The guides and websites we'd point any Primary candidate to. All free.
An examiner's guide to the Primary: how the exam works, every learning outcome rated by importance, the usual number of MCQs per topic, suggested reading, and links to self-test questions for each learning outcome.
Download the Primer (PDF)The official list of every examinable learning outcome for the Primary, grouped by body system and topic. This is what the exam is written from.
Download the learning outcomes (PDF)The college's Primary exam course: past papers, exam information and some good tutorials.
Open Primary exam support ›The annotated list of recommended texts for the Primary. Most are available as ebooks with your college login.
Open the reading list ›Written for CICM trainees but excellent for the Primary, particularly physiology, acid–base and blood gases, and pharmacology. More detail than you need in places, but clear explanations.
Open Deranged Physiology ›Primary exam notes organised by topic, across pharmacology and physiology.
Open Propofol Dreams ›Free timer for SAQ papers and vivas, set up to match the real exam format.
Open the exam timer ›Not free: the Study Plan is part of MCQdog full access (a one-off payment, along with the full question bank, SAQ Generator, slide packs, practice vivas and revision notes). It builds a week-by-week plan to your exam sitting, with each block's learning outcomes, MCQs, SAQs and slide packs one tap away.
Unlock full accessExternal sites are run by their authors and aren't affiliated with MCQdog. The learning outcomes document is published by ANZCA; always check anzca.edu.au for the current version.