If you get a degree in medicine in Bulgaria, can you practise it in the UK?

as in does it enable you just to come back to the UK and practice medicine? Many thanks

I have done a ton of research on this and spoken to the GMC. As you would graduate after 2022 you are going to have to sit the new Medical Licensing Assessment exam (as will everyone, even UK graduates).

With this in mind I have really looked at this in much more detail and have decided to give Bulgaria a miss. The quality just doesn't appear to match other options on the continent.

As a results I am sitting entrance exams for Czech Republic universities (that appear to be much more recognised by hospitals in the UK) and also the option of a four year graduate entry degree in Poznan (Poland). The latter is because I graduate from biomed in the summer and this programme also includes USMLE prep (just in case I decide the NHS is not the place I want to be).

I met a guy who did medicine in the Czech Republic and is now in the UK - he can’t even clerk a patient competently its very embarrassing. He knows his anatomy inside out but hardly knows anything else about medicine… So you may be able to practice in the UK but there is a fair risk that you just wont be as competent as a UK trained medic.

hello, thank you for the reply. so I was thinking of applying abroad for a back up in case I didn't get into a UK university. where would you recommend I apply if Bulgaria doesn't look that great? Many thanks

I am aiming for Charles University First Faculty of Medicine or Poznan University in Poland for their graduate entry programme. visiting both places after finals to get an idea just before I sit the entrance exams in London.

do you know what the a level entry requirements are for these universities ?

It is entrance exam based and not based on your actual A-level grades. I am sitting the entrance exams in London in July.

is this like the ukcat? how hard is it and how hard to prepare for?

No, they are all science based multiple choice exams. I am reviewing the sample papers and also medical doorway have given me access to some additional resources.

From what I can see it is A-level standard.

Got to be in it to get an offer.

I applied when at an exhibition at the royal society of medicine. Here is a link to the organisation that is responsible for running the exams in the UK: Medical Doorway

thanks. may I ask why are you not applying to a UK university ?

I didn't get in three years ago and really want a difference. I have been studying at university here for three years and need a change of scene.

It is not just about medicine but I want to live overseas for a time and I may decide to work in the US or Canada.

would a degree in medicine from Europe allow you to practice medicine in the US as I thought it was different over there cause I was thinking of doing the same

Working in the USA is pretty simple actually; just need to prepare in advance. Need to take USMLE Step 1 (usually after third year of medical school) then Step 2 CK followed by Step 2 CS (this last exam is practical and you have to take it in the USA.

California has some additional rules so need to study at Charles First, Charles Second or Poznan. I was planning on working on the east coast however.

could you get a degree from the UK and work in America?