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What is the PLAB exam ( is cracking NEET PG required ) , could you please explain in detail what is the pathway starting from NEET UG ? same with USMLE and MRCS ????


varshinithaduri 11th Aug, 2022
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Aakanksha 14th Aug, 2022
Hi aspirant
See, what you've asked about, are the entrance exams conducted at an international level.
Once you give complete your graduation i.e MBBS. You might want to pursue PG in India. For that you'll have to give NEET PG entrance examination. Now you might also want to settle abroad or pursue specialization abroad. In that case such exams like PLAB and USMLE are conducted.

PLAB is Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board. It is a licensing examination conducted for foreign medical  graduates who wish to practice medicine in the UK . PLAB is undertaken by the General Medical Council (UK) in several countries across the globe.
There are two parts of the PLAB exam

Part  1 :  180 single best answer questions.
Part 2 comprises  of  18 scenarios, each lasting eight minutes

Candidate are selected according to their score.

Now USMLE is United States The United States Medical Licensing Examination
It is a necessary medical license to practice in the United States of America (USA).
The FSMB (Federation of State Medical Boards) and NBME (National Board of Medical Examiners) are co-sponsors of this exam.
It is took by the students who wish to study and practice in the US.

Hope this helps
All the best:)
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14th Aug, 2022
what is the difference between PLAB and MRCS
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Sanjana 11th Aug, 2022

Hey aspirant

After mbbs you can fo residency in UK. For that you need to clear PLAB. You can enter UK by 2 pathway plab and mrcp. Now coming to plab in part 1  mcq type questions will be there. Only clinical subjects. You can give 4 chances. Score doesn't matter you need to pass the exam. Now in plab part 2 clinical examination, practical skills, interpersonal skills will be there. Based on above skills you will get admission. If you are planing to go out then no need of neet pg. If you want to go for US ,then you need to give USMLE. Here also there are 3 exams. First one in para clinical subjects next in preclinical subjects. You can write these exams in India. After that a clinical skills practical exam will be there. These are the details of both exams.

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what is difference between PLAB and MRCP
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