Structured multiple patient scenario practice, live mock sessions, recorded case videos and exam-focused coaching — whether your StAMPS sitting is six months away or only days away.
Each StAMPS scenario is built around a rural or remote presentation, its evolution or a complication, and a closing "where to from here" discussion. The figures below describe the scenario structure and are approximate for overall sitting length — confirm current sitting length and scenario count directly with ACRRM.
Best for candidates starting early who want progressive preparation and substantial time to improve.
Choose based on how much preparation time you have before your StAMPS sitting.
For candidates with a shorter runway who need concentrated preparation and regular scenario practice.
A balanced preparation period for candidates who want structured practice without a full six-month runway.
Best for candidates starting early who want progressive preparation and substantial time to improve.
Every scenario follows the same three-part structure — practising the pattern, not just the content, is what builds real exam speed.
A rural or remote community and clinical presentation, with the resources, staffing and distances that shape your decision-making built into the stem itself.
The case develops or a complication emerges, testing how your management adapts as new information or a change in the patient's condition arrives.
A closing discussion of next steps — retrieval, follow-up, disposition or broader system issues the scenario has raised.
Knowing the answer is only part of the challenge. Candidates also need to demonstrate how they:
Explain complex clinical information clearly.
Work through uncertainty with limited backup.
Identify what matters most within limited time.
Develop safe, resource-appropriate management plans.
Demonstrate ethical, professional behaviour.
Apply decisions within rural and remote systems.
Your preparation should therefore involve speaking through scenarios, not simply reading them.
Understand how to approach the Part 1 – 2 – 3 format of a StAMPS scenario.
Review recorded case demonstrations across a range of rural presentations.
Work through scenarios yourself before reviewing suggested approaches.
Practise answering scenarios aloud.
Apply your approach under time pressure with feedback.
Identify where your structure, reasoning or communication needs improvement.
Continue practising until your examination.
Exposure to a broad mix of clinical and systems-based scenarios rather than a small set of memorised cases.
How to gather information and frame the presentation.
How to respond when a case evolves or a complication emerges.
How to explain reasoning clearly under time pressure.
How to factor in retrieval, distance and resource limits.
The longer programs combine self-directed learning with scheduled live practice so candidates can build preparation progressively.
"The live scenarios showed me where I was spending too much time and helped me make my answers much more structured."
"I had studied the content, but the mock sessions made me realise I needed to verbalise my reasoning much more clearly."
"Practising the Part 1–2–3 structure repeatedly made the exam format feel far more familiar."
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