Qatar Ministry of Public Health Circular No. 8/2023

Update on the “Qualifying Examination” Requirement for Physicians and Dentists

From:	Department of Healthcare Professions “DHP” / Ministry of Public Health
To:	All Physicians and Dentists in the state of Qatar (Governmental & Private sector) All Healthcare Facilities/ focal points in the state of Qatar (Governmental & Private sector)
Subject:	Update on the “Qualifying Examination” requirement for Physicians and Dentists
Date:	7 May 2023

Greetings from the Department of Healthcare Professions,

In alignment with Qatar Ministry of Public Health Circular No. 7/2023, Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners Circular No. 22/2020 and Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners Circular No. 12/2021 regarding the registration and licensing requirements for Assistant Specialty, GP (Supervised) and GD (Supervised) categories and DHP’s Continuous pursuit to ensure the competency of healthcare practitioners and maintain patient safety, DHP has decided the following:

“Assistant Specialty (Physicians who hold a post-graduate degree from category “3”)”, “GP (Supervised)” and “GD (Supervised)” categories must attach the valid passing exam certiﬁcate for the “Specialty”, “General Practitioner”, and “General Dentist” exams respectively in the evaluation application.