Sha’ban 22, 1444 AH.

Sana’a – More than 5600 applicants from different medical specialties take the first medical licensing exam, in the academic year 2023, in Sana’a , Wednesday. The exam, given by the supreme medical council, is at 21 September University for Medical and Applied Sciences.

In this regard, His Ecxellency the head of Supreme Medical Council – the rector of 21 September University for Medical and Applied Sciences Professor Mojahed Ali Measar said, ” there are 5690 applicants from different medical specializations, BA and diplomas, will take the exam for getting the medical licence”.

Professor Measar clarified,  “1860 applicants, who have BA, will take
the exam tomorrow, Wednesday.” He mentioned, “the number of applicants is divided into two periods of time; the first period includes the specializations of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry,radiology, midwifery and nutrition.”

Professor Measar added, “the second period includes the specializations of labs, nursing, clinical pharmacy, anaesthetics, physiotherapy and community health.”

Professor Measar stated, “3830 applicants who have diplomas will take the exam on Thursday, and they will be divided into three periods of time as follows:

-Third period includes Paramedic, aneasthetics, physiotherapy, and respiratory care.”

By the way, Professor Measar emphasized that the medical licensing exam has become a common evaluation system for those wanting to get a licence to practise medicine in Yemen. So, a medical graduate must receive a licence to practise medicine before he or she can be called a
physician in a legal sense, a process that usually entails examination by supreme medical council. So the exam assesses a physician’s ability to apply knowledge, concepts, and principles, and to determine fundamental patient-centered skills that are important in health and disease and that constitute the basis of safe and effective patient care. It  enhances the confidence level of our health care as all doctors who practise in Yemen have gone through this stringent exam before granting the licence to practise.