OET for doctors and pharmacists
OET is the English test built for healthcare. Prepare with a platform made only for healthcare professionals, feedback built on 20 years of teaching, and a coach who has guided more than 5,000 students from 55 countries.
There are many OET courses. Here is why doctors and pharmacists choose LangSolution.
OET Speaking marks intelligibility, fluency and how you communicate with the patient. Sherlen has coached accent and professional communication for years, so she fixes the things that quietly lower your Speaking grade.
More than 5,000 students from 55 countries, most of them pharmacists, doctors, dentists and nurses on their way to a license. She knows where healthcare professionals lose points, because she has seen it thousands of times.
Many professionals take the wrong test, or a test that counts for only one of the two steps. We help you choose the right test for your country before you spend money on it.
The rules are different in every country, and they keep changing. Here is what doctors and pharmacists need to know today.
Doctors and pharmacists
Doctors: OET Medicine is the English requirement for the ECFMG Certification Pathways, the route to US residency.
Pharmacists: NABP will accept OET for FPGEC certification from January 11, 2027. Only tests taken on or after that date will count.
Doctors and pharmacists
The UK and Irish medical and pharmacy regulators accept OET. In the UK, pharmacists need a grade B in all four sub-tests for the GPhC.
UK pharmacists usually need a separate approved English test for the Health and Care Worker visa.
Doctors and pharmacists
Ahpra and the national boards accept OET. Pharmacists need Listening 350, Reading 360, Writing 350 and Speaking 360 for registration.
For Australian registration and visas, book OET at a test centre. OET@Home is not accepted.
Doctors and pharmacists
Many provincial regulators accept OET for licensing, including the Ontario College of Pharmacists. Each province sets its own rules, so check your college.
OET does not count for Canadian immigration (Express Entry).
Wherever OET is recognized
Health authorities in many other countries, including the United Arab Emirates, also recognize OET. If OET is accepted where you are going, we can prepare you for it.
Requirements change, so always confirm with your regulator before you book. Last checked October 2026. Not sure which test you need? Use our test finder.
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Every task ends with a detailed report that shows exactly what is holding your score down.
Targeted practice repairs the habits behind your mistakes, so they stop coming back.
Walk into your OET ready, and take the next step toward your license.
Sherlen Tanner has spent 20 years helping internationally trained healthcare professionals pass the English tests that stand between them and their license. Pharmacists, doctors, dentists and nurses from around the world have trusted her method.
Her approach goes beyond practice tests. She finds the habits that keep your score down, repairs them, and makes the correct English automatic, so it is there when the clock is running.
Most regulators ask for a grade B, which is 350, in each of the four sub-tests. Some ask for more. For example, the Pharmacy Board of Australia asks for Reading 360 and Speaking 360. Always check your regulator’s current requirement.
It depends on where you are going. Some regulators accept OET@Home, but others do not. For example, OET@Home is not accepted for Australian registration or visas. Check before you book.
Sometimes. OET counts for Australian visas when taken at a test centre. It does not count for Canadian Express Entry, and UK pharmacists usually need a separate approved test for the Health and Care Worker visa.
Listening and Reading are the same for everyone. Writing and Speaking are written for your profession, so doctors and pharmacists practice different letters and role plays.
NABP will accept OET for FPGEC certification from January 11, 2027, for tests taken on or after that date. Until then, TOEFL is the test that counts. If you need your English score sooner, prepare for TOEFL. If your timeline is 2027 or later, OET may suit you better, and we can help with either.
Book a free consultation today and see why healthcare professionals in 55 countries have trusted Sherlen to get them there. A free trial of the platform is coming soon.
