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Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
Professional Classication and Registration of
Health Practitioners Manual
1430 A.H. !00" A.#.
$th %dition
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&ingdom of Saudi Ara'ia
Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
Professional Classication and Registration of
Health Practitioners Manual
1430 AH !00" A.#.
$th %dition
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Contents
(o. Su')ect Page*ntroduction
I +eneral #enitions
II Principles and StandardsIII #egrees and Certicates ,hat Are (ot Professionall-
ClassiedIV Health Related Courses and Changing Specialties4-1 Health-related courses4-2 Changing specialtyV Classication of Health Assistants technicians and
Health Specialists5-1 Optometry5-2 Medical Laboratories5- !utrition5-4 "sychology5-5 #ociologyVI Pharmacolog-$-1 Classi%cation o& pharmacists$-2 "harm'('VII AcupunctureVIII Spinal Ad)ustmentI) (aturopath-) Medicine #entistr- and Podiatr-)I Post/+raduate Specialt- Certicates#egrees in
Medicine11-1 *+amples o& certi%cates e,uialent to the #audi #pecialty
Certi%cate)II Su'specialt- and (on/certied Su'specialt-
,raining)III Additional Specialties)IV #enitions of Some Special Certicates14-1 .ield *pidemiology (iploma14-2 (egrees/certi%cates &rom the 0ussian .ederation and
raine
14- (egrees/certi%cates &rom "oland14-4 (egrees/certi%cates &rom the C3ech 0epublic14-5 achelors o& nursing applied medical sciences and
e,uialents &rom the "hilippines and India)V isiting #octors)VI +eneral ,erms)VII Professional Classication and Registration 2ees)VIII Certicate Attestation
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)I) Continuous Medical %ducation
Resolution
,he Chairman of the oard of ,rustees
by irtue o& the po6ers ested in him and as decided in the %rst meeting o&
the oard o& 7rustees on 28 9pril 2::; during 6hich the memo submitted to
the oard re,uesting the approal o& the "ro&essional Classi%cation and
0egistration Manual 6as discussed
here'- decides to1' approe the 4th edition o& the "ro&essional Classi%cation and 0egistration
Manual issued in 2::5'
2' authori3e the *+ecutie oard to approe any &uture amendments in order
to eep up 6ith ne6 deelopments relating to pro&essional classi%cation or
registration'
Minister of HealthChairman of the oard of ,rustees
#r. Hamad 'in A'dullah al/Mani5
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Saudi
Commission
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*ntroduction
7he #audi Commission &or Health #pecialties <#CH#= based on the belie& in
the important role it 6as assigned in the %eld o& health pro&essions and in
order to accomplish the tass it 6as entrusted 6ith care&ully and honestly
appreciates the trust granted by our prudent goernment pursuant to 0oyal(ecree !o' M/2 dated $/2/141 9H' 9ccordingly the Commission beliees
that it should start o> 6ith addressing the goals related to establishing the
proper standards and criteria &or the practice o& health pro&essions and
classi%cation o& health-related degree holders into the appropriate
pro&essional leels according to their academic ,uali%cations and practical
sills as it is a+iomatic that any shortcoming in pro&essional practice 6ould
endanger a human li&e in our dear country'
7he Commission in an e>ort to put things into perspectie and establish
general rules &or dealing 6ith practitioners according to their ,uali%cationsand e+perience set the re,uired criteria and procedures &or the e,uialency
o& health-related degrees as 6ell as the subse,uent pro&essional ealuation
and classi%cation o& degree holders' 7here&ore the Commission established
seeral accurate and ob?ectie criteria &or assessing pre-graduation
<training= and post-graduation <actual= e+perience and certi&ying
practitioners' *ssentially the minimum re,uirements &or ,uali&ying to any
pro&essional leel are the re,uirements &or the programs approed by the
@ingdom 6hich are used as benchmars &or all degrees that need to be
classi%ed' It should be noted and stressed that the Commission does notmean to belittle or ,uestion the academic competence o& any institution
6hatsoeerA the purpose is to put eeryone in the place they desere due to
the great disparity in training methods and periods across countries
distinguish those 6ho are competent and up-to-date 6ith the latest
deelopments in the %eld and nominate strong and honest practitioners 6ho
can be entrusted 6ith human lies in the healthcare sector to assume roles
that correspond to their abilities' Moreoer 6e 6ould lie to note that the ad
hoc committees responsible &or the assessment o& pro&essional abilities and
capacities as 6ell as assessment tests and pro&essional classi%cation aim to
ensure the re,uired basis &or sa&e practice a6ay &rom erbal comple+ity andsheer academics'
H* the Minister o& Health Chairman o& the CommissionBs oard o& 7rustees
issued decision !o' 89/2; dated 12/4/142; adopting the "ro&essional
Classi%cation and 0egistration uide and authori3ing the CommissionBs
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*+ecutie Council to approe any &uture amendments in order to eep up
6ith ne6 deelopments relating to pro&essional classi%cation or registration'
Prof. Hussein Mohammad al/2reihi
Secretar- +eneral
*. +eneral #enitions
(o. GordPhrase #enition1-1 ,he Commission #audi Commission &or Health #pecialties1-2 Practitioner One 6ho holds the re,uired academic
,uali%cations and has the e+perience to sa&ely
hold a speci%c ?ob in the @ingdomBs healthcare
sector'1- Professional
registration
Creating a record &or the health practitioner in the
CommissionBs database in order to eep trac o&
his pro&essional deelopment and ac,uaint him
6ith the #audi Medical Code o& *thics'1--
1
Professional
re/registration
pdating the practitionerBs data and his
commitment to continuous training and education
programs a&ter the registration period e+pires'
7he registration period is no more than threeyears &or non-#audis and no more than %e years
&or #audis 6hile practitioners oer $: must
proide proo& o& their physical %tness &or practice'1-4 Professional
classication
is a se,uential process starting 6ith the
eri%cation and authentication o& ,uali%cations
and e+periences and their releance and ending
6ith a pro&essional assessment is conducted to
ensure that the minimum standards &or sa&e
practice are met regarding practical clinical and
theoretic practiceA and accordingly determiningthe pro&essional leel based on degrees
e+perience and assessment'1-5 Professional
assessment
9 procedure per&ormed by the Commission to
determine the competence as 6ell as the
academic and pro&essional leel o& the applicant
it includes either one or more o& the &ollo6ingD
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1' 9 consultant studies the application to decide
the appropriate leel'
2' Eritten e+amination'
' 9cademic practical and clinical assessment by
a specialist committee'1-$ Hospital 9 hospital that accommodates the primary
specialties and has at least one consultant or
specialist registrar in each specialty'1-F Specialt- center 9 &acility speciali3ed in one medical specialty or
medical support science 6here consultants 6or'1-; n/the/)o'
training
7he ,uali%ed practitionerBs attendance o& a
