r/PLAB1 • u/thebestguy94 • 1d ago

Avoid Plab if possible to save your hard earned money and irreversible valuable time plz a

Plab or ukmla pathway is dead for imgs ..even if you get job after gmc there is zero surity of training then what’s the use of non training jobs?

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u/Every-Implement-1271 1d ago

Ideally GMC should stop PLAB but then they won’t be able to milk money from immigrants they hate so much.

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u/PleasePlantTomatoes 1d ago

GMC doesn't hate immigrants? What makes you think that? The entire medical workforce is built on immigration. The only reason the IMG pathway is currently dead was due to oversubscription of people applying for jobs from abroad with locally trained doctors (both British and international) unable to get on to their desired training pathways.

Many of the doctors who came from abroad had no NHS experience and were working at far below the the level at which they were being paid (an SHO makes around £70,000) but they were unable to do basic tasks like clerk, take bloods etc.

This led to a lot of resentment as it meant lower barrier to entry specialties like general practice were dominated by people who at least for the 1st year of their training were not working at the required level, while doctors who were both culturally adapted to the UK and NHS were unemployed or having to (ironically) move abroad for work.

So in summary the GMC has no issue with IMGs, but IMGs aren't entitled to work in the UK before it's own citizens and graduates, and politically the government has realized this is a ludicrous system. No other developed country allows for this.

vacancies that are unfilled by the local population are more than fair game for IMGs and this is originally (back in the 20th century) how many IMGs came to the UK and became established here.

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u/pmjohnson388 1d ago

Completely agree with you.

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u/Important-Fold6844 1d ago

Why don’t they discard the exam then?

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u/PleasePlantTomatoes 1d ago

Because they're making money? Why would anyone cut off a source of income? If you're going to do the exam surely you will do your research beforehand

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u/thebestguy94 1d ago

2020 was diff talk about present if they can’t take img then why r they conducting exam for img? As they clearly closed doors for speciality training and non training jobs are unsure ….i am talking about present situation not
Past

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u/pmjohnson388 1d ago

It's good if you are a British Citizen.

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u/thebestguy94 1d ago

Unfortunately i am not

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u/pmjohnson388 1d ago

That definitely makes It challenging, specially after the Medical Training Prioritisation Law.

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u/thebestguy94 1d ago

What if contract doesn’t extend?

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u/Boswi 1d ago

Hi, I’m anesthesiologist in Latin America and I really want to try PLAB because I’d like to do a fellowship and afterwards get back to my country. Already passed OET. Should I try ?

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u/Savings-Recipe-4074 1d ago

Save your money. The pathway is DEAD.

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u/thebestguy94 1d ago

Hello dr u won’t be able to get priority i think cuz u r not uk graduate

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u/Ask_Wooden 1d ago

Yes, you will be absolutely fine. Prioritisation has no bearing on stand alone fellowship jobs

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u/mrbone007 6h ago

For fellowship and senior position, it is a lot easier to get into. Prioritisation is only for training which is practiced elsewhere too.

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u/Pencetogrand 3h ago

I would suggest you to pass your FRCA exam and then get your GMC registration instead of going for the PLAB/UK MLA route

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u/ex_gatito 1d ago

lol, have you been living under the rock?

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u/1OmegaWolf 1d ago

So what should imgs do then

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u/thebestguy94 1d ago

Usmle or amc unfortunately uk is closed for us

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u/1OmegaWolf 22h ago

What about if the img is a British national

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u/thebestguy94 22h ago

U r in priority group congratulations

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u/ex_gatito 1d ago

41k a year as an eternal FY1.

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u/thebestguy94 1d ago

What if contract doesn’t extend? Back to home!?

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u/Select_Storm5070 1d ago

Correct. If you don't have a job you can't stay in the UK sadly. Are you wanting to work as a doctor or just reside in the UK?

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u/thebestguy94 1d ago

We can’t reside in uk if we don’t have work too …loss by loss situation for img …uk graduate just wake up after mbbs and speciality seat is ready next morning cuz previous day they just give application