PLAB 1: the practice module
Exam body: GMC. Verified for MLA content map (applies from September 2026) and the GMC's PLAB 1 guide on October 25, 2026.
What it covers
Covers: standard multiple-choice questions written to this exam’s outline, format and timing.
Does not cover: image-based (including ECGs). DoMcq is multiple-choice only; the real exam’s other item types are out of scope.
Question format
- Every question has exactly 5 options.
- One correct answer per question.
- Not allowed as an option: “all of the above”, “none of the above”.
- Stems follow the exam’s conventions, such as “Which is the most likely diagnosis?”, “Which is the most appropriate initial management?”, “Which is the most appropriate investigation?”, “Which is the most appropriate course of action?”.
Exam mode
The real exam is 180 questions in 180 minutes. Exam mode keeps that pace for any number of questions.
Topics
The official topic list, as the exam body names it. Your questions must use these names; the coverage dashboard compares your set to each topic’s official weight.
| Topic | Subtopics |
|---|---|
| Reproductive health | Allergy and immunology · Biomedical sciences · Clinical biochemistry · Clinical imaging · Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · Genetics and genomics · Histopathology · Human factors and quality improvement · Laboratory haematology · Medical ethics and law · Microbiology · Psychological principles · Social and population health |
| Renal and urology | Allergy and immunology · Biomedical sciences · Clinical biochemistry · Clinical imaging · Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · Genetics and genomics · Histopathology · Human factors and quality improvement · Laboratory haematology · Medical ethics and law · Microbiology · Psychological principles · Social and population health |
| Neurosciences and senses (including skins) | Allergy and immunology · Biomedical sciences · Clinical biochemistry · Clinical imaging · Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · Genetics and genomics · Histopathology · Human factors and quality improvement · Laboratory haematology · Medical ethics and law · Microbiology · Psychological principles · Social and population health |
| Musculoskeletal | Allergy and immunology · Biomedical sciences · Clinical biochemistry · Clinical imaging · Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · Genetics and genomics · Histopathology · Human factors and quality improvement · Laboratory haematology · Medical ethics and law · Microbiology · Psychological principles · Social and population health |
| Mental health | Allergy and immunology · Biomedical sciences · Clinical biochemistry · Clinical imaging · Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · Genetics and genomics · Histopathology · Human factors and quality improvement · Laboratory haematology · Medical ethics and law · Microbiology · Psychological principles · Social and population health |
| Gastrointestinal | Allergy and immunology · Biomedical sciences · Clinical biochemistry · Clinical imaging · Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · Genetics and genomics · Histopathology · Human factors and quality improvement · Laboratory haematology · Medical ethics and law · Microbiology · Psychological principles · Social and population health |
| Endocrine metabolic, and clinical haematology | Allergy and immunology · Biomedical sciences · Clinical biochemistry · Clinical imaging · Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · Genetics and genomics · Histopathology · Human factors and quality improvement · Laboratory haematology · Medical ethics and law · Microbiology · Psychological principles · Social and population health |
| Child and adolescent health | Allergy and immunology · Biomedical sciences · Clinical biochemistry · Clinical imaging · Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · Genetics and genomics · Histopathology · Human factors and quality improvement · Laboratory haematology · Medical ethics and law · Microbiology · Psychological principles · Social and population health |
| Cardiorespiratory | Allergy and immunology · Biomedical sciences · Clinical biochemistry · Clinical imaging · Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · Genetics and genomics · Histopathology · Human factors and quality improvement · Laboratory haematology · Medical ethics and law · Microbiology · Psychological principles · Social and population health |
| Ethics and other | Allergy and immunology · Biomedical sciences · Clinical biochemistry · Clinical imaging · Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · Genetics and genomics · Histopathology · Human factors and quality improvement · Laboratory haematology · Medical ethics and law · Microbiology · Psychological principles · Social and population health |
Trademarks
DoMcq is an independent practice tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by or approved by any exam body. Exam names are used only to say which exam a module is for. DoMcq holds no exam content: a module is the exam body's published topic names, the question format, the exam's timing, its published weights and a prompt, and every question in DoMcq is a student's own. The marks below belong to their owners. Trademarks
DoMcq is an independent practice tool and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by the General Medical Council (GMC), which does not endorse or monitor the quality of courses given by others; the names are used only to identify the exam. GMC is the General Medical Council's abbreviation, and PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board) is the name of the General Medical Council's test. The topic names are from the GMC's PLAB 1 guide and the subtopic names from its MLA content map, both General Medical Council copyright; source: General Medical Council, https://www.gmc-uk.org.
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