FOI request for New Visions University

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Dear General Medical Council,

I am requesting a FOI request for the following information please:

1) How many students that have graduated from New Vision University, Georgia have been granted the right to practice in the UK, following PLAB completions?

2) How many students are registered to take the PLAB?

Yours faithfully,
Jaweria Khalid

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Dear Jaweria Khalid,

 

Your information request – IR1-4162880825

 

Thank you for your Email below dated 15^th November 2023.

 

How we will consider your request

We are going to consider your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 (FOIA). The FOIA gives us 20 working days to respond, but we’ll come
back to you as soon as we can.

 

Yours Sincerely,

 

Information Access Team

 

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Remi Owolabi, General Medical Council

Dear Jaweria Khalid

 

I write in regards to your information request received on 15 November
2023.

 

I’d be grateful if you could please clarify the below.

 

 1. How many students that have graduated from New Vision University,
Georgia have been granted the right to practice in the UK, following
PLAB completions? – If you require the number of doctors with a PMQ
from New Vision who passed PLAB OR the number of doctors with a PMQ
from New Vision who passed PLAB and then were granted registration?

 

2) How many students are registered to take the PLAB? – If you require the
number of doctors who are booked onto PLAB or just those with a PMQ from
New Vision?

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Kind regards,

 

Remi Owolabi (she/her)

Information Access Officer

General Medical Council

3 Hardman Street

Manchester M3 3AW

 

Email: [1][email address]

 

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safe patient care across the UK. We set the standards doctors and those
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Rydym yn gweithio gyda meddygon, cleifion a rhanddeiliaid eraill i
gynorthwyo gofal da a diogel i gleifion ar draws y DU. Rydym yn gosod y
safonau y bydd angen i feddygon a’r rhai sy’n eu hyfforddi eu bodloni, ac
yn eu helpu i’w cyflawni. Os bydd pryderon efallai na fydd y safonau hyn
yn cael eu cyflawni neu y gallai hyder y cyhoedd mewn meddygon fod mewn
perygl, gallwn ymchwilio, a gweithredu os oes angen.

Efallai bod y neges e-bost hon yn cynnwys gwybodaeth freiniol neu
gyfrinachol, y dylid ei defnyddio at y diben y’i hanfonwyd yn unig.

Os nad chi yw’r derbynnydd neu os ydych chi wedi cael yr e-bost hwn mewn
camgymeriad, peidiwch â’i ddarllen, argraffu, ail-anfon, storio na
gweithredu mewn ffordd sy’n dibynnu arni neu unrhyw atodiadau os gwelwch
yn dda. Dylech anfon e-bost at yr anfonwr ac yna, ei ddileu ar unwaith.

Mae’r Cyngor Meddygol Cyffredinol yn elusen gofrestredig yng Nghymru a
Lloegr (1089278) ac yn Yr Alban (SC037750)

Mae croeso i chi gysylltu â ni yn Gymraeg. Byddwn yn ymateb yn Gymraeg,
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Dear Remi Owolabi,

Thank you for your reply.
With regards to my question - I would be grateful if you could answer the following subquestions for furthest clarification:
- The number of doctors with a PMQ from New Vision who passed PLAB
- The number of doctors with a PMQ from New Vision who passed PLAB and then were granted registration
- The number of doctors registered to take the PLAB this year
- The number of students with a PMQ form from New Vision
- Number of students from New Vision in the process of getting their transcripts reviewed by the GMC to determine if they are granted the right to sit the PLAB examinations and gain the GMC accreditation

Yours sincerely,

Jaweria Khalid

Dear Remi Owolabi,

Thank you for your reply.
With regards to clarification of my questions.
1) I would be grateful if you could answer both:
- The number of doctors with a PMQ from New Vision who passed PLAB
- The number of doctors with a PMQ from New Vision who passed PLAB and then were granted registration

2) The number of doctors who are booked onto PLAB AND the number of doctors with a PMQ from
New Vision.

