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You’ve Memorized Oxford Handbook Cover to Cover.
So Why Does PLAB Still Feel Impossible?

Because reading isn’t studying. Retrieval is.

Recallivo turns any PLAB textbook — OHCM, Kumar & Clark, Macleod’s — into a personalized question bank in 60 seconds. SBA MCQs, flashcards, fill-in-the-blank. Built-in spaced repetition. Your book. Your gaps. Your schedule.

50 questions free every month. Pro starts at $12/month.

OHCMKumar & ClarkMacleod'sPassMedicineAny PDF

THE PROBLEM

The PLAB Trap Nobody Talks About

You’ve worked through OHCM. You know the management algorithms. You can recite the criteria for half the conditions in the book.

Then you sit a PassMedicine mock — and the GMC-style phrasing trips you up on questions you should know cold.

It’s not that you didn’t revise hard enough. It’s that your brain stores information differently than it retrieves it. Passive reading creates recognition memory. PLAB tests retrieval memory. They are not the same thing.

The candidates who pass PLAB 1 first time aren’t reading more. They’re testing themselves more — on their own material, at the right intervals, before they forget. That’s active recall + spaced repetition.

HOW IT WORKS

From PDF to Practice Questions in 60 Seconds

01

Upload Your Textbook

Drag and drop any PDF into Recallivo. An OHCM chapter. A Kumar & Clark system. Your annotated PassMedicine notes. If it's a PDF, it works.

No reformatting. No copying. Just upload.

02

AI Generates Your Question Set

Recallivo reads your content and generates PLAB-style SBA MCQs, flashcards, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions — all built from your material, not a generic bank.

Questions reflect your exact edition, your annotations.

03

Review on a Spaced Repetition Schedule

Recallivo calculates when you're about to forget each concept and schedules it for review just before that point. You don't manage the schedule — you just show up and answer questions.

This is how you walk into PLAB 1 and actually remember.

TEXTBOOK EXAMPLES

Built for the Books You’re Already Using

PLAB 1 & 2

Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine (OHCM)

OHCM is the gold standard reference for PLAB, but it is written for quick clinical lookup — not exam retrieval. Upload any chapter and Recallivo generates SBA-style questions that test the clinical decision-making GMC examiners actually reward.

MCQ

A 65-year-old man with known COPD presents with increased dyspnoea and purulent sputum. His oxygen saturations are 88%. What is the most appropriate initial oxygen target?

88–92% — controlled oxygen therapy to avoid hypercapnic drive suppression

Flashcard

Wells score for DVT — 2 points

Active cancer, paralysis/recent immobilisation, bedridden >3 days or surgery within 12 weeks

Fill-in

In Addisonian crisis, the first-line treatment is IV _____ and IV _____.

Hydrocortisone 100mg; Normal saline (0.9% NaCl)

PLAB 1

Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine

Kumar & Clark covers every system in the depth PLAB 1 demands — but 1,400 pages of reading does not build exam recall. Upload any system chapter and Recallivo extracts testable facts: investigations, management ladders, and "most likely diagnosis" scenarios.

MCQ

A 28-year-old woman presents with palpitations, heat intolerance, and a smooth goitre. TSH is undetectable. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Graves' disease — autoimmune hyperthyroidism with TSH receptor antibodies

Flashcard

Charcot's triad

Fever, jaundice, right upper quadrant pain — ascending cholangitis

True/False

In myasthenia gravis, weakness improves with repetitive muscle use.

False — weakness worsens with repetitive use (fatigable weakness)

PLAB 2 / OSCEs

Macleod's Clinical Examination

Macleod's is essential for PLAB 2 station preparation, but knowing examination technique is different from being able to retrieve it under pressure. Upload a chapter and Recallivo generates questions that test clinical reasoning, examination findings, and next-step management.

MCQ

On examination, a patient has reduced chest expansion on the left, dull percussion, and absent breath sounds. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Pleural effusion — confirmed by stony dull percussion

Flashcard

Signs of chronic liver disease on inspection

Jaundice, spider naevi, palmar erythema, leuconychia, gynaecomastia, caput medusae

Fill-in

In aortic stenosis, the classic triad is _____, _____, and _____.

Angina; syncope; heart failure (dyspnoea)

COMPARISON

Why Not Just Use PassMedicine?

PassMedicine is excellent — we’re not here to replace it. But PassMedicine tests you on its questions, not the gaps in your understanding of your material. Recallivo fills the gap between learning and drilling.

RecallivoPassMedicineAnki
Uses your textbookYesNoYou build it manually
AI question generationYesNoNo
Spaced repetitionYesNoYes
Time to get started60 secondsImmediateHours of setup
PriceFree to start~£10/monthFree but slow

STUDENT REVIEWS

What PLAB Candidates Are Saying

I uploaded the cardiovascular chapter from Kumar & Clark and had 45 questions in under a minute. The GMC-style phrasing was exactly what I needed — not just definition recall but clinical reasoning.

IMG, PLAB 1 preparation, Nigeria

I'd been using PassMedicine for months but still felt shaky on topics I'd read twice. Recallivo let me generate questions from OHCM chapters specifically — it filled the gaps PassMedicine couldn't.

Overseas doctor, PLAB 1 prep, India

Building Anki cards was eating my evenings. Switched to Recallivo and I'm spending that time actually answering questions instead of formatting flashcards.

IMG, preparing for PLAB 1, Pakistan

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Recallivo free for PLAB prep?

Yes. The free plan gives you 50 questions per month with no credit card required. Pro International is $12/month and includes unlimited question generation, all question types, and the full spaced repetition scheduler.

Can I upload Oxford Handbook or Kumar & Clark directly?

Yes. Any PDF works — upload the full book or a single chapter. Recallivo generates PLAB-style questions from exactly the content you upload.

How is Recallivo different from PassMedicine?

PassMedicine is a fixed question bank. Recallivo generates questions from your specific textbook — so the questions reflect exactly what you've been studying. They're complementary: Recallivo for mastering your material, PassMedicine for exam simulation.

What question types does Recallivo generate for PLAB?

Recallivo generates PLAB-style SBA MCQs with explanations, flashcards, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions. All four formats are generated from a single upload.

How does the spaced repetition work?

Recallivo tracks which questions you answered correctly and which you struggled with. It schedules each concept for review at the optimal interval before you'd naturally forget it — based on the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve. You don't manage the schedule. You just answer questions when Recallivo prompts you.

Does Recallivo work for PLAB 2 preparation as well?

Yes. For PLAB 2 stations, upload Macleod's, your OSCE notes, or any PDF resource. Recallivo generates questions that test clinical reasoning — the same thinking PLAB 2 requires.

How is Recallivo different from Anki?

Anki is powerful but requires you to manually create every flashcard — which takes 4-5 hours per chapter. Recallivo generates all question types automatically from your PDF in under 60 seconds.

Is my uploaded PDF kept private?

Yes. Your uploaded documents are private to your account and are not shared with other users or used for training without your consent.

Stop Reading. Start Remembering.

You have the books. You have the dedication. The one thing between you and a PLAB pass is retrieval — and retrieval is a skill you build by practising it, repeatedly, on your own material, at the right intervals.

50 questions free every month.Upload any PLAB textbook PDF.Get PLAB-style MCQs, flashcards, and a spaced repetition schedule in 60 seconds.

The candidates who pass PLAB first time aren’t reading more. They test themselves more.

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Pro International: $12/month — unlimited questions, all question types, full scheduler.