From early 2023, international medical graduates who would have sat our Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) test will start to take the MLA, if they’re applying for registration with a licence to practise in the UK. And UK medical students graduating in the academic year 2023-24 will need to pass the MLA as part of their medical school degree, before they can join the medical register.
The MLA will set a common threshold for safe practice, giving patients and employers greater confidence in doctors new to working in the UK, wherever they were educated or trained.