Yours sincerely,

Jaweria Khalid

Remi Owolabi, General Medical Council

Dear Mr Khalid

 

Your information access request

 

Thank you for your email dated 15 November 2023, where you request the
following:

 

 1. ‘The number of doctors with a PMQ from New Vision who passed PLAB
 2. The number of doctors with a PMQ from New Vision who passed PLAB and
then were granted registration
 3. The number of doctors who are booked onto PLAB AND the number of
doctors with a PMQ from New Vision.’

 

I’ve considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
(FOIA).

 

Q1 - The number of doctors with a PMQ from New Vision who passed PLAB

 

The below shows the number of doctors who gained their PMQ from New vision
University and have passed PLAB 1 or PLAB 2.

 

Test Type # of doctors
PLAB 1 11
PLAB 2 7
Total 11

 

Please note the following:

• Doctors must pass PLAB 1 to be eligible to sit PLAB 2.
• Doctors who have passed PLAB 2 will show in the total number of those
who have passed PLAB 1, the total represents the total number of
individual doctors who have taken the tests.

 

Q2 - The number of doctors with a PMQ from New Vision who passed PLAB and
then were granted registration

 

Of the 7 doctors who  gained their PMQ from New Vision University and
passed PLAB 2, 5 have gone on to gain registration.

 

Q3 - The number of doctors who are booked onto PLAB and the number of
doctors with a PMQ from New Vision.

 

The below shows the number of doctors who are due to undertake a future
PLAB 1 or 2, split by those with a PMQ from New Vision University.

 

Test New Vision University Other Universities Total
Type
PLAB                                                            14,849                          14,856
1 7
PLAB                                                        8,052                            8,054
2       2
Total                                                            22,901                          22,910
9

 

Who to contact

 

I hope you find this information useful. If you have any queries about
this, or need anything further, please contact me on the details below.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Remi Owolabi (she/her)

Information Access Officer

General Medical Council

3 Hardman Street

Manchester M3 3AW

 

Email: [1][email address]

 

General Medical Council

We work with doctors, patients, and other stakeholders to support good,
safe patient care across the UK. We set the standards doctors and those
who train them need to meet, and help them achieve them. If there are
concerns these standards may not be met or that public confidence in
doctors may be at risk, we can investigate, and take action if needed.

This email may contain privileged or confidential information which should
only be used for the purpose for which it has been sent.

If you are not the addressee or have received this email in error, please
do not read, print, re-transmit, store or act in reliance on it or any
attachments. Please email the sender and then immediately delete it.

The General Medical Council is a charity registered in England and Wales
(1089278) and in Scotland (SC037750)

You are welcome to contact us in Welsh. We will respond in Welsh, without
this causing additional delay.

_________________________________________________________________

Cyngor Meddygol Cyffredinol

Rydym yn gweithio gyda meddygon, cleifion a rhanddeiliaid eraill i
gynorthwyo gofal da a diogel i gleifion ar draws y DU. Rydym yn gosod y
safonau y bydd angen i feddygon a’r rhai sy’n eu hyfforddi eu bodloni, ac
yn eu helpu i’w cyflawni. Os bydd pryderon efallai na fydd y safonau hyn
yn cael eu cyflawni neu y gallai hyder y cyhoedd mewn meddygon fod mewn
perygl, gallwn ymchwilio, a gweithredu os oes angen.

Efallai bod y neges e-bost hon yn cynnwys gwybodaeth freiniol neu
gyfrinachol, y dylid ei defnyddio at y diben y’i hanfonwyd yn unig.

Os nad chi yw’r derbynnydd neu os ydych chi wedi cael yr e-bost hwn mewn
camgymeriad, peidiwch â’i ddarllen, argraffu, ail-anfon, storio na
gweithredu mewn ffordd sy’n dibynnu arni neu unrhyw atodiadau os gwelwch
yn dda. Dylech anfon e-bost at yr anfonwr ac yna, ei ddileu ar unwaith.

Mae’r Cyngor Meddygol Cyffredinol yn elusen gofrestredig yng Nghymru a
Lloegr (1089278) ac yn Yr Alban (SC037750)

Mae croeso i chi gysylltu â ni yn Gymraeg. Byddwn yn ymateb yn Gymraeg,
heb i hyn achosi oedi ychwanegol.

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