PLAB 2 / UKMLA CPSA
There are a number of components to the whole PLAB 2 Preparation Programme. Please click on the one you are interested in:
- ALIM (E-Learning Self-Study Programme): Accelerated Learning In Medicine (coming soon)
- MEDICS (Online Coaching Programme): Medical Ethics, Data gathering, Interpersonal and Clinical management Skills
- PRACTICE (Practical Skills Course): Practical Remote Access Course – Training In Clinical skills/simulations and Examination techniques
- Mock Exams
Delegates may undertake each component separately, or as a ‘bundle’ (i.e. the Whole Programme).
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MEDICS (Online Coaching Programme) – Medical Ethics, Data gathering, Interpersonal and Clinical management Skills)
Curriculum
Delivered as bite-sized modules, focussing on Communication-Based Stations (which make up typically 50 – 70% of the PLAB 2 exam stations)
- History taking I (Medicine/Surgery)
- History taking II (Sub-specialties)
- Explaining results / Breaking bad news
- Explaining diagnoses & diseases
- Explaining procedures & operations
- Explaining drugs & devices
- Counselling & Difficult discussions
How the Curriculum is Delivered
- All modules are taught via 2 hour ‘live’ sessions.
- Each session has a maximum of 8 participating delegates (+ additional observer slots).
- Each session is a ‘Group Mock Exam’, comprising 8 test stations (i.e. half of a full exam).
- Each delegate does one test station and is given personalised feedback to work on.
- Between each live session, Programme Delegates do peer-to-peer practice to improve.
- Live sessions are therefore ‘check-points’ where the lecturer refines the Delegate’s skills.
Timings of Live Sessions
Various slots per day, to support different time zones (outside standard working hours)
- Sundays – Fridays, 21:00 – 23:00 hours UK time (UK / Europe / Africa / Far East)
- Two sessions per group, each week
- Group A (Mon/Thu), Group B (Tue/Fri), Group C (Wed/Sun)
- Mondays – Saturdays, 00:00 – 02:00 hours UK time (Central & S. Asia, N. & S. America)
- Two sessions per group, each week
- Group D (Mon/Thu), Group E (Tue/Fri), Group F (Wed/Sat)
- Further slots coming soon!
- Mondays – Saturdays, 17:00 – 19:00 hours UK time (Middle East)
- Mondays – Saturdays, 19:00 – 21:00 hours UK time (Australasia)
Fees and What they Cover
This varies between Programme Delegates and Sessional Delegates.
- Programme Delegates (£450 per programme)
- They take part in the whole coaching programme
- They follow a structured curriculum, over a period of 4 weeks
- They receive direct mentorship and support from the senior lecturer
- They receive priority seating for all of their allocated live group mock sessions
- They take part in one test station per group mock session (x2 sessions per week)
- They observe & learn from all other test stations during the group mock sessions
- They receive feedback on their performance and suggestions for improvement
- They may engage in the feedback & discussion of all test stations in the sessions
- They are granted access to online lecture notes containing exam tips/strategies for the duration of the programme
- Their bookings for PRACTICE course Programme Delegate slots are given priority
- Sessional Delegates (£10 per mock session)
- They take part in a single mock session, as an observer.
- However, the first 8 delegates to book the session will get a FREE upgrade to a candidate seat (worth £90) during the mock session. All others remain as observers.
- If they get a FREE upgrade:
- They receive feedback on their performance and suggestions for improvement
- They may engage in the feedback and discussion of their own test stations
PRACTICE (Practical Skills Course):
Practical Remote Access Course: Training In Clinical skills/simulations and Examination techniques
Curriculum
Delivered as bite-sized workshops, focussing on ‘PLAB 2 Hands-on/Practical Stations’
- Physical examination skills
- Bedside skills & procedures
- Needle based procedures
- Data interpretation
- Manikin skills
- Manikin simulations
- Teaching skills
How the Curriculum is Delivered
- Each course is made up of two full days over an entire weekend.
- All modules are taught via ‘live’ workshops, through video link up.
- Delegates take turns practicing skills during each training workshop.
- Delegates in the UK who have no access to equipment may obtain a CHE training box.
- Each workshop facilitates focussed personalised practice under lecturer supervision.
- Each course has a maximum of 6-12 participating delegates (+ additional observer slots).
- Live sessions are therefore opportunities for the lecturer to enhance the Delegate’s skills.
- After the course, Programme Delegates may do further self-study using the training box.
- There is a separate mock exam weekend when Delegates may test their practical skills.
Timings of Live Sessions
All weekend courses are run from 9am to 5pm UK time (Saturday and Sunday).
- Weekends 1, 2 and 3
- One PRACTICE course per weekend
- A maximum of 12 participating delegates will be permitted per course
- Weekend 4
- 4 full group mock exams across the whole weekend (18 stations each)
- 2 mock exams per day
- A maximum of 9 participating delegates will be permitted per exam
Fees and What They Cover
- Observer Delegates (£250 per programme)
- They observe & learn from all teaching stations or mock exams over an entire weekend.
- For mock exam weekends, this means getting to observe 2 full 18-station mock exams.
- They observe & learn from all teaching stations or mock exams over an entire weekend.