How to Prepare for Part 1 PLAB Exam
If you’re a medical aspirant looking to build your medical career in the UK and have medical qualifications from other countries, you must qualify for the Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board Exam or PLAB Exam. This exam aims to test the medical aptitude of the candidate, which must meet the requirements of the UK’s health and medical system. Here we are discussing the preparation strategies to pass the Exam 1 PLAB.
PLAB Exam Structure
The PLAB exam consists of two parts. PLAB 1 is a written test in MCQ format that consists of 180 questions. The candidate must answer the questions within 3 hours. The aspirants who want to take the Exam 2 PLAB must have qualified for PLAB Part 1. PLAB 2 consists of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) with 18 clinical stations.
Preparation Strategies
Refer to the GMC website and download the PLAB blueprint
The GMC website provides a PLAB course blueprint that is available in both Excel and PDF forms. This blueprint helps the candidate understand the focus area of the exam. All the topics and skills that you need to cover should be marked, and you should try to plan your preparation accordingly.
Prepare a Time Schedule
Prepare a plan in such a way that you can cover the entire topic. A lack of planning will spoil your preparation. When you know the date of your PLAB 1 exam, split it into how many days, weeks, and months are left. Allow some extra time for the subject where improvement is needed. An effective timetable and time management will help the medical aspirants clear the Part 1 exam more easily.
Question Banks
Question banks play a major part in your preparation. Mark the questions you think need revision. No matter how strong your theory part is, you should practice as many question banks as you can. Solving question banks will increase your speed and accuracy. It is not how many questions you finish, but the quality of the feedback and what you take from each one that counts. There are question banks and free materials everywhere. Choose the best ones that are appropriate for your preparation.
Mock Tests
Without taking the test, you cannot assess how well you will be able to do on the main exam. Mock tests help the candidate understand the status of preparation. Mock tests also help to create an idea about time management.
