GMC

PLAB 2

Rehearse PLAB 2 out loud, with a patient who answers back

What we cover

Everything in PLAB 2, covered

120original stations, every one checked by a doctor

9units, 74 topics: every unit of the GMC curriculum

8 minwith a Simulated Patient, as on the day

24stationsHistory taking12 topics
10stationsClinical examination8 topics
13stationsProcedures, prescribing and handover8 topics
13stationsAcute and emergency (manikin and ward)8 topics
17stationsObstetrics, gynaecology and child health8 topics
13stationsMental health7 topics
14stationsExplaining diagnoses and treatments8 topics
8stationsBreaking bad news and difficult conversations7 topics
8stationsEthics, law and professionalism8 topics

What you practise

Spoken stations
Simulated Patient
Virtual Examiner marking
Emergency stations with observations

The exam at a glance

The GMC's practical exam: an OSCE of 16 clinical stations with simulated patients.
Two minutes to read each brief, then eight minutes with the patient.
Marked on three domains: data gathering, clinical management and interpersonal skills.
To pass you need a minimum number of stations passed and an overall pass score.

Official format: GMC: PLAB 2

What you get

What Exameds gives you for PLAB 2

Stations that run like the real ones: reading time, then eight minutes with a Simulated Patient.
Talk out loud or type. The patient reacts to what you say: change your words and their answers change, in a voice that matches.
A Virtual Examiner marks the three GMC domains: what you did, what you missed and the safety points.
After each station, how a strong candidate would handle it, with the guideline behind it.
Emergency stations with live observations, as on the day.
Study Tutor for any station or topic, by voice or by typing.

Stations, out loud

A patient who reacts to what you say

Station 4 · Chest pain07:41 left

It started this morning, a tight pain right across my chest.

Does the pain go anywhere else, like your arm or jaw?

Down my left arm, yes. Doctor, is it my heart?

It might be. I'll get an ECG now and give you something for the pain.

Virtual Examiner

Data gatheringCovered

Clinical managementMissed: aspirin

Interpersonal skillsAnswered the patient's worry

The real exam feel: a patient who reacts to what you say. Change your words and their answers change.
Eight minutes on the clock. Talk out loud and they reply in a matching voice, with worries and questions of their own.
Then a Virtual Examiner marks the three GMC domains: what you did, what you missed, the safety points.
After each station, how a strong candidate would handle it, with the guideline behind it.

Checked by a doctor

Every station, checked against current UK guidance

Original stations written to the published curriculum. Nothing copied from past papers or other banks.

A doctor checks every station against NICE, the BNF and the Resuscitation Council UK before it goes live.
Every explanation names the guideline it comes from.
Spot something wrong? Report any station in one tap and we look at it.
Exam preparation, not clinical guidance.

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Questions

Do I need a microphone?

No. You can talk out loud using your browser's microphone, or type what you say. The patient replies on screen and, if you like, out loud.

How is a station marked?

A Virtual Examiner reads the whole conversation and marks the GMC's three domains: data gathering, clinical management and interpersonal skills. It lists what you did, what you missed and any safety points, and shows how a strong candidate would handle the station.

How many stations can I do?

Your plan includes a monthly AI allowance of about 60 stations, as well as Study Tutor use.

Exameds is exam preparation, not clinical guidance, and is not endorsed by the GMC.