Questions and answers

Who is Southward for?

Doctors who trained outside Australia, and MBBS students who plan to, preparing for the Australian Medical Council exams: the AMC MCQ (CAT) exam and the AMC clinical exam. It also walks you through the rest of the road to registration: AHPRA, English tests and what working in Australia is like.

Where do I start?

Today. It shows your daily goal, the next lesson in the course, the flashcards due and the topics that need the most work. Follow it a little each day and the course, questions and cards keep pace with each other.

Your target date and daily goal are in Settings, and you can change them any time.

How are the questions and lessons written?

To the AMC's published curriculum and current Australian guidelines (eTG, RACGP, NCSP and others). Every new or edited question is signed off by a doctor before it reaches you, and every answer comes with an explanation.

I think a question or lesson is wrong. What do I do?

Tell us through Send feedback and choose "A question or lesson is wrong". Say which one and what you think is wrong; we read every message and fix the bank when we've got it wrong.

How do mock exams work?

Pick 30, 75 or 150 questions. They're timed at the AMC's own pace, about 84 seconds a question, and at the end you see your score for each part of the exam. Your mocks are kept, so you can watch your score move.

How do flashcards decide what to show me?

Spaced repetition: after each card you say how well you knew it, and it comes back just before you'd forget it. Cards you know well come back less and less often. New cards are added a few at a time each day so the reviews never pile up.

How do the clinical stations work?

You read the station like the real exam, then talk to an AI patient by typing or speaking. When the time is up an AI examiner marks you the way the AMC does: key steps observed or not, each domain on a 7-point scale, and a global rating where 4 or more is a pass. Then you get the three things to do differently next time and a model answer.

Does it work offline?

In the app, yes: every lesson, question and flashcard is on your phone, so there's nothing to download first. Study on the train or on a flight and your progress syncs the next time you're online. The AI features (the tutor, clinical stations, AI lessons) need a connection.

Can I use it on my phone and my laptop?

Yes. Sign in with the same account in the app and on southwardapp.com and your progress follows you.

Can I share my account?

No. An account is for one person. When an account is used in places too far apart for one person, it gets a warning, and after repeated warnings it's suspended.

What's free?

Every lesson, flashcards, all 52 topics, your pathway and Australia 101 are free, with 10 practice questions a day and 50 AI credits a month to try the AI features. Mock exams come with Premium.

What are credits?

Anything that asks the AI uses credits: a message to the tutor, a turn with a clinical patient, marking a station, an AI lesson, flashcards from a PDF. On Premium, practice sets and mock exams use them too. Your plan gives you credits every month, and they start again at the beginning of each month. Lessons and flashcard reviews never use credits.

What does Premium add?

The whole question bank with no daily limit, timed mock exams, and 600 credits a month for practice, mocks, the tutor, clinical stations, live voice, AI lessons and flashcards from your own PDFs, plus natural voices for the patients.

How do I buy or cancel Premium?

On the website Premium is a prepaid pass, for one month or six, so there's nothing to cancel: it simply ends. Buying another pass adds its days to what you have left. Refunds are covered in refunds and cancellations.

I forgot my password.

On the sign-in screen, tap Forgot password? and we'll email you a link to choose a new one. It works for 15 minutes.

How do I delete my account?

Settings, then Delete account. Your progress and everything else that belongs to the account is deleted with it. You can also ask at southwardapp.com/delete-account.

Is Southward connected to the AMC or AHPRA?

No. Southward is an independent study aid, not affiliated with the Australian Medical Council or AHPRA, and it isn't medical advice.

How do I reach you?

Send feedback in the app, or write to us from the contact page on southwardapp.com. We read everything.