training program to learn a ne6 technology
pertaining to his specialty' 7he training course is
not considered a ,uali%cation and hal& o& its
actual hours are counted as credit hours'1-8 ,raining center 9 hospital or specialty center recogni3ed by the
oGcial authorities &or training purposes'1-1: %Iperience Ongoing practice in the specialty %eld' *+perience
is counted as &ollo6sD
9' *ach year o& serice at a hospital or a specialty
center is e,uialent to one year o& e+perience'
' *ach year o& serice at a health center or an
e,uialent &acility is e,uialent to si+ months o&
e+perience'
C' I& the practitioner does not practice hisspecialty his e+perience is not counted and he is
considered non-practicing'1-11 %Iperience
acJuisition
7he re,uired e+perience to ,uali&y &or a higher
leel or &or those 6ho demonstrate pro&essional
shortcomings either by &ailing the pro&essional
assessments administered by the Commission or
by non-practicing'1-12 (on/practicing !ot practicing the specialty %eld &or t6o or more
years'
1-1 +eneralpractitioner
+eneral dental
practitioner
Holder o& a bachelorBs degree in general medicineor dentistry 6ho has at least completed the
internship year'
1-14 Resident 9' Holder o& a bachelorBs degree in general
medicine or dentistry 6ho has completed the
internship year and has at least one year o&
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e+perience in the specialty %eld'
' Holder o& a diploma <one year= in a medical
specialty'
C' Holder o& a diploma/masterBs degree <no less
than t6o years= in a medical specialty but does
not yet hae the re,uired e+perience to ,uali&y as
a senior house oGcer'1-15 Senior house
oKcer
Holder o& a specialty degree <no less than t6o
years= 6ho has the re,uired e+perience' 7he total
period o& training to receie the degree as 6ell as
the actual e+perience must be &our years'1-1$ Specialist
registrar
Holder o& the #audi specialty certi%cate <or
e,uialent='1-1F Consultant Holder o& the #audi specialty certi%cate <or
e,uialent= 6ho has at least three years o& e+perience in the specialty %eld at a recogni3ed
hospital or center'1-1; +eneral
specialt-
Ma?or specialty in one %eld o& medicine such as
internal medicine and surgery' 7raining is carried
out 6ithin a speci%c method at recogni3ed center
a&ter receiing a bachelor o& medicine' 7he
practitioner must practice in the same specialty
%eld'1-18 Su'specialt- #peciali3ing in a subspecialty o& general medicine'
7raining is carried out through the ac,uisition o& practical and theoretical e+perience a&ter
receiing a post graduate degree in a general
specialty e'g' speciali3ing in cardiology a&ter
speciali3ing in internal medicine'1-2: (on/certied
su'specialt-
#peciali3ing in a medical subspecialty <cardiology
neurology endocrinology etc= 6ithout receiing
a post graduate degree in general specialty'
7raining is carried out a&ter receiing a bachelor o&
medicine' 7he practitioner must practice in the
same specialty %eld'1-21 (on/
practitioner
Holder o& medical or health ,uali%cation 6ho is
not entitled to practice in the specialty because o&
non-practicing &or t6o years'1-22 Saudi Specialt-
Certicate
7he highest pro&essional certi%cate the
Commission a6ards physicians' It is a6arded a&ter
completing standardi3ed clinical training and
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passing the re,uired assessments' It is e,uialent
to a "h('
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** Principles and Standards of Professional Registration and
Classication
2- 1= In principle the Commission recogni3es all certi%cates issued by
recogni3ed and internationally reno6ned uniersities authorities and
e,uialent institutions' Ho6eer it preseres the right to re?ect anycerti%cate that contraenes the regulations and standards applicable in the
@ingdom'
2-2= #audis 6ho receie their degrees <bachelorBs masterBs or "h(= &rom
abroad must get a certi%cate o& e,uialency &rom the Ministry o& Higher
*ducation'
2-= 7he Commission recogni3es all domestic health training programs
superised by #audi uniersities and similar institutions 6hich comply 6ith
the re,uirements set by the Commission' Ho6eer the Commissionpreseres the right to e+clude any program that &ails to meet the
re,uirements and to sub?ect its graduates to pro&essional classi%cation as
re,uired'
2-4= 7he Commission recogni3es certi%cates issued by priate health
institutes and community colleges that are licensed by the releant
authorities in the @ingdom proided that their graduates pass the
CommissionBs classi%cation e+aminations'
2-5= 9ll applicants &or pro&essional classi%cation must pass the pro&essional
assessment procedures en&orced by the Commission'
2-$= 7he Commission is a6are o& the di>erence bet6een the certi%cate and
its holderA there&ore it recogni3es pro&essional classi%cation as a 6ay to
classi&y practitioners based on their abilities and e+perience at the time o&
assessment'
2-F= Ehereas pro&essional classi%cation aims to ,uali&y candidates &or
pro&essional practice the time acno6ledged &or classi&ying certi%cates in
clinical specialties is the same as the actual time spent in practical training in
the specialty %eld'
2-;= 7he health training and educational programs accepted by the
Commission are standardi3ed programs 6hich practitioners ?oin and
gradually adance both in terms o& leel and responsibilities according to
speci%c standards and proided at competent training centers proided that
they meet the minimum limits o& training set by the Commission'
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2-8= Health certi%cates and ,uali%cations are classi%ed according to the
programBs minimum admission re,uirements'
2-1:= 9dding the hours o& di>erent courses together and decreasing the
re,uired period o& e+perience is not allo6ed &or ,uali%cation purposes in the
healthcare sector'
2-11= In classi&ying practitioners the Commission obseres the regulations
and statutes e>ectie in the @ingdom including the Health "ro&essions
#tatute "ractice o& Health "ro&essions 0egulations and "riate Health
Institutions 0egulations in addition to the CommissionBs training regulations
and statutes'
2-12= Oerlapping training periods to obtain di>erent ,uali%cations are
counted only once'
2-1= I& a preliminary decision assigns a lo6er ,uali%cation leel based on
the applicantBs score in the e+amination reclassi%cation is not allo6ed
be&ore the elapse o& one year as &rom the date o& decision or assessment'
2-14= Holders o& degrees e,uialent to the #audi #pecialty Certi%cate 6ho
are in accordance 6ith #audi uniersitiesB regulations promoted to associate
pro&essors 6hile 6oring at their uniersities may be classi%ed as
consultants upon the "ro&essional Classi%cation CommitteeBs
recommendation'
2-15= Certi%cates that are not included in this manual shall be classi%ed inaccordance 6ith the applicable training regulations in the @ingdom'
2-1$= Classi%cation applications submitted by non-#audis 6ho do not hae
the re,uired e+perience shall not be accepted unless they are born in the
@ingdom or regular residents 6ho hae at least %nished high school in the
@ingdom' In such cases they must 6or under the superision o& a specialist
until they complete the re,uired <t6o= years o& e+perience'
*** #egrees and Certicates ,hat Are (ot Professionall- Classied
-1= "urely academic programs in nature that do not include patient care
