Information on training opportunities for medical graduates from outside the UK is available in the publication Medical Training in the United Kingdom: a Guide for International Graduates (PDF format, 97 KB).

If you would like further information about postgraduate medical education in England you can contact NACPME, an information service for overseas qualified doctors who wish to train in the UK, at the following address:

National Advice Centre for Postgraduate Medical Education (NACPME)
British Council
Bridgewater House
58 Whitworth Street
Manchester M1 6BB
Tel: +44-(0)161 957 7218
Fax: +44-(0)161 957 7029
E-mail: nacpme@britishcouncil.org

NACPME provides information in the following main areas:

•         Registration with the General Medical Council (EEA and  non-EEA)
•         Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) test and categories of exemption
•         International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
•         Overseas Doctors Training Scheme (ODTS)
•         Specialist training
•         General Information on: immigration, employment, postgraduate courses and Royal College examinations.

Further information can also be obtained from:

British Medical Association (BMA)
BMA House
Tavistock Square
London WC1H 9JP
Tel: 020 7383 6033