StationPLAB 2 Practice

Face the
difficult
patient
before
exam day.

Practise realistic PLAB 2 stations with AI patients who respond to what you say, how you say it and what you fail to ask.

Built for candidates with PLAB 2 already booked.

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See how it works

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9:41•••
Sarah Mitchell, 42 Recording
Fictional simulated patient Sarah MitchellListening
06:42

The patient won’t hand you the answer.

Real stations are difficult because patients hesitate, become emotional, misunderstand jargon and reveal important information only when the consultation feels safe. Station gives you repeated practice handling those moments aloud.

How it works
1

Enter the station

Read the candidate instructions and begin under realistic time pressure.

Candidate instructions30s

Persistent cough

Sarah Mitchell, 42

You are the doctor in a GP surgery. Speak with Sarah, who has attended with a persistent cough.

Your taskTake a focused history and address the patient’s concerns.
Enter station
2

Speak to the patient

Take a history, explore concerns, explain management and respond to the patient naturally.

Sarah Mitchell, 42 Recording
Listening06:42 End station
3

Improve the behaviour

Receive specific feedback, replay important moments and practise the weakest part again.

The patient reacts to more than your words.

Interrupt repeatedly and the patient may become guarded. Acknowledge their fear and they may reveal what is really worrying them. Use unexplained jargon and they may agree without understanding.

Station uses expressive voice technology to reproduce natural pacing, hesitation, emotion and varied speaking styles.

01

Guarded

Short answers. Important detail stays hidden.

02

Frustrated

Tone tightens when questions interrupt.

03

Reassured

Pacing softens as fear is acknowledged.

04

Open

The patient shares what is really worrying them.

Your next station should target your actual weakness.

Station remembers patterns across attempts and recommends a new scenario that tests the same weakness in a different context.

Do not memorise the case.
Improve the behaviour.
  1. 01Interrupting patients
  2. 02Missing hidden concerns
  3. 03Weak safety-netting
  4. 04Using excessive jargon
  5. 05Rushing the closing
  6. 06Strong clinical knowledge but weak structure
  7. 07Struggling with angry or quiet patients
A different kind of practice

From knowing the framework to saying it aloud.

Conventional preparation

  • Reading scripts
  • Watching other people practise
  • Repeating familiar cases
  • Receiving inconsistent feedback
  • Knowing the framework but freezing aloud

Station

  • Speaking under time pressure
  • Facing unpredictable patient responses
  • Replaying the exact moment communication changed
  • Tracking recurring behaviours
  • Practising the weakest skill again

Station can sit alongside courses, practice partners and the preparation methods you already use.

Start practising

Take the next station aloud.

Choose your device, open Station and practise the consultation—not just the framework.

  • Speak naturally under station time pressure
  • See where the patient response changed
  • Practise the weakest behaviour again
Station

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Questions, answered plainly

Before you practise

Is Station affiliated with the GMC?

No. Station is an independent educational product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the GMC.

Is this a question bank?

No. Station is focused on realistic spoken patient encounters, structured feedback and repeated behavioural practice.

Does Station guarantee that I will pass?

No. Station is a preparation tool and cannot guarantee an exam result.

Where can I get Station?

Direct App Store and Google Play links are being added to this page shortly.

Will it be available on iPhone and Android?

Station supports iPhone and Android. Direct store links are being added to this page shortly.

Will my practice conversations be private?

Review the privacy information provided on the relevant store listing and inside the app before practising. This website does not record practice conversations.

Do not meet the difficult patient for the first time on exam day.

Practise aloud. Understand the patient. Improve the behaviour.

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