clinical practice or practical training in the %eld'
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-2= Health Certi%cates ac,uired through honorary training programs as a
isiting physician or a non-practicing attach or those ac,uired through
correspondence and the lie'
-= Certi%cates related to &ol medicine 6hich is not acno6ledged in the
@ingdom'
-4= Certi%cates issued by non-health colleges and institutes'
-5= achelorBs degrees in education such as domestic economy and special
education'
-$= achelorBs degrees and diplomas granted by non-medical laboratories
such as chemistry biology or 3oology labs'
-F= Certi%cates that are not sub?ect to recogni3ed training programs or
those are ac,uired 6hile 6oring &or non-recogni3ed training centers'
-;= 0egistration certi%cates that are considered as practice licenses or
membership certi%cates o& certain associations 6hich are granted a&ter
passing the licensing e+amination in some countries such as the nited
#tated o& 9merica'
-8= Certi%cates obtained or granted through distance education or
correspondence study 6hich contraene the regulations o& higher education'
-1:= ridge programs proided by some uniersities to graduates o&
institutions abroad such as bridge program in radiology at #udan niersity
&or #cience and 7echnology'
-11= (iploma o& "sychiatric "ractice <(""=A issued by 9in #hams niersity
in cooperation 6ith @ingBs College London'
-12= (ermatology diploma or "h( granted by oston niersity #9 and
similar certi%cates in the %eld o& human medicine'
-1= Certi%cates issued by the 0oyal College o& "hysicians #urgeons o& the
nited #tates'
* Health/Related Courses and Changing Specialties
4/1 Health/related Courses
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4-1-1= .ull time health-related ,uali%cation courses that need &ull
deotion and proided by a speciali3ed body 6hich hae standardi3ed
programs that are approed by the Commission' 7he credit hours o& such
courses are &ully counted'
4-1-2= Courses proided by none-academic institutions 6hich the trainee%nishes 6ithout haing to be &ully deoted to or to ?oin one o& the
institutionBs departments 6hich are compliant 6ith cooperatie training
regulations and a&ter 6hich the trainee is granted the certi%cate 6ithout
taing an e+am' Hal& o& such coursesB actual hours are counted as credit
hours'
4/! Changing specialt-
4-2-1= 9 specialty may be changed i& the &ollo6ing conditions are metD
9' Current specialty and desired specialty must be in the same %eld o&
practice and on the same pro&essional leel'
' 7he applicant must hae at least t6o years o& e+perience in the ne6
specialty %eld'
C' 7he applicant must tae an assessment in the ne6 specialty %eld'
Classication of Health Assistants technicians and Health
Specialists
Leel asic Jualication for
admission
ReJuired stud-ing
and training
period for the
certicate after
the 'asicJualication
RemarN
s
Medical
9ssistant
*lementary education 1- yearsIntermediate pro%ciency 1-2 years
7echnician Intermediate pro%ciency years minHigh school 1- years
#enior High school Community college
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7echnician < years min=#pecialist achelorBs degree or
e,uialent in a recogni3ed
health %eld &rom a
recogni3ed uniersity or
college
-
*+perien
ce J
studying
period K
4 years#enior
#pecialist
MasterBs degree or
e,uialent &rom a
recogni3ed uniersity or
speciali3ed scienti%c body
#tudying period is
counted as 2 year
ma+
"h( or e,uialent
Consultant "h( or e,uialent &rom a
recogni3ed uniersity or
speciali3ed scienti%c body
-
Min
years o&
e+perien
ce in thespecialty
%eld
RemarNs
1' 9dmission o& Medical 9ssistant categories shall be limited to the %elds o&
nursing mid6i&ery and %rst aid only'
2' 7he pro&essional classi%cation certi%cates o& specialist and consultant
medical assistants shall be as &ollo6sD
9' Laboratory #pecialist <specialty ''=
' Laboratory #pecialist <senior specialist specialty''=
C' Laboratory #pecialist <consultant specialty''=
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$/1 ptometr-
5-1-1= OptometristD holder o& a bachelor o& optometry 6ho has the necessary
e+perience' 9n optometrist must hae good no6ledge o& the eye its
di>erent parts and the &unction o& each part in addition to being capable o&
e+amining the eye %tting lenses diagnosing and treating diseases o& theeye'
5-1-2= Optometric 7echnicianD holder o& a diploma in optometry <t6o years
min= or e,uialent &rom a recogni3ed institute or college obtained a&ter
graduation &rom high school' 9n optometric technician must hae good
no6ledge o& the eye its di>erent parts and the &unction o& each part in
addition to being capable o& e+amining the eye under the superision o& an
ophthalmologist or optometrist'
5-1-= (ispensing OpticianD holder o& a (iploma in Optical (ispensing <t6oyears min= or e,uialent &rom a speciali3ed institute' 9 dispensing opticianBs
?ob is limited to eyeglass and lens sales and %tting' He must be &amiliar 6ith
all types o& medical eyeglasses sunglasses &rames and contact lenses as
6ell as their pros and cons'
$/! Medical La'oratories
In addition to the proisions o& 9rticle 5 the categories belo6 in the area o&
medical laboratories may be classi%ed as &ollo6sD
5-2-1= Holders o& bachelorBs degrees in specialties indirectly related tomedical laboratories such as biochemistry or general microbiology are
classi%ed as a laboratory technicians proided that they attend a one-year
,uali%cation course in the specialty %eld or hae a minimum e+perience o&
t6o years in the specialty %eld at speciali3ed medical laboratories'
5-2-2= Holders o& masterBs degrees in medical laboratories or e,uialents
obtained a&ter a bachelorBs degree in biochemistry or general microbiology
are classi%ed as specialists proided that at least 5: o& the program is
practical training'
$/3 (utrition
ien the proisions o& 9rticle 5 categories in the nutrition %eld are
classi%ed on the &ollo6ing basisD
5--1= Holders o& diplomas in clinical/therapeutic nutrition <t6o years min=
obtained a&ter graduation &rom high school or recogni3ed community college
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are classi%ed as dietetic technicians' 9 dietetic nutrition must 6or under the
superision o& a clinical nutrition specialist'
5--2= Holders o& bachelorBs degrees in <clinical/therapeutic= nutrition &rom
health &aculties are classi%ed as <clinical/therapeutic= nutrition specialists
a&ter a one-year internship'
5--= Holders o& masterBs degrees or e,uialents in <clinical/therapeutic=
nutrition obtained a&ter a bachelorBs in nutritional sciences proided that the
practical training program in <clinical/therapeutic= nutrition is no less than
t6o years are classi%ed as specialists in <clinical/therapeutic= nutrition or as
senior specialists a&ter gaining the re,uired e+perience'
5--4= Holders o& bachelorBs degrees in nutritional sciences &rom &aculties o&
science agriculture c' are classi%ed as specialists in clinical nutrition
proided that they success&ully complete a ,uali%cation program approedby the Commission in <clinical/therapeutic= nutritionA and accordingly their
pro&essional leel is decided based on their per&ormance in the ,uali%cation
program'
5--5= #ta> members 6oring currently in nutritional sciences 6ho are
