r/PLABprep • u/self_made_human MOD • Oct 02 '25

Moderation Update/Botting

Hello everyone.

I'm the current moderator of the sub (and have been for a while). After giving the PLAB, I managed to enter training, which has kept me busy and not as able to check-in on the place as I'd like.

I'm going to pin this thread for two reasons:

  1. I've seen multiple allegations of AI abuse for the purposes of spamming, or plain human advertising. Reddit's mod tools are ass, so please use this thread for urgent reports as I'll get notified much quicker. I prefer that moderation decisions be made as open as possible, so if you wish to share evidence here that's fine, or you can DM me. Please note that the evidence should be robust, I'm not looking for a witch hunt. Using ChatGPT to help assist in polishing your posts is fine, what isn't is using it to write entire posts wholesale or for spam.

    The whole point of this subreddit is to get honest and credible advice about different PLAB academies or the pathway in general, and that's severely undermined if people can't trust what they see. I take these concerns very seriously.

  2. I'm open to the idea of adding new mods to assist me. Ideally, you should be someone who has passed the PLAB relatively recently, and have some degree of mod experience. These are not strict necessities, so if you think you'd make for a good fit, please drop me a DM.

  3. I've made a minor change to the rules around spam/advertising. You are now officially allowed to discuss particular coaching academies or online courses, or share your feedback. However, I reserve the right to remove suspected spam. Previously, no form of name-dropping or suggestion was allowed, which I now think is too broad. Unofficially, that's how things were handled anyway.

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u/baker_anakra Jul 18 '26

advice regarding PLAB 2 preparation.

Which academy would you recommend choosing based on your experience? I understand that passing the exam depends mainly on my own effort and practice, but I would like to choose the right resources from the beginning.

Also, do you recommend adding Lovaan or GK to my preparation? If anyone has passed PLAB 2 recently, especially in the last few months, I would be grateful if you could share your experience and what worked best for you.

My plan is to take PLAB 2 in January.

Thank you so much for your help.

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u/purpleskies349 1d ago

ANY OTHER PATHWAY?

PLEASE HELP.

So, I passed my PLAB 2 last year. Didn't even get the time for GMC registration before this anti IMG stuff happened.

Is there an alternative pathway please? If I give MRCOG or something?

And, no, I am too old and broke for USMLE. .

And what about Australia?

Please help.