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Last update – 14/01/2021
As an International medical graduate (IMG), the GMC will now be accepting the following International medical exams for full registration in the United Kingdom.
You are eligible for this application if you:
- graduated from a medical school outside the UK or Switzerland
and you:
- hold an acceptable primary medical qualification
- have passed one of the following overseas registration exams:
- United States Medical Licensing Exam: Step 2 clinical skills on or before 13 March 2020
- Medical Council of Canada Qualification Examination 2 (taken in English) on or before 27 October 2020
- The Australian Medical Council Clinical Examination on or before 5 March 2020
- have passed the exam in four attempts or less. If you sat the exam more than four times before passing, you will not be eligible.
Please note that if you have taken and failed PLAB part 1 or 2 after you passed the overseas registration exam you are not eligible for this application.