included in the health list are classi%ed and registered according to their
current positions in coordination 6ith their employers' 7hey are considered
e+ceptional cases that &uture cases should not be benchmared against'
5--$= Holders o& bachelorBs degrees in nutritional sciences &rom &aculties o&
science agriculture c' are classi%ed as non-clinical &ood serices
technicians and must 6or e+clusiely in superising &ood serices'
$/4 Ps-cholog-
7his specialty includesD <clinical counseling neurological and &orensic/criminal
psychology= 6hich are classi%ed in accordance 6ith the proision o& 9rticle 5
o& this manual proided that bachelorBs degrees holders are classi%ed as
&ollo6sD
5-4-1= 9 holder o& bachelorBs degree in psychology is pro&essionally classi%edas an assistant psychology specialist proided that he 6ors under the
superision o& a senior specialist or a consultant in "sychology'
5-4-2= 9 holder o& bachelorBs degree in psychology 6ho hae a minimum o&
three years o& e+perience is classi%ed as a psychology specialist'
$/$ Sociolog-
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5-5-1= 9 holder o& bachelorBs degree in sociology is classi%ed as a sociologist'
5-5-2= 9 holder o& bachelorBs degree in social serice or e,uialent is
classi%ed as a social specialist'
*. Pharmacolog-
$-1= Classi%cation o& pharmacistsD
"harmacists are classi%ed and registered as &ollo6sD
Leel #egree %Iperience"harmacist <achelorBs/masterBs
degree= &rom a
recogni3ed uniersity or
scienti%c body#enior "harmacist MasterBs degree or
e,uialent in
pharmacology a&ter
gaining the re,uired
e+perience
"rogram J e+perience
K 4 years
"h( in pharmacologyConsultant "harmacist "h( or e,uialent in
pharmacology &rom a
recogni3ed uniersity
min years o&
e+perience
$-2= "harm'('
(octor o& "harmacy <"harm'(= degrees in clinical pharmacology are
classi%ed as &ollo6sD
9' "harm'(' that taes at least t6o years <studying/training= a&ter receiing a
bachelorBs degree in pharmacology is e,uialent to a masterBs degree'
' "harm'(' that taes at least si+ years <study/training= a&ter %nishing highschool and a one-year accredited residency training program are e,uialent
to masterBs degree'
C' "harm'(' that taes at least t6o years <studying/training= a&ter receiing a
bachelorBs degree in pharmacy and a t6o-year accredited residency training
program is e,uialent to a "h('
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(' "harm'(' that taes at least three years <studying/training= a&ter receiing
a bachelorBs degree in pharmacy and a t6o-year accredited residency
training program is e,uialent to a "h('
**. Acupuncture
9' In order to be classi%ed &or practicing acupuncture the applicant must be
at least a specialist registrar and attend at least <2::= training hours or 6or
&ulltime in acupuncture &or t6o months at a recogni3ed center'
' raduates o& institutions that are speciali3ed in acupuncture &ollo6ing high
school 6ho undergo three years o& training are classi%ed as acupuncture
technicians'
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***. Spinal Ad)ustment
Holders o& bachelorBs degrees in chiropractic sciences are classi%ed as
chiropractic specialists and must 6or under the superision o& a senior
house oGcer'
*O. (aturopath-
Holders o& bachelorBs degrees in naturopathy &rom recogni3ed centers are
classi%ed as naturopathic specialists and must 6or under the superision o&
a consultant in internal medicine &amily medicine orthopedics neurology or
neurosurgery' 7heir practice is limited to naturopathy and nutrition' Ho6eer
they may use basic diagnostic methods such as blood tests chemistry and +-
rays= but may not 6rite prescriptions'
O. Medicine #entistr- and Podiatr-
1:-1= Holders o& bachelorBs degrees or e,uialents are classi%ed as general
practitioners in the specialty <general medicine density or podiatry= a&ter the
completion o& a one-year internship at a recogni3ed center in the %eld o&
general medicine dentistry or podiatry'
1:-2= Holders o& bachelorBs degrees in podiatry may only practice in the
specialty %eld' 9ccording to their training they are classi%ed as &ollo6sD
9' #urgical specialist'
' Medical specialist'
10/3= Resident
7o become a resident the applicant must hae at least one year o&
e+perience in the specialty %eld &ollo6ing the internship year or hae one o&
the &ollo6ing certi%catesD
#egree Countr- of
rigin
RemarNs
(CH India *,uialent to a one-year
diploma#pecialty/#pecialty
registrar
"aistan *,uialent to a one-year
diploma
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MC"#
.rance *,uialent to a one-year
diploma
9'.'#9'.'#'9
C*# <a=C*# <b=(*#CH(/C
Medical #pecialty
(iploma
*gypt *,uialent to a one-year
diplomaOther diplomas
recogni3ed by the
Commission
- -
1:-4= #enior House OGcerD &or a practitioner to become a senior house
oGcer in a %eld o& medicine one o& the &ollo6ing re,uirements must be
&ul%lledD
ualication Length Q %IperienceMasterBs or e,uialent 76o years min MasterBs plus
e+perience should be at
least &our years 76o diplomas as
e+plained in 9rticle 1:-
6hich complement each
other
76o years o& e+perience
as o& the date the
second diploma 6as
receiedN 7he length acno6ledged is the period estimated by the Commission &or
the program based on the leel o& training'
10/$= %Iamples of certicatesdegrees Jualif-ing for the leel of
Senior House KcerD Certi%cates/degrees 6hich are recogni3ed by the
Commission and 6hose post-graduation training period is no less than t6o
years in addition to practical e+perience in the specialty %eld so that the
total period o& both the program and acno6ledged e+perience is &our years
such asD
(o
.
Certicate#egree Countr- of
rigin
RemarNs
1 #udanese #peciali3ation
Certi%cate
#udan *,uialent to a
three-year
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<#udanese &ello6ship= diploma
e+cluding those
6ho became
assistant
pro&essors at
uniersity
hospital &or at
least three years2 Clinical M( #udan *,uialent to t6o
years o&
e+perience in the
specialty %eld M(
(!
Mch
India *,uialent to a
t6o-year diploma
4 "h'( *gypt Issued by the
(epartment o&
Optometry at 9in
#hams niersity
*gypt5 MasterBs degree *gypt Min t6o-year
masterBs program$ raduate studies #yria *,uialent to a
t6o-year diploma
F #pecialty certi%cate "alestine *,uialent to at6o-year diploma
; .C"#N "aistan 76o-year diploma8 Completion o& training
in the #audi or 9rabian
&ello6ships
@ingdom o&
#audi 9rabia
7he training must
be superised by
the Commission
and the applicant
must pass the
assessment1: ritish and Irish
membership and&ello6ship
@ and Ireland .or those 6ho did
not thestandardi3ed
specialty training
course'
*,uialent to a
t6o-year
diploma'
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11 Eest 9&rica medical
college &ello6ship
!igeria/9&rica *,uialent to a
t6o-year diploma
i& there 6as no
standardi3ed
program12 .amily medicine
&ello6ship
Canada *,uialent to a
t6o-year
diploma'N #ee #chedule 11-1 &or &ello6ship certi%cates issued be&ore : une 2::;'
O* Post/+raduate Specialt- Certicates#egrees in Medicine
Certi%cates e,uialent to the #audi #pecialty Certi%cate 6hich based on
e+perience ,uali&y the practitioner to immediately become a specialistregistrar or a consultant i& he had three years o& e+perience'
11-1= *+amples o& certi%cates e,uialent to the #audi #pecialty Certi%cateD
(
o.
