Medical FlashNotes vs Plabable for PLAB

Medical FlashNotes is a clinical medicine reference and studying tool for students and residents, covering medicine, surgery, paediatrics, psychiatry, and obs & gynae. It is ideal for quickly looking up a condition on the wards, or studying for exams. Browse or use the quick autocomplete search to access concise reviews of thousands of conditions, presentations, and drugs, with the ability to turn anything you read into a flashcard by swiping it. These are then stored in your custom flashcard stack to review later. Alternatively, the random flashcard mode allows you to quiz yourself using over 5000 flashcards. All the app data is stored offline - so there's no need to rely on wifi or a mobile signal - with a small file size of under 10 MB. The app is a free, non-commercial piece of FOAM (Free Open Access to Medical education).

Plabable provides the ultimate resource to revise for the Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board (PLAB) exam which is the main route by which International Medical Graduates demonstrate they have the necessary skills and knowledge to practise medicine in the UK. PLAB part 1 is a three-hour computer-marked written examination comprising 180 single best answer questions. PLAB part 2 is structured as an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) comprising 16 stations. The scenarios simulate real-life clinical settings and assess a range of skills including history taking, physical examinations, communication, and clinical management. At Plabable, we focus on delivering high-yield content tailored to both parts of the exam. Our question banks, realistic OSCE scenarios, and practical exam tips are designed to maximise your chances of passing on your first attempt. Revise on the go with: ● More than 5000 high yield questions ● Questions organised by clinical categories ● Timed mock exams ● Comprehensive revision notes ● Question and notes flagging for ease of revision ● Dedicated Whatsapp groups for discussion ● GEMS featuring revision flash cards (add-on purchase) We take pride in staying on par with the current changes in the NHS and we consistently update our questions and explanations. The answers we provide on Plabable are evidence-based and our explanations are from various reliable sources such as NICE guidelines and Clinical Knowledge Summaries, Patient.info website as well as expert opinions from NHS prescribers.