Any specialties that make for (more) convenient US-to-UK move?

[IlianaSedai]

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Okay, here's the deal:

1 - American MD, + year of internship or residency (whichever the General Medical Council requires-- was unclear on whether it was the internship or residency year they required) + willing to take PLAB and qualify for limited registration

2 - Husband-to-be is British, possible permanent move to UK.

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So what fields/specialties would I have to wait years to get a (re?)training post in? And what fields/specialties would I be able to get a (re?)training post in fairly quickly?

And, how much of a disadvantage would I be put at by those making hiring decisions, compared to UK medical graduates?

 

[Annette]

Surgery posts seemed like they were very difficult to get, and impossible if you weren't British. However, pediatric surgery seemed to have a number of foreign consultants. OB/gyn and psychiatry seemed to have the youngest consultants, so they are probably easier to get posts in. I don't know about GP's.

Good luck!