Certicate#egre
e
Countr- of rigin RemarNs
1 #audi uniersitiesB
&ello6ships
@ingdom o& #audi
9rabia2 9rab .ello6ship #yria 7hose completing their
training in the @ingdom
must obtain a certi%cateo& completion &rom the
Commission #pecialty &rom
ordan Medical
Council
ordan <MC= 7hose completing their
training in the @ingdom
must obtain a certi%cate
o& completion &rom the
Commission4 *gyptian .ello6ship *gypt 7hose completing their
training in the @ingdom
must obtain a certi%cate
o& completion &rom the
Commission5 M( *gypt Must be receied 6hile
training at a recogni3ed
uniersity hospital
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$ Higher (iploma in
Medical #tudies
&rom the
Ministry o& Higher
*ducation and
#cienti%c 0esearch
9lgeria achelor o& Medicine is
not obligatory
F #pecialty &rom
7unisia and Morocco
7unisia Morocco
; ritish and Irish
&ello6ships
@ and Ireland 7he applicant must hae
4-5 years o& residency
e+perience at a
recogni3ed center8 CC#7
Certi%cate o&
Completion o& #pecialty 7raining
@ and Ireland Puali%es &or a consultant
1: C3ech .ello6ship C3ech 0epublic specialist registrar/6ritten
test
consultant/test
assessment committee11 "h( @ 7he applicant must hae
4 years o& residency
e+perience at a
recogni3ed center and be
registered 6ith theeneral Medical Council
12 erman/9ustrian
specialty certi%cate
<.achar3t=
ermany 9ustria
1 C'*'#
<Certi%cat dB *tudes
#pecialisces=
.rance Eas a6arded to *uropean
nationals until 18;5
6hen it 6as replaced 6ith
('*'#14 ('I'#
<(iplomeInteruniersitaire de
#pecialitie=
96arded to &oreigners
15 #pecialty &rom the
elgium Ministry o&
Health
<Medicin #pecialitie=
elgium
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1$ #pecialty &rom Italy
<(iplome di medico
specialists=
Italy
1F #pecialty &rom
(enmar
<#peciallaege=
(enmar
1; #pecialty &rom the
Ministry o& Health
based on the
recommendation o&
Lu+emburg medical
school <diploma di
medico specialists=
Lu+emburg Holder must hae spent
at least 4 years o&
residency <0egistrar #hip=
18 #pecialty &rom the
!etherlands <#C0=
!etherlands 9 recognition and
registration certi%cateissued by Q!et do or de
#pecialisten
0egistraticommissieR
<#0C=2: #6iss #pecialty #6iss Medical
9ssociation <.MH= or
e,uialent21 .'M'H in orthopedic
surgery
.MH in #6it3erland
22 #pecialty &rom#6eden
<Certi%cate o&
#peciali3ation
#6edish oard=
#6eden
2 #pecialty <"h(=
&rom #pain
#pain
24 #pecialty <"h(=
&rom "ortugal
"ortugal
25 9ustralian
.ello6ship
9ustralia
2$ 9merican oard
&rom
9M#
#9
2F 7he Canadian
.ello6ship
.rom the 0oyal
Canada
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College o&
"hysicians and
#urgeons o& Canada2; M( or M# J
(!/M( J (M in
internal medicine
subspecialties
India
"aistan
angladesh
28 M( J MCH in
surgical specialties: .C"# "aistan 7he applicant must hae
6ored as an assistant
pro&essor &or at least
three yearsA certi%cates
o& e+perience must be
issued or attested byCollege o& "hysicians
#urgeons
"aistan <C"#"= e+cept
&or &ello6ships issued
a&ter : une 2::;1 MasterBs/&ello6ship #outh 9&rica *,uialent training to that
re,uired by the #audi
#pecialty .ello6ship is
re,uired
2 (*(CH( < (iplome(B*tat de (octeur
en Chirurgie
(entaire J (*#O
< (iplome *u
#ciences
Obontologi,ues= in
dentistry
.rance (iploma in dental surgeryJ diploma in dental
sciences
*uropean oard *urope 7he applicant must hae
standardi3ed training at
the country o& origin
6hich is e,uialent to the
#audi #pecialty
Certi%cate4 Lebanese #pecialty - 7he Lebanese
niersity
- 9merican niersity
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- Maassed Hospital -
7he Maassed
"hilanthropic Islamic
9ssociation o& eirut5 M( niersity o& @arachi
$ #pecialty &romra3il
ra3ilian Medical9ssociation ra3il
F 7he 0oyal College
o&
(entists o& CanadaB
s &ello6ship
7he 0oyal College o&
(entists o& Canada
; Ira,i #pecialty Ira, 7here must be
standardi3ed training
e,uialent to the #audi
#pecialty Certi%cate8 @u6aiti #pecialty @u6ait 7here must be
standardi3ed training
e,uialent to the #audi
#pecialty Certi%cate
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O** Su'specialt- and ncertied Su'specialt- ,raining
12-1= 9 non-certi%ed subspecialty &ello6ship is a training &ello6ship &or
,uali%cation purposes obtained by a trainee through a standardi3ed training
program a&ter passing an e+amination in the same subspecialty at a
recogni3ed academic institution' It is classi%ed as a non-certi%edsubspecialty &ello6ship &ollo6ing a postgraduate degree in general specialty'
12-2= 9 non-certi%ed subspecialty training course <&ello6ship= 6hich does not
include an e+amination at the end and in 6hich the &ello6 is a6arded a
certi%cate o& completion by the academic institution or uniersity hospital is
e,uialent to a course commensurate 6ith its actual training period'
12-= 0e,uirements &or granting the title o& non-certi%ed Consultant in a
subspecialtyD
a' 7hree-year non-certi%ed subspecialty &ello6ship preceded by a
postgraduate degreeb' 76o-year non-certi%ed subspecialty &ello6ship preceded by one year o&
e+perience in the same subspecialtyc' 7hree years o& training in the non-certi%ed subspecialty in addition to
one year o& e+perience in the same subspecialtyd' 76o years o& training in the non-certi%ed subspecialty in addition to t6o
one years o& e+perience in the same subspecialtye' One year o& training in the non-certi%ed subspecialty in addition to
&our years o& e+perience in the same subspecialtyor
&' #i+ years o& e+perience in the subspecialty in speciali3ed units at a
recogni3ed center preceded by a postgraduate degree'
12-4= 7he holder o& a specialty certi%cate 6ho completes a three-year
training program and has &our years o& e+perience in the same specialty so
that total training and e+perience are seen years is ,uali%ed to become a
non-certi%ed consultant in the subspecialty' Ho6eer the title shall be
limited to the subspecialty'
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O*** Additional Specialties
9dditional specialties is the ac,uisition o& additional sills/techni,ues related
to the main specialty the practice o& 6hich re,uires obtaining an additional
licenseA moreoer the holder must hae complete a training course or hae
suGcient e+perience at a hospital or a specialty center in the re,uired %eldsuch asD
1' In&ertility and in itro &ertili3ation <IV.= &or gynecologists obstetricians and
senior house oGcers in embryology and endocrinology'
2' Laser eye surgery <&or consultant ophthalmologists='
' 9n additional license to use hair remoal and e+cimer laser is granted to a
dermatology senior house oGcer/consultant 6ho attends a t6o-hour <min=
training course - approed by the Commission - a&ter haing passed the
pro&essional assessment administered by the Commission'
4' 9n additional license to use laser intense pulse light <I"L= radio 6aes
and photodynamic therapy <"(7= is granted to a dermatology <senior house
oGcer/consultant= 6ho attends a &our-hour training course - approed by the
