PLAB route to GMC Registration
(soon to be UKMLA)
The professional and Linguistics Board test is the most common path to the medical register, with no specific experience restrictions with a wide range of applicants (House Officer to Consultant).
Pre-requisites
- Graduation from an acceptable Medical school - World Directory of Medical Schools.
- Passed PLAB 1 and PLAB 2.
- Have completed an internship or Pre-Registration year.
- Post PLAB 2 checks and entry into the medical register.
- Meet the necessary English language requirements (Examinations - IELTS / OET)
Exemptions from countries where English is considered the first language and medicine was taught in English. This largely includes the commonwealth countries.
Note: This was listed from the GMC website, always consult GMC for an up-to date list of requirements.
Caribbean Islands
- Ascension
- Australia
- Bermuda
- British Antarctic Territory (BAT)
- British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT)
- Canada
- Falkland Islands
- Gibraltar
- Guernsey
- Guyana (formerly British Guiana)
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Jersey
- New Zealand
- Pitcairn
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia on Cyprus (CBA's)
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- St Helena
- Tristan da Cunha
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- US Virgin Islands
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Anguilla
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Grenadines
- Jamaica
- Montserrat
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
