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plabotomy · Credits: 17321 My Scrapbook

Hiya I am an Indian doctor working as an SHO in the UK just thought Id drop in a few lines aboout the current job situation here. I work in A&E near Leeds and the other day my registrar told me that for the my current job there were 3 posts advertised (minimum desireable criteria 6 months UK experience+ part one of any exam + any one course)

Any CV that didnt have these three were binned

They received over a 1000 applications for 3 posts.

Hmmn I believe the PLAB exam is conducted thrice a day for 5 days a week (this is what ppl who have given the exam recently have told me)

I could be wrong but lets assume this is the figure. That means
48 candidates a day
240 candidates a week
960 candidates a month

lets say half of them pass ie roughly 500 pass
so in 6 months we would have 3000 doctors passing the PLAB exam

The actual candidates in 6 months would be 5760

And at £430 (at the time I gave my exam) the GMC would gross a cool 2476800; roughly 2.5 million gross every 6 months

So why not run the PLAB exam when there is a demand

Add to this roughly 120 doctors who passed out of British Medical Schools did not get jobs in August. so Im sure this wont be repeated come next august. Plus the BMA says that the actual no of jobs has reduced by 50% in May 05 compared to May 02 (July 30th issue)

When I first came to the UK last year and was doing my attachment my registrar used to say SHO jobs are like indian weddings. Everybody gets married in India. But then the PLAB exam was certainly not conducted 5 times a week

Not any more. I know of two people originating from the subcontinet albeit with British passports did not find jobs in August. Each of them had 18 months of prior UK experience., and atleast one chap who after 18 months has not got a single shortlisting.

The situation is getting worse so I dont really know what the future holds.
Coupled with the rumors that visa extensions have become more strict I am seriously contemplating leaving the UK . GP jobs are the most sought after. Gone are the days when GP and Psych were the easiest jobs to get

Also for surgical and medical SHO posts you are competing with people who have completed their MRCS /P

If any one has any clarifications or any sort of help dont hesitate to ask!

Cheers

Plabotomy

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