Do fewer stations more deliberately
More practice is not automatically better practice. If every attempt is treated as a fresh performance, candidates can repeat the same gaps with increasing confidence.
Deliberate practice means choosing one thing to improve before the next attempt: signposting, escalation, summarising, prioritisation, or making the answer more specific.
Use feedback as a task list
Feedback is most useful when it becomes a concrete next action. Rather than writing 'improve structure', define the behaviour: open with a one-sentence plan, use three signposts, and close with reassessment.
The next station then tests that behaviour. The score matters, but the sharper question is whether the target behaviour appeared under time pressure.
Repeat with variation
Once a behaviour improves in one station type, test it somewhere else. A prioritisation structure should work in clinical, management and portfolio-style questions, even though the details change.
That variation is where practice becomes transferable. It helps candidates avoid memorising a script that only works for familiar prompts.