Tips on How to Pass PLAB 1 Exam with Ease
YOU’RE ALMOST 100% GUARANTEED OF PASSING PLAB 1 IF YOU FOLLOW THESE 10 TIPS Flag of United Kingdom (HIGH YIELD Fire)
1) PLAB TEST IS NOT JUST BOOK KNOWLEDGE:
PLAB test for applied knowledge so it is not just enough to simply know information. It will test you application of core knowledge… In scenarios and situations that you may be faced with in medical practice in UK Flag of United Kingdom this requires a certain level of lateral thinking and placing yourself in the situation.
2) USE GMC FREE HELP:
GMC provides you with two things a) the PLAB blueprint and b) sample questions…
Use them! Knowing what is expected from you is half the battle won and these can be seen for free on GMC website.
3) START WHERE YOU DONT WANT TO GO: This is quite simple, if you like cardiology, try spending more time on things you didn’t know…
4) MAKE TARGETS AND FOCUS ON THEM: Make some targets on a straight road and stick to them. ‘Week one I will have covered X; week two I will have covered Y’ and so on. Whatever happens, stick to this.
4) MAKE TARGETS AND FOCUS ON THEM: Make some targets on a straight road and stick to them. ‘Week one I will have covered X; week two I will have covered Y’ and so on. Whatever happens, stick to this.
5) Don’t only stick to the ‘norm’.
Doctors preparing for PLAB 1 usually follow the same course as everyone else – same online question banks, repeated again and again. Variety is key. Of course use the question banks but don’t neglect the other things out there…
6)MAKE TIME PRESSURE WORK FOR YOU:
It is always nice to prepare and practice questions in the comfort of your own home, in your own time, with the luxury of regular breaks. The exam however is not so nice…
Practice recreating time pressure – give yourself 30 minutes to answer X number of questions, one hour to go through X number of topics, three hours to do a full ‘mock’ etc – the unique pressure of a ticking time-bomb makes you think differently…
7) SMALL WORDS HAVE BIG IMPACT:
Common things are common. We often word-match and decide on answers very quickly. You may see the word ‘iron’ in the question and your eyes flick to the answers – you see ‘haemochromatosis’ and your mind is fixed…
The small words in these questions can change the answer in a big way – ‘usually’commonly’, ‘most often’ are examples of words that may change the answer to something else – don’t miss them in eagerness to tick the right answer….
8) PICTURE YOUR QUESTION SCENARIO: Visualise the patient in front of you. Add layers to the patient as you read the text: ’30 year old female’….’walks with a limp’….’appears to have a swollen ankle’, you notice a bruise on her shin’ etc. Slowly building up the image is better.
9) DO NOT GO SOLO:
PLAB 1 can be a lonely affair; get home from work, open your laptop, feel alone, isolated and frustrated. Get together with others if possible, or at least form a support group through social media to go over challenging topics,and make plans.
KNOW THAT YOURE GOING TO PASS:
Confidence is a key part of passing any exam – regularly telling yourself that you won’t pass, that you can’t pass, but somehow hoping that you will, just makes your preparation that much harder.
There are loads of great PLAB 1 resources available, each giving you a different spin on question types and learning areas.
Sourced by www.nimedhealth.com from Aniekwe Donald
