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The PLAB route for overseas-qualified doctors
- What is PLAB?
- Are you eligible? Primary medical qualification and internship
- English-language requirements: IELTS, OET and alternatives
- Your GMC Online account and verifying your documents
- PLAB 1 in detail
- PLAB 2 in detail
- What PLAB really costs
- After PLAB: registration, licence and GMC number
- Visas and sponsorship
- Finding your first UK job
- Other routes to GMC registration
- Important: the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026
- A 12-week PLAB 1 study plan
Specialty training and Royal College exams
- How specialty training works
- Applying through Oriel: timelines, scoring and offers
- Building your portfolio and preparing for selection
- The Royal College exams at a glance
- General Practice training
- Surgical training
- Medical (physician) training
- Locally employed doctors, SAS doctors and non-training careers
- Flexibility: part-time training, time out and parental leave
Training and working in Ireland
- Becoming a doctor in Ireland: routes at a glance
- Irish residency and specialty training for EU/EEA graduates
- Irish Medical Council registration: the three divisions
- The PRES exam and recognised qualifications
- General and specialist registration in Ireland
- IMGTI: International Medical Graduate Training Initiative
- The Forum of Training Bodies and non-EU doctors
PLAB exams
Resources
- Recommended books
- Official sources every candidate should know
- The UK guidelines to learn for PLAB 1
- Communication frameworks for PLAB 2
- Choosing question banks and courses
- Preparing for IELTS or OET
- Study planners for PLAB 1 and PLAB 2
- Moving to the UK as a doctor: a practical checklist
- A–Z glossary of UK medical terms
- Frequently asked questions about PLAB
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