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Last Updated on : 2nd May 2008
MOST URGENT!
Changes to the immigration rules for
postgraduate doctors and dentists |
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On 7 March 2006 the Department of Health announced changes to the immigration rules for
postgraduate doctors and dentists.
This effectively puts an end to International Medical Graduates entering through the PLAB route henceforth.
The changes, mean that all doctors and dentists
who wish to work in the UK
from outside the European Union will need to meet
the requirements of an employment category,
such as the work permit provisions.>>>>Latest Immigration News
HSMP has changed to a new Points Based Immigration System
Questions and answers
The link above contains common questions and answers related to the changes
to immigration rules for postgraduate doctors and dentists. It is about Immigration and International Recruitment in general
MOST URGENT!
Modernising Medical Careers has been abandoned after failing to provide
a reliable system for selecting the best available trainees
The selection system has gone back to Deanery based selections
Foundation Programme and Overseas Doctors!
Please visit the GMC web site for details of eligibility after PLAB.
F1 and F2 year programmes details are available here
These will have important implications on your eligibility for jobs.
Those who have completed Internship as part of their Medical Qualification (as is mandatory
for most Overseas Doctors), will NOT be eligible for F1 Posts.
F2 posts will be first given to all who satisfactorily complete F1 and an unspecified number
will be available to Overseas Doctors.
It has been reported that many doctors are unsuccessful in the evaluation tests conducted for
F1 trainees leading to potential termination of their training.
PMETB Click on the link to go to Article 14 and the Equivalence route
which gives the details required. This is for senior Anaesthetists who have had
Post Graduate experience and Training
Click on the link above if you wish to know more about me
Why
have I got this site?
I
have found that a lot of candidates aspiring
to come to UK for
Training
in Anaesthesia in the UK don't have proper guidance
or information and we are all finding it
increasingly difficult
to personally advise each and every candidate
about the system here
Unfortunately, even the many candidates that
have personally
benefited from our help, don't give back anything
to the system
and don't help or guide their friends who follow
them.
I therefore thought I would save myself and my
friends
(Consultant Colleagues) and the Trainees, the
trouble of repeating
things over and over again and not being able
to consistently
spare the time to do so.
In the UK, a Consultant's life has become much
harder
and we work longer hours and have a lot of admin
work as well.
Please
remember that I am only doing this out of goodwill.
I cannot get you a Clinical Attachment or a job.
Please don't send me
your CV. I won't have time to look at it.
I am not an authority on any of these matters.
Any clarification about eligibility to apply,
PLAB exemption,
Examination eligibility, etc. should be sought
from the
relevant authorities e.g. RCA, GMC etc.
Many
Consultants are leaving the NHS and going to other
countries
and some are retiring much earlier.
So please understand if Consultants don't respond
immediately or pleasantly. A lot of us work harder
than trainees half our age.
Heartfelt sympathy to those thousands of innocent people
who have been affected by the Tsunami disaster.
Disclaimer: Please read the disclaimer before proceeding.
This is to avoid any hard feelings afterwards.
C G Nanda Kumar (Webmaster)
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