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Exam Overview
For international medical graduates, the Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) exams will continue (PLAB 1 and PLAB 2).
However, from 2024 PLAB will align with the UKMLA requirements and content map. If you intend to practise medicine in the United Kingdom, it is critical to understand the conditions and presentations included in the MLA.
Replacing PLAB 2 in the UKMLA, the CPSA exam is the performance-based assessment of clinical and professional skills, knowledge and behaviours.
Passing UKMLA exams will be required for all UK medical students graduating in the academic year 2024-2025 onwards and will be implemented into medical degrees.
It is also a requirement for all international medical graduates applying to practise in the UK to pass the UKMLA exam.
The clinical and professional skills assessment (CPSA) is a performance-based assessment of clinical and professional skills, knowledge and behaviours.
It is taken after successful completion of the AKT exam (also known as the PLAB 1 exam). The CPSA exam needs to be cleared to enable a doctor to work in the UK.
Medical schools will run the CPSA and align their existing practical examinations (e.g. OSCEs or OSLERs) with GMC requirements.
As a result of aligning PLAB with the MLA requirements, patients and employers will have greater confidence in doctors new to the UK, regardless of where they were trained or educated.