621 pass medical board exams

[joebloggs]

in the phils you need a degree before you can start studying for a medical degree, some take nursing degree first, my misses studied biology first.

i dont think any board exams are easy, my misses knows many who failed 2 or 3 times, some even gave up after their first atttempt

but i wonder how many uk med grads would pass the plab tests after they've finished uni ???

[Doc Alan]

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i wonder how many uk med grads would pass the plab tests after they've finished uni ???

I'm not about to defend the 220,000 UK doctors who are registered with the GMC and licensed legally to practise medicine ! Just clarifying who regulates medical standards here! PLAB is Professional and Linguistics Assessment Board, which is part of the GMC and for international medical graduates. It's all part of ensuring that ANY doctor in the UK, wherever they trained, is competent and safe.
"Practise" may not be the best word to use (not my choice!) although strictly it means doing something repeatedly to improve your skill

[joebloggs]

i dont think european doctors have to take plab Alan, as EU regulations prevent restrictions on their right to employment. also if your a european in the uk, like dom says his wife was a IMG, i dont think again she would have to take Plab for the same reason, crazy brits might have to take it and those from outside europe, but those from europe and married to europeans dont !

the crazy thing is thou, if your son goes and studies medicine outside europe, say the states, even thou he is a british citizen, he would have to take plab and possibly even IELTS


welcome to the world of the EU

[Doc Alan]

welcome to the world of the EU

Completely agree Joe !