PLAB 2 is the GMC’s practical exam for international medical graduates: an OSCE-style circuit of eighteen stations, sixteen scored plus two rest stations, each eight minutes long with ninety seconds to read the scenario outside the room first. This timer paces a station the way the exam does — a minute and a half of reading, then the eight-minute station, on a bell.
Unlike a university OSCE, the PLAB 2 format is fixed by the GMC, so the timing here matches the real sitting closely. Run it on repeat to drill the reading-then-station cadence until ninety seconds feels like enough to plan and eight minutes feels like enough to deliver — the two habits that decide a calm sitting from a rushed one.
Eight-minute stations with a two-minute change-over, eight times round the circuit — a common long-station setup. Station lengths run from five to fifteen minutes between medical schools, so set yours in the editor to match.
Read the prompt outside for two minutes, then eight minutes in the station, around eight stations. Reading windows and station lengths differ at every school, so match your invitation in the editor before you practice.
The full MCAT sitting in order: four sections (95, 90, 95, 95 minutes) with the official 10, 30, and 10-minute breaks between them. Open in the editor to drill a single section on its own.
The shorter GRE (2023 onward): a 30-minute essay, two Verbal sections (41 minutes together), and two Quant sections (21 and 26 minutes), with no breaks. Open in the editor to drill a single section.
The four TOEFL iBT Speaking tasks: prepare then speak. Task 1 is 15s prep / 45s response; Tasks 2–4 are 30, 30, and 20s prep / 60s response. A bell marks each switch.