PLAB - For United Kingdom

Practising medicine in the UK
If you want to practise medicine in the UK, you must be registered with the General Medical Council
(GMC).
You are entitled to GMC registration if you have:
• Qualified at a UK medical school
• Qualified elsewhere in the European Economic Area (EEA) and are an EEA national.
You are eligible to apply for provisional and full registration if:
• you qualified at one of certain recognised medical schools outside the EEA
• you are an EEA national and hold an acceptable overseas qualification, which has been accepted, by
another EEA member state as qualifying you to practise in that state.
If you are not an EEA national and hold an acceptable overseas qualification, you can apply for limited
registration, allowing you to practise under supervision in approved training posts. To obtain limited
registration, you must provide objective evidence of your capability for practice in the UK. This may be
achieved by:
• passing the PLAB test
• obtaining a place on a GMC approved training scheme
• providing evidence of achievement in specialist training.
You should check with the GMC to find out which is the best route for you