PLAB vs MRCP | Post-graduate Exams (MRCS, MRCPCH, MRCOG, etc) | What's Best for You?

Are you considering coming to work in the UK as a doctor and are unsure which exam will be right for you? Do you take PLAB or a post-graduate exam like MRCP, MRCS, etc?

Dr. Ibreez discusses the differences in-depth, as well as where you will stand after completing these exams, along with what options are best for you.

00:55 Aims of these exams
03:07 Relation to Specialty Training
04:11 Structure and other associated steps
05:28 Cost of the exams and steps
06:22 Where do you stand after completion?
09:29 FIVE Factors to determine PLAB vs MRCP
15:40 Wrapping up

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[Rohit-gsco]

Hello pls remake this video with the current situation of 2024 plab vs mrcp

[isratonti]

This video clarified a lot of confusions. Thanks ibreej, thanks road to uk. ❤️

[insomniacinside]

Very impressive, u guys are phenomenal… thanks for making it so simple to under stand❤️❤️

[ayeshar]

Hi, with mrcp exams done, do we still need to do core training or we go to sr1 directly?

[zoso]

My take home message as an FMG:
PLAB -> FY2 standalone -> CT/IMT -> MRCP -> Speciality training
How long would this process take?

[hatimtai]

Thank you so much
They way you explain it is amazing❤

[avijitsarker]

Thanks for posting.
I was contused a little bit because of seeing negative posts in several groups.
And like before, You guys have cleared all the confusion 😇

[dalianabulsi]

Great work! This video solved some of the confusion I had. Going to watch the other videos to know more. Thank you so much!

[belal.ad.]

Thank you so much guys, I wish I've seen this much earlier

[prachibhattarai]

Very inspiring and informativevideo Dr...thank you ❤️

[sherimalik]

Thank you for the valuable info that you guys provide in your videos and blog posts.
As you are aware there is serious shortage of Plab-1 places all around the world. I want to know is it a wise decision to pursue MRCP parts in this time till we get a place for plab-1? And also about gmc registration through MRCP, I have read that you have to pass all three parts to get gmc registration. If so can someone with no UK clinical experience pass PACES?

[ezzaharooj]

For international students do we have to do plab then MRCP or we can do MRCP without plab and get residency

[pushpamalisirisena]

Hello doctor
What a useful vedio, everything is short and sweet🌹.I’m preparing for MRCOG part 1.I’m having 4 years clinical experience in obstetrics and gynecology.so will it be worth in enter to journey to UK

[ahmedAlix]

I'm an intern now, and im planing to go ahead and take MRCS A, B within 2 years here in Saudi. I might work as a GP in Surgery Department for at least a year then I'll try to find a job in UK .
now my question is with that 1 year experience in Saudi is it possible to try my luck and apply for S3 or i have to go back all over again and apply for S1-S2 level . (another question is clearing MRCS will guarantee you a job in UK?) thank you

[ghwkodi]

THANKS for the information ... It is really helpful..

[tauramjaved]

I'm a Pakistani doctor and I want to go to England via mrcp route... Do still I need to give plab? Or only mrcp is enough?

[vkr]

Hi, a really nice and informative video, thanks for helping us out . I have one difference of opinion, though . You mentioned multiple times that Plab is cheaper than royal College exams . I don't understand the logic. May be it is like that for someone residing in UK . But not for someone like me who lives outside of uk ( india, in my case ) .Let me make my case . If I do plab, the exam cost alone would be 240 + 906 = 1146 . But when I consider other costs like the money that I have to save in my account to get plab 2 visa ( around 3000 pounds ), the plane tickets to uk ( around 1000 pounds to and fro ) and also the expenses of coaching academy and day to day expenses in uk for writing plab 2, the total amount required would add up to around 6000 pounds or 6 lakhs Indian rupees . But when it comes to MRCS ( which iam planning to take ) the exam cost alone may be more than plab ( 550 + 997 = 1547 pounds ) . But the catch here is that there are centres available in India for both MRCS part A and Part B ( in delhi and hyderbad for part B ) unlike plab . So I won't have to travel outside India to write any part of MRCS and if I plan it out carefully, I don't necessarily have to go outside uk until I get a job after gmc registration . So the total cost of MRCS, including the coaching and travel expenses, will only come to around 2000 pounds ( 2 lakh Indian rupees ) which is way cheaper than plab . So for somebody like me who is residing outside of uk, isn't MRCS a better option for GMC registration, strictly from a financial point of view ?

[Omar-mgoc]

Is it advisable for a newly graduated student to do the MRCS and start at the F1 level in the UK?

[drzainabdeen]

Helpful information jazakallah sister 😊

[gautadas]

Hello, i have a query, regarding plab and mrcp, if i hv completed my residency in dermatology in my home country, which would be the best option for me to get GMC registration and if i have completed both my residency as well as my mrcp, then, would i have to go for IMT or will i get directly ST3 trainning in dermatology as a registrar. Thank you...