PLAB preparation

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The Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board test (PLAB test) ensures that doctors who graduated abroad have the right knowledge and skills to practice medicine in the United Kingdom. All medical graduates from outside the UK, European Economic Area (EEA), or Switzerland have to take this test.

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The PLAB Part 1 and Part 2 cover the common, important, or acute conditions (Urology, Emergency Medicine, and Pediatrics) and the management of long-term conditions seen in primary care.

  • PLAB Part 1 contains 180 multiple choice, single best answer questions. PLAB Part 2 is a practical objective structured clinical examination (OSCE).
  • The PLAB exams test your application of medical knowledge to clinical practice that a FY2 doctor (internship completed) should be able to manage.
  • Both PLAB Part 1 and PLAB Part 2 must be passed before practicing medicine in the UK.

Preparing for the PLAB 1 and 2 with Lecturio

  • Learn with over 220 hours of short, concise, and easy-to-follow video lectures by medical experts.
  • Discover our Medical Library with relevant articles for the PLAB examinations.
  • Access 2000+ real-life clinical scenarios to test high-yield concepts and your clinical decision-making skills for the PLAB Part 2 examination. Learn from detailed explanations on correct and incorrect answer options, plus linked video lectures.
  • More than 9,000 quiz questions for an in-depth learning experience, similar to the multiple-choice questions on the PLAB Part 1  exam and connected to a smart retrieval system.
  • Use technology proven effective by learning science (several learning formats, including spaced repetition, problem-based learning, and more).
  • Create your own study plan and monitor your progress.
  • Access study strategies and techniques used by experienced upperclassmen.
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Brian alverson, md
Brian Alverson, MDBrown University
Pediatrics
Veronica gillispie, md
Veronica Gillispie, MDOchsner Health System
Obstetrics
Lynae brayboy, md
Lynae Brayboy, MDBrown University
Gynecology
Helen farrell, md
Helen Farrell, MDHarvard Medical School
Psychiatry
Kevin pei, md
Kevin Pei, MDYale University
Surgery
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Linda L.
“Great course. Love the clinical approach, the “medical student friendly” attitude, the extensiveness and completeness of the content. Feels like half of the work is done even before opening the book and slides.”
Mark W.
“Short, succinct and straight to the point. The high yield stuff. The need to know. Saved me countless hours of mind numbing reading, most of which I’d probably forget anyway! Love it.”
Alex S.
“Great explanation of how the direct and indirect test for different things and how they’re useful–a nuance that is lost in First Aid.”
Tina V.
“Very interesting, simple explanation also of more complex topics, clinically relevant. I really enjoyed watching the lectures during my preparation for USMLE Step 2 CK and learned a lot!”
Remonia D.
“I found the review to be concise for my overall studying for my board exam. Reinforced by questions and clinical pearls which drove the main points home.”
Brianna F.
“Such a good learning experience, I dont know how I can get Dr. Brian Alversons contacts to personally thank him…because this has made me understand stuff within a 5 min video that lecturers in my university fail to teach me in a 2hr lecture.”
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Advanced Question Bank

Apply concepts by practicing clinical case questions and become familiar with actual test situations. Review the concepts with in-depth text explanations, linked video lectures, and First Aid® references. 

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Psychiatry
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