Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners Circular No. 21/2020

Developing category “Assistant Specialty” among the approved categories list for physicians in the State of Qatar

From

Department of Healthcare Professions / Ministry of Public Health

To

  • All Physicians in the State of Qatar

  • All Healthcare facilities/ focal points in the state of Qatar (Governmental & Private sector)

Subject

Developing category “Assistant Specialty” among the approved categories list for physicians in the State of Qatar

Date

27 December 2020

“The Department of Healthcare Professions presents to you its compliments”

In reference to Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners Circular No. 20/2020 related to cancellation of the Associate category from the approved categories list for physicians and in order to support the medical cadre from Qataris and family sponsored physicians, DHP has developed category “Assistant Specialty ” among the approved categories list for physicians which allows the specialty physicians to practice within specific guidelines under supervision of a licensed specialty physician in the same scope of practice.

The following points will be emphasized in the developed category:

  1. Only Qatari physicians, offspring of Qatari women or offspring of residents can be granted “Assistant Specialty” in the following cases: -