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The Physician Licensure Examination (PLE), also called Philippine Medical Boards, is the professional licensure examination for incoming physicians in the Philippines that aims to assess a medical student’s skills and knowledge of the practice of medicine.

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The PLE is a four-part test.

  • Days 1 and 2 cover six Basic Science subjects: Biochemistry, Anatomy, Microbiology, Physiology, Legal Medicine, and Pathology
  • Days 3 and 4 cover six Clinical Science subjects: Pharmacology, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Preventive Medicine
  • There are 100 multiple choice questions per subject
  • The twelve subjects are separately graded, with each subject contributing 8.3% to the final grade.  Passing criteria is an average of at least 75%, with no grade < 50.

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  • Access 2000+ real-life clinical scenarios similar to those you will find on the Clinical Science subject tests. Test your clinical decision-making skills, and learn from detailed explanations on correct and incorrect answer options, plus linked video lectures.
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Stephen holt, md, ms
Stephen Holt, MD, MSYale School of Medicine
Internal Medicine
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
James pickering, phd
James Pickering, PhDUniversity of Leeds
Anatomy
Kevin pei, md
Kevin Pei, MDYale University
Surgery
Pravin shukle, md
Pravin Shukle, MDIndependent Medical Practice
Pharmacology
Michael lazarus, md
Michael Lazarus, MDUCLA Medical Center
Internal Medicine
Sean elliott, md
Sean Elliott, MDUniversity of Arizona
Microbiology
Thad wilson, phd
Thad Wilson, PhDUniversity of Kentucky
Physiology
Charles vega, md
Charles Vega, MDUC Irvine
Family Medicine
Geoffrey meyer, phd
Geoffrey Meyer, PhDUniversity of Western Australia
Histology
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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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Subjects/Topics covered on PLE

Anatomy
Biochemistry
Gynecology
Histology
Internal Medicine
Microbiology
Nutrition
Obstetrics
Ophthalmology
Pathology
Pediatrics
Pharmacology
Physiology
Preventive Medicine
Surgery
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