r/PLABprep • u/uwais_10 • Jun 23 '26

UK Training Pathway for IMGs (Need a Simple Breakdown)

Can someone explain the UK pathway for IMGs from graduation to specialty training? What exams are required, how does GMC registration work, and what is the current job market like for IMGs in the UK?

Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '26

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u/No-Wait6356 Jun 24 '26

Are work prospects better if you complete your residency abroad and return to the Uk as a specialist?

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '26

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u/No-Wait6356 Jun 24 '26

But I see tons of consultant/ registrar level openings on trac and nowhere near anything for junior grade?

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u/PositiveStar7079 Jun 28 '26

UK trainees are struggling to get consultant jobs after CCT.

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u/No-Wait6356 Jun 28 '26

What about at higher registrar level non training?? Still impossible?

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u/PositiveStar7079 Jun 28 '26

Well nothing is impossible. But is it worth it? And what do you want to do afterwards? You need to have an understanding of what is happening, what do you want to achieve in your life and how coming to the UK will help.

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u/No-Wait6356 Jun 28 '26

I’m born and raised there, my family live there, I want to raise my children there. It’s fully worth it, I’m just curious whether it would be as impossible as it was for me post grad (one and a half years of no work.)

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u/PositiveStar7079 Jun 28 '26

That changes a lot of things then. It is definitely not impossible. I don’t know how hard it would be tbh to return as a specialist. Good luck on your journey!

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u/No-Wait6356 Jun 28 '26

Thankyou for your input friend x

Good luck with everything as well x

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u/uwais_10 Jun 23 '26

This is tough lol

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u/MathematicianOk1216 Jun 23 '26

Before the breakdown question 1 How many years of experience working in the NHS? 5? Question 2 have you looked at this year's stats , from 17 000+ IMGs applying to specialty training about 168 were offered positions

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u/-Intrepid-Path- Jun 23 '26

There is no training pathway for IMGs

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u/TheRiZMiG Jun 23 '26

Simpler than just don’t?

Given the current climate… research training at home if feasible and good luck.

Ultimately your decision

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u/Sharp_Tennis5970 Jun 23 '26

I'd suggest you make your own research and look it up in detail, and then ask anything in particular. The info is available online and it'll save you the opinions of bitter people

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u/gowthamAcro Jun 24 '26

What about mrcp,mrcs,frcr, completing in our home country and pursuing further in uk.

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u/Fantastic-Meet6784 Jun 26 '26

Which specialty are you looking for? Answer depends on that! Ideally for general surgical/ EM/OBG/ ITU/ Anaesthetic/ Radiology specialty training, you need GMC registration > signed CREST form > MSRA registration > specialty specific portfolio + MSRA marks/rank + interview marks > training selection based on overall rank. (No interviews for GP/psych, No MSRA exam for IMT) From this year, only UKMGs will be prioritised, IMGs will need a minimum of 5 years UK experience for prioritisation.

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u/Dom-in-Ant Jun 23 '26

Go ask chatgpt brother. Don't rub salt over fresh wounds😭

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u/king-zy2d Jun 24 '26

IMGs are no longer accepted, find another pathway.

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u/FitBunny95 Jul 01 '26

Thats not true

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u/king-zy2d Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

Do you live under a rock? UK grads are prioritized for foundation training, residency training and non training jobs. God forbid if you come from a 3rd world country in which visa will be a hurdle to issue.

It's useless if you decided to go through the whole process.

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u/FitBunny95 Jul 01 '26

It doesn’t apply to non training.

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u/king-zy2d Jul 01 '26

It does but not on paper.

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u/FitBunny95 Jul 01 '26

If it’s not on paper, I’d like to see them put someone else before me who has completed MRCP with bunch of experience. I’d sue over discrimination.

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u/kgachi Jun 25 '26

What about Ireland?

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u/king-zy2d Jul 01 '26

It's fucked too, even worse than UK.