Commission - a&ter haing passed the pro&essional assessment administered
by the Commission'
5' *ndoscopy license &or non-gastroenterology consultants i'e' specialists in
internal medicine pediatrics and general surgery'
$' Circumcision license <physicians 6ho are not urologists pediatricians
plastic surgeons or general surgeons='
F' 9nalgesia <&or consultants in anesthesia or neurosurgery='
;' *ndoscopic surgery <&or surgical consultants='
8' ltrasound <&or non-radiologists='
1:' Hair transplantation <&or dermatologists and plastic surgeons='
11' (ental implantology'
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A/ Additional license for dental implants prosthodontic componentT
7he additional license &or the prosthodontic component o& the implant is
granted to a senior house oGcer/consultant in oral and ma+illo&acial surgery
or periodontology 6ho completes at least 1:: hours o& standardi3ed training
on the prosthodontic component in one or more recogni3ed courses atscienti%c institutions/commissions recogni3ed by the Commission' 9&ter
passing the theoretic and clinical assessment the trainee must proide proo&
that he trained on the prosthodontic component S no less than 15 cases S
issued by the recogni3ed training institution/commission not a commercial
company'
/ Additional license for dental implants surgical componentT
7he additional license &or the surgical component o& the implant to is granted
to a senior house oGcer/consultant in oral prosthodontics or restoratiedentistry 6ho completes at least 1:: hours o& standardi3ed training on the
surgical component in one or more recogni3ed courses at scienti%c
institutions/commissions recogni3ed by the Commission' 9&ter passing the
theoretic and clinical assessment the trainee must proide proo& that he
trained on the surgical component S no less than 15 cases S issued by the
recogni3ed training institution/commission not a commercial company'
C/ Additional license for dental implants
prosthodonticsurgical componentT for general dentists
7he additional license &or the prosthodontic/surgical component o& the
implant to is granted to a general dentist 6ho has at least &our years o&
e+perience and standardi3ed training on one or both components o& dental
implantology' 7he dentist must attend at least 2:: hours o& training S one or
more courses S on the prosthodontic and surgical components <1:: hours
each= o& the implant at a scienti%c institution/commission recogni3ed by the
Commission not a commercial company' Moreoer the dentist must %nish
treating 2: cases surgically and prosthodontically <documented by the
recogni3ed training institution/commission' 9&ter passing the theoretic and
clinical assessment the license is gien either in the prosthodonticcomponent the surgical component or both'
O* #enitions of Some Special Certicates
14/1 #iploma in 2ield %pidemiolog-
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9 diploma a6arded by the #chool o& Medicine at @ing #aud niersity in
collaboration 6ith the Ministry o& Health' "hysicians and non-physician
practitioners are eligible &or admission' 7his diploma is e,uialent to a t6o-
year diploma in the same specialty'
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14/! #egreescerticates from the Russian 2ederation and Nraine
14-2-1= !ursing and technical certi%catesD less than &our years a&ter high
school ,uali%es the applicant to practice as a <technician= i& he passes the
assessment 6hile more than &our years ,uali%es the applicant to practice as
a <specialist='
14-2-2= achelor o& "harmacyD duration is %e yearsA e,uialent to a bachelor
o& pharmacy in the @ingdom'
4-2-= (entistryD duration is %e yearsA e,uialent to a bachelorBs degree and
a training <internship= year'
14-2-4= eneral MedicineD si+ years plus one year o& training <internship
year=' It is called Q#tagiorR in 0ussian i'e' <bachelorBs/diploma= and it is
e,uialent to a bachelor o& medicine / bachelor o& surgery in the @ingdom'
14-2-5= #pecialist Certi%cate <Clinical Ordinatura=D Q@auhuecou opgua
typeR in 0ussian' 9t least three years o& training is re,uired to receie the
certi%cate' It is e,uialent to a t6o-year programD specialist K master K
magista and ,uali%es its holder to practice as a senior house oGcer a&ter
gaining the re,uired e+perience'
14-2-$= .ello6ship <"h(/M(=D Q@andidate !auR in 0ussian' It re,uires three
to %e years o& training a&ter receiing a masterBs degree' It is e,uialent to
the #audi #pecialty Certi%cate <"h(='
14/3 #egreescerticates from Poland
14--1= !ursing includingD
9' !urseD &our years o& studying at a secondary nursing school a&ter middle
school and it is called Q(yplom "ielegniari/"ielegniar3aR'
It is e,uialent to the diploma granted by secondary health institutes and
,uali%es its holder to practice as a nursing technician'
' Puali%ed nurseD t6o years o& studying at a nursing institute a&ter highschool and it is called Q(yplom dielegniar3aR Q(iplom "yplomo6anegoR or
Q"ielegniari (yplomo6ane?R'
It is e,uialent to the diploma granted by adanced secondary health
institutes and ,uali%es its holder to practice as a nursing technician'
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C' achelor o& !ursingD &our years o& studying at the school o& medicine-
nursing department and it is called Q(yplom Magistra "ielegniarst6aR'
It is e,uialent to a bachelorBs degree and ,uali%es its holder to practice as a
specialist'
(' "harmacyD its duration is %e years and it is called Q(yplom Magistra
.armac?iR'
It is e,uialent to a bachelor o& pharmacy'
*' (entistryD %e years plus an internship year' It is called Q(yplom Lear3a
#tomatologaR and it is e,uialent to a bachelor o& dentistry'
.' MedicineD si+ years plus an internship year' It is called Q(yplom Lear3a
MedyeynyR and it is e,uialent to a bachelor o& medicine / bachelor o&
surgery in the @ingdom'
14--5= #pecialty certi%catesD
14--5-1= ntil 1888 specialty programs 6ere diided into t6o leels and
comprised t6o stagesD
9' Leel 1D 2- years o& trainingA the degree is called Q(yplom I #topniaR and
it is e,uialent to a masterBs degree'
' Leel 2D -4 years o& training in addition to a stateBs e+amination' 7he
degree is called Q(yplom II #topniaRA it is e,uialent to a "h( and ,uali%esthe practitioner to become a specialist registrar'
14--5-2= #tarting early 1888 the *uropean nion specialtiesB system 6as
applied and the specialty 6as changed into one leel' 7he program is no6 no
less than %e years depending on the specialty and the degree is called
Q(yplom #pec?alistyRA it is e,uialent to a "h( and ,uali%es its holder to
become a specialist registrar'
14--5-= #ub-specialties <such as heart surgery neurosurgery and plastic
surgery=D
- ntil 1888D it re,uired -4 years o& training a&ter completing leel
1R(yplom I #topniaR and passing the stateBs e+aminationA it ,uali%es its
holder to become a subspecialist'
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- #ince early 1888D re,uires 2- years o& training a&ter completing
Q(yplom #pec?alistyR and passing the stateBs e+aminationA it ,uali%es its
