# Unlock Medicine Worldwide: Know the Pathways to Practice Abroad

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**Created:** [May 29, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/unlock-medicine-worldwide-know-the-pathways-to-practice-abroad/2318 "2025-05-29T03:58:18Z")\
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Top Foreign Medical Exams for Indian Doctors: Your Passport to Global Practice

Dreaming of practicing medicine or pursuing postgraduate training abroad? Every country has its own licensing and entrance exams you’ll need to clear. Here’s a handy guide to the most important foreign medical exams for Indian doctors:

1. USA  
USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination)  
Step 1: Basic sciences  
Step 2 CK: Clinical knowledge  
Step 3: Clinical skills and final licensure

2. UK  
PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board) – Being replaced by UKMLA  
PLAB 1: Written exam  
PLAB 2: Clinical practical exam  
UKMLA (UK Medical Licensing Assessment) – upcoming unified licensing exam

3. Canada  
MCCQE (Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination) Part I & II  
NAC OSCE (National Assessment Collaboration Objective Structured Clinical Exam)

4. Australia  
AMC (Australian Medical Council) Exams  
AMC MCQ Exam  
AMC Clinical Exam

5. New Zealand  
NZREX (New Zealand Registration Examination)

6. Ireland  
Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) – for licensing in some cases  
Other exams based on pathways, often through Irish Medical Council

7. Singapore  
Singapore Medical Council (SMC) Licensing Examination

8. Middle East  
Various country-specific licensing exams (e.g., Saudi Arabia’s SCHS, UAE’s DHA, HAAD, MOH exams)

9. Germany  
Fachsprachprüfung (Language proficiency exam)  
Kenntnisprüfung (Knowledge test for medical licensure)

10. Japan  
Japanese Medical Licensing Examination (after language and clinical training)

Other Exams & Tests Often Required  
English Proficiency Tests:

1. IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
2. OET (Occupational English Test)

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Best post, helped alot. Everything is summed up properly…

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**Author:** ![Soumya](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/soumya/32/354_2.png) [@Soumya](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Soumya)\
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Thank you so much for this 🙌🙌

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**Author:** ![Manas\_Kakkar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/manas_kakkar/32/285_2.png) [@Manas\_Kakkar](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Manas_Kakkar)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 9:45am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/unlock-medicine-worldwide-know-the-pathways-to-practice-abroad/2318/4 "2025-05-29T09:45:43Z")

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Really informative. Thank you so much.

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Really insightful!

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Good info.

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This is a great compilation of all the information. Thanks a lot!