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“No shortcut is honest.”
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Passing PLAB 1 is rarely about more hours — it is about the right hours. Here is a focused, evidence-led six-week revision plan, written by doctors who have sat the exam, for international medical graduates who are working full clinical jobs.
From 2024 the GMC introduced the UK Medical Licensing Assessment, and PLAB is now mapped to it. Here is a plain-English guide to what the UKMLA alignment changes for PLAB 1 candidates in 2026 — and what to revise because of it.
PLAB 2 is a 16-station OSCE at the GMC assessment centre in Manchester. Here is exactly what to expect on the day — the format, the timing, what each station tests, and how to prepare so the room feels familiar before you walk in.
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