holder to become a specialist'
14/4 #egreescerticates from the CUech Repu'licD
14-4-1= 7he specialty certi%cate Q"rniho #tupuneR ,uali%es its holder to
become a senior house oGcer a&ter passing the pro&essional assessment'
14-4-2= 7he specialty certi%cate Q(ruheho #tupuneR ,uali%es its holder to
become a specialist registrar or consultant based on e+perience'
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14/$ achelors of nursing applied medical sciences and eJuialents
from the Philippines and *ndiaD
14-15-1= upon the completion o& ten years o& general education holders o&
bachelor degrees in nursing and applied medical sciences are classi%ed as
specialists in their specialties proided that they hae a &our-year bachelordegree the oard Certi%cate in the same specialty and three years o&
e+perience in the 6hateer specialty stated in the certi%cate 6hether
optometry physiotherapy nutrition respiratory therapy medical labs dental
technology radiology etc' e+cept &or pharmacy'
O isiting #octors
1' "ursuant to Ministerial 0esolution !o' 211;/2: dated un $ 1888 9H the
Commission shall classi&y isiting doctors according to the &ollo6ing criteriaD
1- 7he isiting doctor must be a consultant in his home countryA he must
be speciali3ed in rare specialty and &amiliar 6ith ne6 techni,ues not
aailable in the @ingdom'2- 7he isiting doctor must hae a alid practicing license in his home
country'- 7he isiting doctor must hae neer been conicted o& a #haria
iolation a criminal o>ence or a medical error nor deported &rom the
@ingdom &or any reason related to the medical pro&ession'4- 7he CommissionBs recommendation to inite a isiting doctor is not
considered as a permanent classi%cation certi%cate to 6or in the
@ingdom'
O* +eneral ,erms
1$-1= 9pplicants that hae health-related certi%cates &rom abroad are
classi%ed through pro&essional assessment'
1$-2= 7hose 6ho 6ere not ,uali%ed because o& &ailing the assessment may
be reclassi%ed a&ter spending a training period and gaining ne6 e+perience
at a hospital that accommodates the respectie specialty or a&ter receiing a
higher ,uali%cation recogni3ed by the Commission' 7he application isaccepted a&ter one year &rom the date o& the decision'
1$-= "ractitioners gien e+ceptions 6ho pass the pro&essional assessment
are reassessed one year a&ter the pro&essional classi%cation decision'
Ho6eer a %nal non-,uali%cation decision is issued &or those &ailing &or the
second time'
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1$--1= #audi practitioners 6ho pass on their &ourth attempt must be
reassessed one year a&ter the classi%cation decision' 7he classi%cation
decision must state <reassessment a&ter one year='
1$-4= Classi%cation &rom one leel to another re,uires a ne6 application and
a ne6 assessment'
1$-5= oernment employees may not be classi%ed as consultants 6ithout
the approal o& their departments'
1$-$= 7hose &ailing the assessment &or a certain pro&essional leel may not
be classi%ed to a lo6er leel' Ho6eer this does not apply to nurses 6oring
at health centers clinics and clinic comple+es as they may tae the nursing
assistant assessment i& they &ail the nursing assessment proided they 6or
e+clusiely in health centers clinics and clinic comple+es a&ter passing the
nursing assistant assessment'
1$-F= 9n applicant &or the leel o& a specialist registrar/consultant 6ho &ails
the %rst attempt may redo the assessment' I& he passes he is classi%ed to a
lo6er pro&essional leel than 6hat he applied &or or to the actual leel i& it
6as lo6er' Ho6eer he may submit a ne6 pro&essional classi%cation re,uest
to upgrade his leel one year a&ter he passes the assessment or one year
a&ter the classi%cation decision'
1$-;= I& a non-physician does not practice &or 2-5 years he must go bac to
training &or 2-$ months based on the time spent 6ithout practicing'
Ho6eer i& a practitioner does not practice &or more than %e years he must
train &or si+ months i& he had preious e+perience or &or one year i& he did
not hae preious e+perience in addition to passing the pro&essional
classi%cation assessment'
1$-8= !on-practicing <physician=D
9' 2-5 yearsD the practitionerTs e+perience is ealuated he must receie
2-$ months o& training in the %eld o& his specialty based on the time
spent 6ithout practicing and he must pass the pro&essional
classi%cation assessment'' 5-1: yearsD the practitionerTs e+perience is ealuated he must receie
si+ months o& training in the %eld o& his specialty i& he had preious
practical e+perience and one year i& he did not practice be&ore and he
must pass the pro&essional classi%cation assessment'
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C' !on-practicing &or more than ten yearsD 6ith preious practicing
e+perience must hae their e+perience ealuated receie one year o&
training and pass the pro&essional classi%cation assessment'(' !on-practicing &or more than ten yearsD those 6ithout preious
practicing e+perience must train &or at least one year at a recogni3ed
training center and success&ully complete 4 three-month courses in<internal medicine pediatrics general surgery and O/U!='
1$-1:= 7he number o& e+amination attempts shall be as described belo6'
9' 7he CommissionBs e+amination administered by "rometricD the
applicant is allo6ed t6o attempts &or the classi%cation e+amination
6ithin three months' I& the applicant &ails or does not attend the
e+amination he is gien another opportunity to sit &or the e+amination
6ithin three months &rom the date o& the last attempt and he must pay
the stipulated &ees' Ho6eer i& the applicant &ails or does not attendthe e+amination he 6ill be automatically declared non-,uali%ed'
' #cheduled 6ritten e+aminations <committees=D the applicant is allo6ed
t6o attempts in a ro6' I& the applicant &ails or does not attend the
e+amination he is gien another opportunity to sit &or the e+amination
be&ore the ne+t committee and he must pay the stipulated &ees'
Ho6eer i& the applicant &ails or does not attend the e+amination he
6ill be automatically declared non-,uali%ed'C' In case o& non-,uali%cation the applicant may apply again one year
a&ter the non-,uali%cation decision and he must pay the stipulated
&ees'(' raduates o& priate health institutes health colleges and community
colleges in the @ingdom are gien t6o attempts' 7hose &ailing the
e+amination must undergo additional training and then they are gien
t6o additional attempts' 7hose &ailing the additional t6o attempts 6ill
be assessed by a committee until the Commission implements a
system o& standardi3ed tests'
1$-1:-1= 7he applicantTs employer must be noti%ed i& the applicant is not
,uali%ed'
1$-11= 7he date the board o& the college/uniersity adopts the decision is
considered the actual date o& the certi%cate'
1$-12= Holders o& a bachelor o& medicine / bachelor o& surgery may be
classi%ed as medial adertising and pharmaceutical mareting
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representaties i& they pass the pharmaceutical pro&essional classi%cation
