How to become a doctor in the UK from India? Best  consultants in Kerala for Doctors.

The doctor profession is considered a noble and holistic profession. Most of the people who have chosen this profession are to provide care and help those in need. But at times few might have wondered if doctors chose this profession because of money?

No doubt that one can live a decent life with a doctor’s salary. The doctor’s journey is a tough one and full of challenges. It takes about 11 to 15 years to be a fully qualified GP or consultant from the time they started medical school.

The main focus here is on international medical graduates. To work as a doctor in the UK, one must have a registration with GMC, with a license to practice. Without a license, you cannot practice as a doctor. From 2023, GMC will introduce MLA (Medical Licensing Assessment). Every medical graduate will have MLA whether they are British graduates or overseas graduates. The current registration process can be done in different ways.

1. Plab (Plab 1 and Plab 2)Sponsorship 
2. Approved postgraduate qualification 

You will be required to fulfil the English language requirements for all the registrations. You can do it by taking either IELTS or OET test. You need 7.5 bands overall in IELTS and 7 in each module. Both IELTS and OET is valid for only 2 years.

1. Plab (Plab 1 and Plab 2)

PLAB1 is a multiple choice theory exam (MCQ). It contains 180 questions and lasts for 3 hours. You can take the exam any of the 4 times in a year. You can write it in the UK or your home country if you have a centre there. Centres in India: Banglore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkatta, Mumbai and New Delhi. The second exam is the plab 2. That is an OSCE exam, which means that contains 18 stations for 8 minutes each. Plab 2 has to be completed in the UK.

Sponsorship 

This is mainly for specialists. If you got a certificate of sponsorship from a GMC approved sponsor, then you could get registration without PLAB exam. Maxglobal consultants will help you in finding approved sponsoring bodies for you.

Approved postgraduate qualification 

If your postgraduate qualification fulfils the GMC criteria, then you can get registration without an exam.