PLAB Part 1 and 2 Exam Dates
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We’ve listed the dates of the upcoming tests below as a guide. You’ll need to go to GMC Online and look under the ‘My Tests’ section to find out whether places are available.
PLAB 1 Exam Dates
| Part 1 test date | Overseas closing date | UK closing date |
|---|---|---|
| 15 March 2018 | 15 February 2018 | 8 March 2018 |
| 28 June 2018 | No overseas tests | 21 June 2018 |
| 6 September 2018 | No overseas tests | 30 August 2018 |
PLAB 2 Exam Dates in Manchester
| Date | Closing date |
|---|---|
| 22 November 2017 | 9 November 2017 |
| 28 November 2017 | 16 November 2017 |
| 29 November 2017 | 16 November 2017 |
| 30 November 2017 | 16 November 2017 |
| 5 December 2017 | 23 November 2017 |
| 6 December 2017 | 23 November 2017 |
| 7 December 2017 | 23 November 2017 |
| 9 January 2018 | 27 December 2017 |
| 10 January 2018 | 27 December 2017 |
| 11 January 2018 | 27 December 2017 |
| 17 January 2018 | 3 January 2018 |
| 18 January 2018 | 3 January 2018 |
| 23 January 2018 | 10 January 2018 |
| 24 January 2018 | 10 January 2018 |
| 25 January 2018 | 10 January 2018 |
| 30 January 2018 | 17 January 2018 |
| 31 January 2018 | 17 January 2018 |
| 1 February 2018 | 17 January 2018 |
PLAB 1 Syllabus:
The subject matter of the PLAB Part 1 exam is defined in terms of skills and content. Questions begin with a title that specifies both the skill and the content they are testing.
Skills
The exam tests four groups of skills in approximately equal proportions:
Given the important facts about a patient (such as age, gender, nature and duration of presenting symptoms), a candidate will be asked to:
- Diagnosis:
Select the most likely diagnosis from a range of possibilities - Investigations:
Select or interpret diagnostic tests - Management:
Select the most suitable course of treatment, with knowledge of drug therapy and side effects.
The context of clinical practice may include questions testing skills in:
- Awareness of multicultural society
- Application of scientific understanding to medicine
- Explanation of disease process
- Health promotion
- Legal ethical
- Practice of evidence-based medicine
- Understanding of epidemiology
Content
The content tested is generally defined in terms of patient presentations and includes:
- Accident and emergency medicine (to include trauma and burns)
- Blood (to include coagulation defects)
- Cardiovascular system (to include heart and blood vessels and blood pressure)
- Disorders of childhood (to include non-accidental injury and child sexual abuse; fetal medicine; growth and development)
- Dermatology, allergy, immunology and infectious diseases
- Disorders of the elderly (to include palliative care)
- ENT and eyes
- Gastrointestinal tract, liver and biliary system, and nutrition
- Metabolism, endocrinology and diabetes
- Nervous system (both medical and surgical)
- Orthopaedics and rheumatology
- Peri-operative management
- Psychiatry (to include substance abuse)
- Renal System (to include urinary tract and genitourinary medicine)
- Respiratory system
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