assessment'
1$-1= Classi%ed ophthalmology senior house oGcers 6ho 6ish to 6or in
optical centers must apply &or an additional license and tae a 6ritten
e+amination in optometry proided that they 6or e+clusiely in the %eld o& optometry'
1$-14= 7he physical <hearing sight etc'= psychological and neural abilities
o& pro&essional classi%cation or registration applicants oer <$:= years old
must be tested' 7he result is either %t &or medical practice or un%t &or
medical practice'
1$-15= 9ll graduates o& goernment programs belo6 a bachelorTs degree
must sit &or the pro&essional classi%cation e+amination'
1$-1$= In accordance 6ith the Health "ro&essional "ractice 9ct issued
pursuant to 0oyal (ecree !o' M/58 dated 15 (ecember 2::5 subscription
to cooperatie insurance against medical errors is mandatory &or all
physicians and dentists both in the public and the priate sectors'
1$-1F= Changing pro&essional leelD
9' 7he Commission may change the pro&essional leel or reoe the
practitionerTs classi%cation and registration certi%cate by irtue o& a court
order or due to the re,uest o& the competent authorities &or reassessment
purposes or i& the practitioner turned out to hae receied the certi%cate bymistae or in an illegal manner'
' I& the practitioner submits a re,uest to upgrade his pro&essional leel the
Commission may either change or reoe the pro&essional classi%cation
certi%cate based on the recommendation o& the assessment committee'
1$-1;= 7he Commission may amend any article o& this Manual 6heneer it
deems appropriate 6ithout prior notice'
1$-18= 7he #ecretary eneral may chose to mae e+ceptions to any o& this
ManualTs proisions i& necessary'
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O** Professional Classication and Registration 2ees
"ro&essional classi%cation and registration &ees are paid &or 6ith a chec
6ritten to the order o& the #audi Commission &or Health #pecialties by credit
card or by a ban deposit to the CommissionTs ban account as described
belo6D
9' "ro&essional classi%cation &eesD
Leel 2eesConsultant #90 1;::
"hysician <senior house oGcer/
specialist registrar=
#90 15::
eneral (octor/(entist #90 11::#ubspecialty "hysician <adanced
&ello6ship=
#90 11:: J #90 &or each additional
&ello6ship 6ithin the same
application"harmacist/Health #pecialist
<bachelorTs/masterTs=
#90 11::
"harm'('/Health #pecialist #90 15::<7echnician/!urse/Health 9ssistant= #90 $::9dditional specialties <committees= #90 15::Bachelor's degrees from Saudi universities
<direct decisions/physicians=
#90 5::
Bachelor's degrees from Saudi universities
<direct decisions/non-physicians=
#90 5::
' "ro&essional registration &eesD
Professional
Classification
Fees (5 years)*
Professional
Classification Fees
(3 years)
Annual Fees Level Category
SAR 1250 SAR 750 SAR 250 Consultant
Physician
sSAR 1000 SAR 600 SAR 200
#enior house OGcer
J #pecialist 0egistrar
SAR 800 SAR 480 SAR 1600esident J eneral
(octor/(entist
SAR 1000 SAR 600 SAR 200 onsultant Non-
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physician
s
SAR 800 SAR 480 SAR 160 Senior S!ecialist
SAR 600 SAR "60 SAR 120 S!ecialist#$harmacist
SAR 400 SAR 240
SAR 80 Assistant#%echnician#Senio
r %echnician
N 7he %e-year pro&essional registration column is &or #audi practitioners
only'
C. ther services! fees"
&
(
#ocu$ent Fees
1 ertificate translation and accreditation SAR "00
2 Reissuance of lost certificate or modification of
classification certificate for !h)sicians*
!harmacists* s!ecialists and e+uivalents
SAR "00
" ,odif) or reissue lost registration card SAR 150
4 ertificate of good standing#!ractice SAR "00
5 Attesting certificates to ma-e sure the) fulfill all
the ommission's re+uirements(
SAR 150
O*** Certicate Attestation
Certi%cates are attested by one o& the bodies listed belo6' 7he order o& the
list must be obsered i'e' you may not go to !o' 2 i& !o' 1 is aailable'
1;-1= #audi cultural attach in the country o& origin'
1;-2= #audi embassy or representatie in the country o& origin'
1;-= #audi embassy or representatie certi%cation aboe the certi%cation o& the embassy o& another country
1;-4= 7he country o& originTs embassy in the @ingdom J #audi Ministry o&
.oreign 9>airs'
1;-5= "arty recogni3ed and approed by the Commission'
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O*O ReJuired Continuous Medical %ducation and Professional
#eelopment Hours for Practitioners in rder to Re/register Vith the
Commission
9- 0e,uired continuous medical education hours by practitioners &or re-
registrationD
Category Average
%ours per
&ear
'euire %ours
#etails
3 &ears 5 &ears
$h)sicians
and dentist
: 8: h 15: h,a. /10 hours !er )ear for domestic
activities(
,a. /10 hours !er )ear for general s-illsdevelo!ment(
,in /12 hours !er )ear for s!ecialied
seminars* conferences and or-sho!s*
including accredited online activities(
/10 hours for inde!endent activities* such
as s!ecialied reading* riting* and
atching relevant scientific films(
$harmacists 20 60 h for
!harmacists 3consultants
100 h for
!harmacistsand
consultants
,a. /7 hours !er )ear for domestic
activities(
,a. /7 hours !er )ear for general s-ills
develo!ment(
,in /7 hours !er )ear for s!ecialied
seminars* conferences and or-sho!s*
including accredited online activities(
/5 hours for inde!endent activities* such
as s!ecialied reading* riting* and
atching relevant scientific films(
&urses 15 45 h for s!ecialists
and consultants
75 h for
s!ecialists
and
consultants
,a. /5 hours !er )ear for domestic
activities(
,a. /5 hours !er )ear for general s-ills
develo!ment(
,in /5 hours !er )ear for s!ecialied
seminars* conferences and or-sho!s*
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including accredited online activities(
/5 hours for inde!endent activities* such
as s!ecialied reading* riting* and
atching relevant scientific films(
ther a!!lied
medical os
210 60 h for s!ecialists
and consultants
100 h for
s!ecialists
and
consultants
,a. /5 hours !er )ear for domestic
activities(
,a. /5 hours !er )ear for general s-ills
develo!ment(
,in /5 hours !er )ear for s!ecialied
seminars* conferences and or-sho!s*
including accredited online activities(
/5 hours for inde!endent activities* such
as s!ecialied reading* riting* andatching relevant scientific films(
%echnicians 10 "0 h for all
categories
50 h for all
categories
' Categories e+empt &rom continuous medical education are health
assistants - regardless o& specialty - and some technicians <optical laboratory
technicians health or hospital management technicians medical records
technicians medical secretary technicians biomedical e,uipment
technicians health monitoring technicians and enironmental technicians='
C' IC(L is counted as non-mandatory continuous education hours &or
practitioners as &ollo6sD
- IC(L #tartD 1: hours o& continuous education counted only once'
- IC(L 15 hours o& continuous education counted only once'
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