DOCTORS & CONSULTANTS
Advice for overseas applicants
Registration requirements for working as a doctor in the UK

Before you can apply for a position within the UK you must be registered with the General Medical Council ("GMC"). Due to EU legislation on free movement, you are only entitled to full registration without examination if you are a citizen of the EEA (see below) and obtained your undergraduate medical qualification in the EEA. If you do not fall into both these categories you will probably be required to sit the PLAB test (Professional Linguistic and Assessment Board) - a language and clinical examination administered by the GMC. Only in exceptional circumstances can you apply for jobs without having passed this test. Please contact the GMC if you wish to apply for the test. Please refer to our Summary of how to register, which will give you step-by-step detail of how to go about registering with the GMC and details of what the tests consist of.

The General Medical Council
178 - 202 Great Portland Street
London W1W 5JE

Telephone (+44) (0)20 7580 7642
Fax (+44) (0)20 7436 1383
Web Site: www.gmc-uk.org

For more information about registering as a doctor in the United Kingdom, please write to:
The General Medical Council
Overseas Registration Division
178 Great Portland Street
London W1N 6AE.

registrationhelp@gmc-uk.org
Telephone (+44) (0)20 7915 3630
Fax (+44) (0)20 7915 3532

For details about registering as a dentist, please write to:
The General Dental Council
37 Wimpole Street
London W1M 8DQ.
Web Site: www.gdc-uk.org

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