Depends really on where you see yourself later in life. Both countries have an excellent system of medical training. Personally I'd say USMLE because it has a more transparent system of selection and has a much bigger market for doctors. The salary and lifestyle of doctors is also slightly better than in England. PLAB is an easier exam as compared to the USMLE but even with a great score in the exam there is no guarantee of getting a residency there. You have to work in UK as an intern for a year or more than that, build contacts so that someone ultimately recommends you or accepts you into their hospital. USMLE is a slightly tougher exam, and you have to finish step 1, step 2 ck and step 2 cs to go for the residency interview. A body called ECFMG exists which controls the residency matching process for foreign graduates. All applications are made through ecfmg. No such body exists for the UK. That doesn't mean people don't get into UK for a residency. And that also doesn't mean that you can get a residency in the US with just good scores. You need some work experience in the respective countries before you can consider applying. But in my personal opinion the USMLE path seems more organised
Janak Bahirwani, Resident physician at St. Luke's University Health Network
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Depends really on where you see yourself later in life. Both countries have an excellent system of medical training. Personally I'd say USMLE because it has a more transparent system of selection and has a much bigger market for doctors. The salary and lifestyle of doctors is also slightly better than in England. PLAB is an easier exam as compared to the USMLE but even with a great score in the exam there is no guarantee of getting a residency there. You have to work in UK as an intern for a year or more than that, build contacts so that someone ultimately recommends you or accepts you into their hospital. USMLE is a slightly tougher exam, and you have to finish step 1, step 2 ck and step 2 cs to go for the residency interview. A body called ECFMG exists which controls the residency matching process for foreign graduates. All applications are made through ecfmg. No such body exists for the UK. That doesn't mean people don't get into UK for a residency. And that also doesn't mean that you can get a residency in the US with just good scores. You need some work experience in the respective countries before you can consider applying. But in my personal opinion the USMLE path seems more organised