Common Station PLAB Academy

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If you’ve attended Common Station Plab Academy then you can share your personal experience with them.

[User18]

Please please avoid CS academy!! So far the worst experience (even coming from people who have passed)
The face to face class is basically sitting in a classroom from 9am until 4pm learning nothing!
Simman is a 30 minute introduction to the mannequin and that’s it, you don’t get to use it.
You won’t learn anything useful for the exam tbh it is a waste of money and time!
The cases are not updated, you won’t never learn anything about management AT ALL (which is 4 point of the overall score!!!)
I chose it because it is based in London but not worth it. Also, now i understand that all the good comments on Social media must be coming from themselves

[Nataliekim95]

Received a call from Dr Hamed. He told me he’ll give two days until I make the decision to sign up with them when I haven’t even received my PLAB 1 results yet (i was still looking around for good PLAB 2 academies). Common Stations told me in my email that by signing up, I was in no obligation to attend the course, but during the call, Dr Hamed was trying to guilt trip me to join his academy

[Plabforum]

Save yourself from that scam.

[Nataliekim95]

Do you recommend Mo Sobhy though? I know myself, i need to at least sign up for an academy otherwise I’ll be lost.

[Plabforum]

You can join any academy, as long as you’re aware that it’s you who will have to work their ass off and if you’re willing to do that then no need to join any Academy.

But I understand what you mean. I’ll recommend you can join any of those following PLAB 2 academy. They’ll provide you good number candidates preparing PLAB 2 exam, positive environment and great mocks.

1. Samson
2. DSR
3. Mo Sobhy

Good Luck!!

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@Bun

We joined Common Stations, and as much as we agree that Dr Hamed is a wonderful teacher, very dedicated, hammers the cases he does in class into your mind but unfortunately he doesn’t focus on management at all.
The mocks that CS provides are repetitive and futile without prescription or simman stations.
You cannot even practice simmans, they don’t allow you to. They only hold sessions with the entire class but that’s not enough. Their study material is outdated and does not have new cases. Their mannekins aren’t the best since you can’t practice catheterisations and other complex procedures.
My sole purpose of writing this is because 598 pounds is a hefty amount, and if you’re paying that much you should have access to all the resources required for your exam.
I’d rather suggest you to take an academy that provides you with good mocks, that are upto date with the curriculum, includes prescrirption and allows you to practice simmans as well such as moshoby and aspire.

• Common Station review by a recent PLAB 2 passout.