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PLAB 2 → History taking and data gathering

History taking and data gathering for PLAB 2

History taking and data gathering accounts for roughly 30% of the PLAB 2 blueprint. This bank has 1 item tagged to it.

How much of PLAB 2 is history taking and data gathering?

Around 30% of the paper, per GMC Medical Licensing Assessment content map. That weighting is why the DocPasser mock builder samples sections in proportion rather than shuffling everything into one pile — practising a flat distribution trains you for a paper that does not exist.

Verification status. All 3 published figures on this page have been read in the source document and dated above. Source of truth: GMC Medical Licensing Assessment content map, General Medical Council. How we verify.

Stations

  • Chest pain history in a young woman — 9 marked criteria

The other sections of PLAB 2

Physical examination · Communication and shared decision making · Practical procedures · Ethics, consent and professionalism

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