the learning loop, build a study rhythm around your exam date. Use this optional planner to see your estimated workload and explore more samples.
Planning for PLAB? Use your own confirmed booking date and the GMC booking guidance; the sitting selector below lists MRCP and UK medical-school MLA routes.
LIVE EXAM DAY PREVIEW
Planning estimate only. Your covered count does not create completed lessons or mastery. Around 20% of sessions are reserved for review.
MRCP PART 1
Your exam plan is ready.
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0% covered377 visuals left
TODAY’S MISSION
Try this plan in the free demo →Set your exam date to build the mission.
Your study system turns the remaining syllabus into a daily path and keeps weak topics returning for review.
Workload uses the released catalogue available to the planner at that time. Counts can change when content is added, corrected or temporarily withheld. The public mission contains selected samples; membership opens the same released catalogue shown above in your licensed learner system. Content governance →
BEFORE YOU START
Clear answers.
What does “Visual Learning OS” mean?
It simply means the connected study system: visual explanations, Stella Recall, Smart Review, Today’s Mission, progress and study planning working together. You do not need to learn the term “OS” to use the product.
Can international students use the UKMLA slides for PLAB?
Yes. International medical students and graduates can use our existing UKMLA slides for personal learning and supplementary PLAB knowledge preparation. PLAB uses the GMC MLA content map, but this does not establish complete coverage by our library or make it a complete PLAB 2 course. Learning access is separate from exam eligibility. Read the student-use guidance and official sources →
Explore the IMG / PLAB guide →What is Stella Recall?
Stella is the recall engine inside Med with Spence. On a new topic you study the visual first. On a review topic Stella conceals the answer, tests whole-concept recall, lets you reveal only the section that failed, then asks you to reconstruct the concept before rating and Smart Review.
What do I do after getting a question wrong?
Choose the concept you missed. Study the visual, then use Stella to retrieve it without looking. If one section fails, reveal only that section, reconstruct the whole concept, compare, rate your recall and return to question practice.
What can I try without an account?
The public demo includes selected topics and the full Stella recall loop — Recall All, sectional repair, reconstruction, compare and rating — with no signup or card. Demo evidence stays in this browser session. Membership adds account-saved Stella history, Smart Review, Today’s Mission and your licensed learning library.
Does this replace my question bank?
No. Use Med with Spence as the visual study and recall system beside your existing question bank. Questions test application; MWS helps you understand, retrieve and repair the concepts behind the misses.
Will my exam plan follow me into the learner system?
Yes. Your chosen exam, date, study rhythm, covered estimate and sample queue travel with the mission link. The public session uses released samples. After sign-in, choose whether to apply that plan to your licensed library. A covered estimate never becomes a saved recall result.
How do I study on a phone or iPad?
More room in landscape
Turn your phone or iPad sideways.
Give the whole visual more space.
Tools when you need them
Tap Tools to show or hide the rails.
Keep your visual clear while you study.
Pinch to see the detail
Use two fingers to zoom, then drag.
Tap Fit to return to the whole visual.
These controls are in the study viewer. On a computer, use the zoom buttons or mouse wheel.
Try the study controls in the free demo →What happens after payment?
Create a learner account using your Payhip purchase email. Confirm your email when requested and sign in. The study system checks your course access before loading protected visuals. If access is missing, use Check access again or contact support.
Create an account →How are progress and recall measured?
Studied, immediate self-assessed recall and later recall are different. Your next review is scheduled from your rating. The planner is a workload estimate, not a pass prediction or evidence of clinical competence.
Can our medical school or NHS team evaluate it?
Try the public learner workflow before discussing cohort size, access, support and evaluation needs. Organisational reporting, SSO and LMS integration are not promised by this public release.
Institutional access →Start a 10-minute Acute Breathlessness
recall session — free.
One visual. One Stella retrieval loop. Repair only what failed. No account or email required.
Start the free micro-session →Then decide whether you want the full visual study system with Stella Recall and Smart Review.