I am confused as to what to choose. In a couple of months’ time I will be a licensed doctor. My home country does not appreciate knowledge and so doctors are not paid for being paid well. A majority of my class is planning on leaving the country and the plans are really confusing. About 40% want to migrate the United States while another 40% want to migrate to the UK. The remaining twenty percent are contemplating between Australia, Canada, Spain and some of them want to just stay in the country. I am so stuck between the US and the UK.
Going to the US requires a lot as regards money and knowledge same thing when travelling to the UK. The United state medical licensing exam (USMLE) is more expensive than the UK licensing exam. I am not from a rich background and this is a major hurdle for me. This will require me saving up almost all my internship salary for the sole aim of this quest. PLAB which is the UK licensing exam is a lot cheaper, this would probably cost me my 3 months’ salary.
In terms of the exam, USMLE is way harder than PLAB. It requires a lot of reading and hard work (I am not scared of working hard). PLAB is easier. USMLE has about 4 exams although you need to pass 3 first before you could apply for a space. PLAB has three exams (two medical and one language) and application process is a little bit easier. However, when you pass USMLE, you are getting into residency. Passing PLAB makes you a general practitioner.
I also heard that you could pass with a pretty decent score in the USMLE and you won’t get matched. I heard with PLAB that matching is almost immediately. I don’t know how true this is but this is all I have been hearing so far.
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