There may be no more than a two-year gap in applicant's work record.
Refer to the Unified Healthcare Professional Qualification Requirements (PQR) Manual for verification of the required years of experience and conformity of scientific certificates.
The certificate must be from a recognized university.
Experience is calculated from the license issuance date.
Non-citizen graduates of universities and colleges within the UAE must submit an experience certificate stamped by the Ministry of Health Training and Development Center as per Federal Law No. (7) of 1975 regarding the practice of medicine, or accredited by the Health Department in Dubai or Abu Dhabi, indicating practical training as described in the Professional Qualifications Requirements (PQR) Manual.
Graduates who are licensed by the following countries will be exempt from the exam: Canada, South Africa, USA, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Britain, as well as UAE citizens who live outside the country, served in MOHAP before 6/1993, and who passed the exam in the period from 1993 to 2011.
A positive report from DataFlow.
Certificates are accepted in Arabic or English. Certificates in other languages must be translated legally and duly attested.
Certificates must be attested, however the client may apply for the exam without an attested certificate, provided it is attested upon issue of the license in accordance with the requirements of other entities (such as the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation).
In case of referral from the Dubai Health Authority and Department of Health Abu Dhabi, the license must be valid or have been renewed or canceled for a period no longer than 6 months, failing which the referral will not be valid and the applicant will be required to take the examinations.
Examinations may be attempted a maximum of three times.
The certificates are valid for 5 years.