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Jobs
The
following information is important for all junior medical graduates thinking of
coming to the United Kingdom to take part 2 of the PLAB examination.
1. Competition for junior posts
in the UK has been very high for the past 2 years but has increased further in
the past 6 months.
2. There are on average 493 applicants per junior doctor
advertisement. This compares to 398 per advertisement 6 months ago. One third of
these advertisements are for non-training posts.
3. In the past 6 months at least 13 adverts have
attracted more than 1000 applicants.
4. The number of International Medical Graduates
unemployed 6 months after passing part 2 of the PLAB test has increased from 20%
of those passing part 2 in January 2003 to 47% of those passing part 2 in
January 2004.
5. Competition for junior posts is expected to increase
further in 2006 when the number of UK graduates will rise by 20%.
The UK welcomes and will always
welcome overseas graduates, but does not wish them to be disadvantaged because
of lack of information on the level of competition for junior posts in the UK
and the likelihood of long periods of unemployment.
This information is issued on behalf of the Academy of
Medical Royal Colleges, the Department of Health, the General Medical Council
and the Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans. It is accurate as of December
2005.
Up-to-date details on
unemployment and competition for junior doctor posts are available on http://www.bmjcareers.com/juniorcomp
and http://www.gmc-uk.org/register
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