Detailed information regarding PLAB nd MRCP in UK for Pakistani Doctors
UK is a country consisting of ENGLAND,SCOTLAND,WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND…
Being a PAKISTANI WE ARE VERY MUCH FAMILIAR WITH THIS COUNTRY AND BRITISH PEOPLE…IN OUR EVERY OFFICIAL DEPARTMENT THERE IS UK SYSTEM…AND OUR MEDICAL CLINICAL SYSTEM BASED ON UK…WE remained British Colony …they ruled us…
BUT FOR DOCTORS ITS AN AMAZING PLACE …
JOB OPPORTUNITIES ARE GOOD…
MANY STUDENTS OPT TO GO FOR UK SPECIALIZATION
…HERE IS INFO…
TEST NAME= PLAB
There are 2 PARTS…
STEP 1= PLAB PART 1
PAPER PATTERN====There are 180 Mcqs in ECGS,XRAYS and IMAGES may be included
TIME ALLOWED=====3 Hrs
CENTER===========KARACHI…ISLAMABAD
HELD IN YEARS=====4 TIMES A YEAR
SYLLABUS=========FINAL YEAR SUBJECTS
BOOKS TO STUDY== Passmedicine, USMLE STEP 2 BOOKS,PLAB BOOKS,UWORLD MCQS,1700 MOCK MCQS [FOR MCQS]
RESULT OUT=======MAY BE AFTER 4 TO 6 WEEKS
STEP 2=PLAB PART 2
PAPER PATTERN===There are 20 STATIONS …in which 2 are rest stations…18 with patients…and its all clinical
CENTER==========ONLY MANCHESTER
SYLLABUS ========SAME WITH CLINICAL SKILLS
VISA==============VISITING [80 POUNDS EMBASSY IS IN ISLAMABAD ]
NOTE=====FOR PART 2 U HAVE TO GO TO UK TO TAKE ACADEMY BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC BOOKS AVAILABLE TO PREPARE …JUST ACADEMIES NOTES ARE THERE WHICH ARE THE SOURCE…FAMOUS ACADEMY IS SAMSON ACADEMY…AND OTHERS TOO…
RESULT===========AFTER 4 WEEKS
NOTE========OET or IELTS IS NEEDED TO TAKE PLAB… IELTS WITH 7.5 OVERALL AND 7 IN EACH MODULE…
NOTE=AFTER PASSING PLAB U HAVE TO DO HOUSE JOB OF 2 YEARS IN UK…FY1 AND FY2 OF TWO YEARS BOTH
…ALTERNATE PATHWAY TO ENTER UK…
ALTERNATE PATH TO ENTER UK IS MRCP and MRCS…
Here is PATTERN …
TOTAL THERE ARE 3 PARTS…
MRCP/MRCS
PART 1
There are 200 Mcqs total with 100 in each section with 3 Hrs time and 1 Hrs time interval as a break…its computer based
PART 2
There are 270 Mcqs with 90 in each SECTION …its written
PACES [PART 3]
Its a clinical paper with 5 STATIONS WITH PATIENTS…
BOOKS===ONEXAMINATION…PASTEST…PASSMEDICINE…MRCP NOTES U EVER NEED…PLUS MCQS MOCKS
SOURCES OF BOOKS===EVERYWHERE FROM LAHORE
NOTE===After doing MRCP AND IELTS U WILL BE REGISTER WITH GMC AND CAN WORK AS A SPECIALIST IN UK…AND WILL START UR JOB FROM ST.3 LEVEL AND CAN DO FRCS AND FRCP AFTER THAT…
CENTER OF MRCS/MRCP====LAHORE ,KARACHI,ISLAMABAD
CENTER OF PACES ONLY====DUBAI FOR PAKISTANIS
FEES OF MRCP AND MRCS===594 POUNDS PER PART
SPECAILIST DEGREES OF UK NAMES=MRCS,MRCP,FRCS,FRCP [UK]
BEST STATE TO LIVE =ENGLAND AND WALES
POOR TO LIVE =SCOTLAND EXCEPT MAJOR CITIES
MODERATE TO LIVE =NORTH IRELAND
EXPENSIVE AREA TO LIVE =SIMPLE RULE…If u come more to south of UK u will face more expenditures and there will be less saving…and vice versa…
EXPENSIVE CITY TO LIVE=ONLY LONDON AND MANCHESTER [DONT CHOOSE LONDON AS UR FIRST DESTINATION FOR SETTLEMENT IN UK]…and SOUTH SHORE OF UK…MOSTLY OF WHICH IS A PART OF ENGLAND AND WALES
HIGHLY DEMAND SPECIALIST IN UK…
SURGEON EARNS MORE THAN PHYSICIAN
…EVERY FILED OF SPECIALIZATION HAS A SCOPE IN UK…IF U WANT TO PREFER ONE BY ONE U WILL END UP BY SAYING THIS THAT…EVERY FIELD IS OK
CITIZENSHIP GRANTED AFTER=5 years
MRCP worth more than MRCS…u can work as specialist in Pak by doing MRCP…BUT NOT MRCS…U HAVE TO DO FRCS…AFTER THAT…TO WORK IN PAK…MRCS IS NOT RECOGNIZED IN PAK…THOUGH U CAN WORK IN UK…AS MRCS
After doing MRCP/MRCS u will have to do 2 years non training and training jobs in Uk…then u will be able to get specialist certificate and…then after that u will apply for FRCS and FRCP…and then interview and all that procedure…
For Anesthesia …its FRCA…it will take 8 years to be Anesthesist in UK…
many people take 10 years to complete MRCP…and many of them are married …and i know some people who completed it in just 1.5 years…they are unmarried and also dont do job…if u do job alongwith it will take at least 2 years
u can apply for rechecking of PLAB by paying 40 to 140 pounds
You can give plab first part before housejob or during house job.
POSITIVE POINTS OF UK
1]U CAN LIVE PERMANENT
2]WELFARE STATE
3]GOOD WEATHER
4]GOOD CURRENCY 1 POUND=145 PKR MIN
5]GOOD PLACE FOR DOCTORS
6]PEOPLE MAY BE FRIENDLY OR NOT…CANT SAY ANYTHING AND BEAUTIFUL TOO
7]HIGHLY RANKED SPECIALIZATION DEGREE IN THE WORLD
8]MANY PAKISTANI ARE THERE TO HELP
9]MOST OF US ARE FAMILIAR WITH BRITISH SYSTEM
10]EASY ENTRY PROGRAM FOR IMGs
11]BEST PLACE FOR TOURIST
12]BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY
13]EUROPEAN COUNTRY AND LIVING COST IS VERY LOW
NEGATIVE POINTS OF UK
1] RACISM
2]SMALL COUNTRY
3]PEOPLE ARE LESS FRIENDLY
4]DUE TO SMALL COUNTRY SOMETIMES THERE IS JOB SATURATION
5]PROPERTY IS EXPENSIVE
SO THATS ALL ABOUT UK…HOPE THIS INFO WILL HELP YOU …GOOD LUCK TO THOSE WHO WILL CONSIDER UK AS THEIR DREAMLAND IN NEAR FUTURE …
errors and omissions are acceptable
GOOD LUCK 
