An OSCE of short scenario stations sat in Manchester, testing whether you can actually do the thing rather than recognise it in a list of five options.
United KingdomGeneral Medical Council clinical / OSCE
| Questions or stations | 16 verified 2026-08-10 Source says: “made up of 16 scenarios” check it yourself |
|---|---|
| Time | 8 minutes verified 2026-08-10 Source says: “each lasting eight minutes” check it yourself |
| Format | OSCE of 16 scenario stations, plus rest stations |
| Adaptive delivery | No |
| Pass mark | Station-level and overall standards are set per circuit; both a total score and a minimum number of passed stations apply. verified 2026-08-10 check it yourself |
| Blueprint | GMC Medical Licensing Assessment content map, General Medical Council |
Timing above is per station, not for the whole circuit. There are at least two rest stations and the whole exam takes around three hours.
Every question in this bank is tagged to one of the sections below, and the tag traces to GMC Medical Licensing Assessment content map. That is what makes a coverage claim checkable instead of a marketing line. The table shows exactly how many items exist in each section today, including the sections where the answer is none.
| Curriculum section | Share of the blueprint | Items in this bank |
|---|---|---|
| History taking and data gathering | 30% | 1 |
| Physical examination | 20% | none yet |
| Communication and shared decision making | 25% | 1 |
| Practical procedures | 10% | none yet |
| Ethics, consent and professionalism | 15% | 1 |
Coverage today: 3 of 5 sections. We publish the gap rather than hiding it.
PLAB 2 is a clinical examination, so the material is structured as stations rather than multiple choice: a candidate brief, a simulated patient brief, and the mark scheme as separate scorable criteria you can tick against your own performance.
UK registration (PLAB) runs PLAB 1 → PLAB 2. One DocPasser account covers all of them, so moving to the next stage does not mean a new subscription and a progress history you can no longer see.
Stations are short and strictly timed, with a reading period before you enter. Practising to a timer matters more here than in any written exam.
Structured practice with a partner covers most of it. What courses genuinely add is a marker watching you, which is why every station in this bank ships with its mark scheme visible.
PLAB 2 is a flat £20 for 12 months of access — one price, one purchase, no tiers. The first 1 station is free, with the full explanation for every option, so you can judge the quality of the explanations before paying for anything.