Working as a General Physician in the UAE:
Apart from the residency training, one can wonder for other options available for doctors in the UAE. Well, there are certainly other ways to embark on medical practice in the UAE though, require a real effort and zeal by the ex-pats to draw out the authentic information. Such options provide you with being an internee or a GP.
It is indispensable that a healthcare professional must need to acquire a sustained license before commencing medical practice in the UAE. There are four different licenses offered by the government, i.e. DHA and DHCC, HAAD, and MOH, for working as physicians in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah with the other Northern Emirates in the respective order. The main preconditions to obtaining a license are:
1) A mandatory 2-year bonafide experience of clinical practice from your homeland either as a GP or as a medical officer.
2) Successful completion and acceptance of data flow.
Dataflow is a highly strict process of document verification by the officials and requires extreme precision and legitimacy. Henceforth, a very accurate paperwork submission is a point of emphasis and should be up to scratch. Any error can bring your application to the verge of rejection. Therefore, a guide is provided to sketch a correct picture. This blog mainly highlights the steps to be followed for the DHA.
The process begins by making a DHA account and working on their online Sheryan portal. Following this, the applicant has to attach all the unattested documents required by them which will cross-checked by the team. This includes the academic documents, a valid medical license, experience certificates and a good standing certificate. The time taken by the whole process of verification and acceptance is approximately 2 weeks (urgent) to 1-2 months (regular) and charges a fee of around AED 1100-1300 (It may vary).
Upon acceptance of the dataflow, an applicant gets a positive primary source verification (PSV) report. With a positive PSV and clearance of the exam, an applicant is eligible to apply for the eligibility letter (costing 220 AED) from DHA followed by the issuance of healthcare professional license. This process takes maximum of a week.
The good thing about the DHA is while doing the process for PSV, one can attempt the prometric exam. Though this is not seen with HAAD. The exam is held multiple times in a year in nearly all the countries and costs an amount of approximately AED 1000. It is an online MCQ-based exam with no negative marking. The passing score ranges from 70-75% and re-attempting is easy. Though, the past papers can suffice to ace the exam if someone already has a good command over First Aid Step 1 and 2 along with MTB Step 2. The blog also shares the link of some must-do past papers.
A booklet is attached to provide a step-wise description of the whole process.
According to the modified rules, candidates who have already taken PLAB/MRCP/USMLE are exempted from the DHA/HAAD exam but the clinical experience and dataflow are crucial and are still needed. Though the rules can change any time so a vigilant check would save you from any useless exertion.
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