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PLAB prep for practising in the UK

Single-best-answer practice with explanations for PLAB 1, notes that follow UK guidelines, and station walkthroughs for the PLAB 2 OSCE.

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PLAB Subjects We Cover

AI-generated notes, quizzes, flashcards and video lessons — for every paper.

PLAB 1

Single-best-answer questions across the curriculum, with UK practice.

PLAB 2

OSCE stations: history, examination, communication and management.

UK guidelines & ethics

Good Medical Practice and the guidance questions are based on.

How StudyAI helps you ace PLAB

Upload your syllabus

Drop the official PLAB specification or your school's handout. We extract every topic.

Get a custom revision plan

Daily schedule built around your exam date and hours available, with active-recall quizzes per topic.

Walk into the exam ready

AI grades your written answers against PLAB mark schemes so you know exactly what examiners want.

How the PLAB is structured

What you sit, how long it takes, and how it is marked.

At a glance

Length
Two parts: PLAB 1, a written single-best-answer exam, and PLAB 2, a practical OSCE.
Scoring
Each part is passed against a standard set by the GMC.
Worth knowing
Answers are judged against UK practice and guidelines, which may differ from where you trained.

PLAB 1

Single-best-answer questions across medicine.

PLAB 2

OSCE stations on history, examination, communication and management.

Formats and requirements change between series. Confirm current details with GMC before you plan around them.

PLAB topics StudyAI covers

Type any topic below and StudyAI generates notes, diagrams and a practice quiz on it in about a minute.

Clinical medicine

Other specialties

Professional practice

Where PLAB candidates lose marks

The mistakes that are specific to this exam, not generic study advice.

Answering by home-country practice instead of UK guidelines.

Neglecting ethics and professionalism questions.

Practising PLAB 2 stations alone without timing.

Memorising answers rather than reasoning.

How to revise for the PLAB

A sequence that suits this exam specifically.

  1. 1

    UK guidelines first

    Learn the UK approach.

  2. 2

    Question banks

    With explanations, topic by topic.

  3. 3

    Station practice

    Timed, with a partner.

  4. 4

    Mock exams

    Before both parts.

PLAB prep FAQ

PLAB 1 is a written single-best-answer exam; PLAB 2 is a practical OSCE. Both are run by the GMC for doctors who qualified outside the UK. Confirm current details with the GMC.

Yes. Answers are explained against UK guidelines, which often differ from what you learned at home.

Yes. Walkthroughs cover structure and phrasing for breaking bad news, consent and explanation stations.

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