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OET Medicine

Doctors sit OET Medicine, the version of the Occupational English Test (OET) whose Writing and Speaking tasks come from medical practice. OET says the medicine content covers patient consultations, discharge letters, referrals and handovers. Medicine runs on every paper date in OET’s 2026 calendar, and OET lists the General Medical Council (GMC), the Medical Council of Ireland and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) among the regulators that accept OET Medicine.

  • FreeIntro to OET Medicine course
  • 4Free computer sample tests for Medicine
  • Paper and computerModes with Medicine sample tests
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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Who accepts OET Medicine?

OET’s page for doctors names these medical regulators:

  • General Medical Council (GMC), UK
  • Medical Council of Ireland
  • Ahpra and the Medical Board of Australia
  • Medical Council of New Zealand
  • Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), USA
  • Medical Council of Canada, and the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons of nine provinces

Each sets its own grades. The Australian scores are on the Australia page; the GMC publishes its rules on its own website.

OET in Australia →OET in the UK →

Other ways doctors can meet Australia’s English standard

Besides the five accepted English tests, Ahpra says the Medical Board of Australia accepts two profession-specific exams for registration as a medical practitioner: the New Zealand Registration Examination (NZREX) and the Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) test.

OET Medicine and ECFMG

If you’re applying for ECFMG certification, register your OET account with the same email address you use with ECFMG, whether it’s personal or not. That’s OET’s one exception to its personal-email rule.

Preparing for OET Medicine

OET offers a free Intro to OET Medicine course, and Medicine sample tests in both modes, four of them on computer. Partner courses for doctors are on the study options page.

OET sample exam packs →OET preparation options →OET writing samples →
Sources: OET · Ahpra and 3 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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