Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board
If you graduated from a medical school outside of the UK or the EEA, you will likely need to take a Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board (PLAB) test to join the register.
From 1 January our registration processes changed for some doctors who have a non-UK qualification.
Read our Brexit guide to find out more.
There are different ways to apply for registration with a license to practise in the UK. It all depends on where you qualified and your experience. Here, you can read our guides to registration and apply to join the Medical, GP or Specialist Registers. You can also move from provisional to full registration.
If you graduated from a medical school outside of the UK or the EEA, you will likely need to take a Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board (PLAB) test to join the register.