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Registration & Licensing

Qualifying Examination 
  • The qualifying exam is considered one of the requirements for the registration / licensing of healthcare practitioners to ensure the efficiency and eligibility of applicants to work safely in the State of Qatar.
  • All categories listed below must pass the electronic qualifying exam to get a license to practice after fulfilling all other registration and licensing requirements.
  • The Department of Healthcare Professions provides computer based examination (Prometric) for:
  • 16 categories of healthcare practitioners: (Applicants can sit for the qualifying exam 5 consecutive times, whatever the gap between each attempt.)

No.

Exam Title

No. of items/ Exam Duration

Cut score

Practitioners required to take the Qualifying Exam

1.

General Practitioner

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

60%

General Practitioner

2.

General Dentist

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

60%

General Dentist

3.

Pharmacist

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

60%

Pharmacist

4.

Registered General Nurse

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

50%

Registered General Nurse

5.

Registered Midwife

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

50%

Registered Midwife

6.

Lab Technologist

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

50%

Lab Technologist

7.

Lab  Technician

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

50%

Lab Technician

8.

Radiology Technologist 

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

50%

Radiology Technologist

9.

Radiology Technician

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

50%

Radiology Technician

10.

Physiotherapist

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

50%

Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy Technician

 

11.

Basic Paramedic

150 MCQs,

3 ½  hours

50%

Basic Paramedic

12.

Paramedic

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

50%

Paramedic,

Critical Care Paramedic

13.

Dental Assistant

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

50%

Dental Assistant

14.

Dental Hygienist

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

50%

Dental Hygienist

15.

Dental Lab Technician

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

50%

Dental Technician

16.

Dietician Exam

150 MCQs,

3 hours

50%

Dietician
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  • 34 specialty physician exams as follows: (Applicants can sit for the qualifying exam 3 consecutive times, whatever the gap between each attempt.)
Any scope of practice not mentioned below will be discussed on a case -by -case basis.

No.

Exam Title

No. of items/ Exam Duration

Cut score

Scopes required to take the Qualifying Exam

1. Anatomical Pathology

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Laboratory Medicine/ Anatomic Pathology
2. Anesthesia

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Anesthesia
3. Cardiology

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Cardiology
4. Clinical pathology

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Laboratory Medicine/ Clinical pathology
5. Community Medicine

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Community Medicine
6. Critical Care Medicine

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Critical Care Medicine
7. Dermatology

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Dermatology
8. Diagnostic Radiology

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Diagnostic Radiology
  2. Interventional Radiology
  3. Nuclear medicine
9. Emergency Medicine

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Emergency Medicine
10. Endocrinology

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Endocrinology
11. Family Medicine

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Family Medicine
12. Forensic Medicine

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Forensic Medicine
13. Gastroenterology

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Gastroenterology
14. General Surgery

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. General Surgery
  2. Cardiac surgery
  3. Oral &Maxillofacial Surgery
  4. Thoracic surgery
  5. Trauma Surgery
15. Haematology and Oncology

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Haematology
  2. Medical oncology
16. Internal Medicine

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Internal Medicine
  2. Geriatric medicine
  3. Immunology
  4. Infectious disease
17. Medical Microbiology

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Laboratory Medicine/ Microbiology
18. Nephrology

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Nephrology
19. Neurology

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Neurology
  2. Clinical Neurophysiology
20. Neurosurgery

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Neurosurgery
21. Obstetrics and Gynecology

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Obstetrics and Gynecology
22. Ophthalmology

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Ophthalmology
23. Orthopedic Surgery

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Orthopedic Surgery
24. Otorhinolaryngology

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Otorhinolaryngology
25. Pediatrics

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Pediatrics
  2. Neonatal-perinatal medicine
  3. Pediatric Allergy-Immunology
  4. Pediatric Cardiology
  5. Pediatric Cclinical and Mmetabolic Genetics
  6. Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  7. Pediatric Endocrine & Diabetes
  8. Pediatric gastroenterology
  9. Pediatric Hematology&Oncology
  10. Pediatric Infectious Diseases
  11. Pediatric Intensive Care
  12. Pediatric Nephrology
  13. Pediatric Neurology
  14. Pediatric pulmonology
  15. Pediatric Rehabilitation/ Developmental Medicine
  16. Pediatric rheumatology
26. Pediatrics Surgery

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Pediatrics Surgery
27. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
28. Plastic Surgery

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Plastic Surgery​
29. Psychiatry

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Psychiatry
  2. Child & adolescent psychiatry
30. Pulmonary 150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Pulmonary
31. Rheumatology 150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Rheumatology
32. Sports Medicine

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Sports Medicine
33. Urology 150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Urology
  2. Andrology / Male Fertility
34. Vascular Surgery

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%
  1. Vascular Surgery​


  • 8 speciality dentist exams as follows: (Applicants can sit for the qualifying exam 3 consecutive times, whatever the gap between each attempt).
Any scope of practice not mentioned below will be discussed on a case -by -case basis.

No.

Exam Title

No. of items/ Exam Duration

Cut score

Scopes required to take the Qualifying Exam

1. Oral Surgery

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%

    Oral Surgery

2. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%

    Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

3. Endodontics

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%

    Endodontics

4. Orthodontics

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%

    Orthodontics

5. Prosthodontics

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%

    Prosthodontics

6. Restorative Dentistry*

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%

    Restorative Dentistry*
7. Periodontics

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%

    Periodontics

8. Paediatric Dentistry

150 MCQs,

3 ½ hours

 65%

    Paediatric Dentistry


  • More Examinations can be added as needed
  • The scopes not required to sit for the qualifying exam will be reviewed and evaluated as per the registration Department approved qualification or through panel assessment.
  • To register and schedule your exams please visit the online booking page .
  • For certificates that exempt their holder from the qualifying exam, please visit the "Qualifying Examination" policy.
  • For registration/licensing requirements click here .
  • For any query regarding the electronic qualifying exam and to get more information, please visit the company organizing the exams (Prometric) at prometric.com .
Contact Info for Qualifying Examination Enquiries
  • Phone Numbers:
  • Sunday to Thursday (with Arabic language option):
    • +31 320239530
  • Friday to Monday:
    • +31 320239800
  • Pnl-mena@prometric.com
References of the Qualifying Electronic Exam


 

















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