Emirates Medical Residency Entrance Exam

EMSTREX

Entrance exam for post graduate training program in UAE

Competitive than other licensing exams

Final year students

Interns

UAE nationals , Medical graduates, IMGs with less than 4 years of gap from graduation.

No exemption

No

Graduation / Bachelor degree certificate

Final year student - Certificate of eligibility from college dean

Emirates ID (is applicable)

Valid Passport

>55%

Aim for higher score to secue a residency match

More retakes lesser chance for residency match.

Yes

No, but it's needed before the residency process.

IELTS is accepted by all health authorities

Graduation / Bachelor degree certificate

Final year student - Certificate of eligibility from college dean

Emirates ID (is applicable)

Valid Passport

December - March

First attempt advised in December

Registration on NIHS website

Payment for examination fees - 1000 AED

Examination link

Depends on the respective health regulatory bodies.

CBT

120 multiple choice questions

Three hours

No negative marking

Divided into internal medicine surgery, paediatrics, obstetrics, and gynaecology, family medicine, public health, psychiatry, and community medicine.

No

No refund

Eligibility criteria mentioned

UAE residents - Emirates ID

Non UAE residents - Valid passport

Residency training program application

DHA (MBRU, DRTP)

DOH

MOH (EHS)

Maximum 3 attempts a year

Obtaining a pass score - not eligible for further attempts to improve mark the same year.

Previously passed candidates - No further attempts allowed. Sometimes they allow one additional attempt.

UAE university in Al ain

After around 10 days

2 years