Ah ok, so if you haven't had medical done in past (or one in last 5 yrs), then I think you may receive MR going forward.. I guess PAL before MR is not odd then.
Yes! I'm actually in contact someone who applied for PR on the exact same date (8 Mar 2022) and he received is AOR about 1.5 months before me (3 Oct), but we received PAL at the same time (this week) and he got his medical request just today. I expect mine will come in a few days.