| 1. How can I register
if I am a doctor who has qualified in India? |
If you qualify in India you will
need to pass a test set by the Professional and Linguistics
Assessment Board (PLAB) in order to demonstrate your knowledge
of English and your medical expertise before you can register
with the General Medical Council or the General Dental Council.
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| 2. Is PLAB
conducted in India? |
Plab is in two parts. Part 1 is
conducted in India at the four British Council Offices situated
in Mumbai, Chennai, Calcutta and Delhi.
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| 3. How long
can I stay in the UK to pass the PLAB test? |
You may be given permission to stay
for up to 12 months in the United Kingdom in order to pass
the PLAB test provided you are able to support yourself with
no recourse to public funds.
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| 4. Can I take
PLAB Part 2 outside the UK? |
No. This is held only in the UK.
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| 5. How many
times may I take Part1/Part2 |
There is no limit to the number
of times that you may take Part1, but you must have a valid
IELTS report form dated not more than two years before each
attempt. You may have four attempts at Part2, which must be
within two years of your Part 1 pass. If you do not pass at
your fourth attempt, you must re-take IELTS and Part 1. There
are no exceptions to this rule.
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| 6. What level
is the PLAB test set at? |
The PLAB test is set at the level
of an SHO in a first appointment in a UK hospital. The emphasis
of this examination is on clinical management and science as
applied to clinical problems. It is confined to core knowledge,
skills and attitudes relating to conditions commonly seen by
SHOs, the generic management of life-threatening situations
and rarer, but important, problems.
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| 7. Can I undertake
postgraduate training in the United Kingdom? |
Yes if you're a doctor or dentist
who has qualified either in the United Kingdom or abroad but
you
must register with the General Medical Council or the General
Dental Council before you can
undertake postgraduate training.
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| 8. How do
I qualify to come to the United Kingdom for postgraduate training? |
You must be able to show that:
.. you are a doctor or dentist; and
.. you are registered or eligible for registration with the
General Medical Council or General Dental Council; and
.. you intend to undertake postgraduate training in a hospital;
and
.. you have not already spent a total of four years in postgraduate
training in the United Kingdom (this does not include 12 months
in preregistration house officer employment); and
.. you intend to leave the United Kingdom on completion of
your training.
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| 9. How long
can I stay for postgraduate training? |
You will be given permission to
stay in the United Kingdom for a period of 12 months in the
first instance. You can apply to stay for up to a maximum period
of four years as long as you have a postgraduate training job
in a hospital and you remain registered with the General Medical
Council or the General Dental Council and you intend to leave
the United Kingdom on completion of your training. Extensions
of stay will be granted for periods of 12 months.
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| 10. Can I
take employment other than a training post? |
If you are coming to the United
Kingdom to take employment other than in a training post you
will need a work permit. Applications for work permit employment
can only be made by the employer in the United Kingdom to the
Department for Education and Employment.
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| 11. How do
I apply under the ODTS (Overseas Doctors Training Scheme)? |
There have been some primary changes
in the ODTS. It would be best to write to the Royal College
concerned, to find out whether the scheme is running and how
one could apply.
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