What is PLAB 2?
PLAB 2 is the practical, clinical component of the GMC's PLAB assessment — an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) that tests whether an international medical graduate can safely manage real clinical encounters, not just recall knowledge. It is sat only after passing PLAB 1, and only at the GMC's dedicated assessment centre in Manchester; unlike PLAB 1, it cannot be taken at any international venue.
Since its alignment with the MLA content map, PLAB 2 is delivered to the same clinical and professional skills standard as the UKMLA Clinical and Professional Skills Assessment (CPSA) that UK medical graduates sit — the underlying competency bar is shared, even though IMGs continue to book an exam named PLAB 2.
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