Prometric-related preparation route
Choose preparation by regulator and exact professional title. Prometric may deliver an assessment, but the healthcare authority decides the licensing route.
Before you buy preparation
Start with the regulator and exact professional title. The testing provider, exam format, booking steps and result record depend on that route; a generic “Prometric UAE” label is not enough.
Compare material intelligently
Before paying, ask for the exact authority, title, source date, coverage map and sample explanations. Check whether the resource explains why an answer is correct and whether it distinguishes local regulatory content from general professional knowledge.
Illustrative situation: a course advertises one “UAE Prometric” syllabus for several authorities. Treat any overlapping subject matter as general study support, then verify the title-specific assessment instructions through the regulator.
A large question count, a pass guarantee or a recent-looking cover does not establish that a resource matches your route.
Relevant materials
Keep your DOH application approval, TAMM payment and Pearson VUE appointment records together. Then build your study plan around the assessment assigned to you.
Keep the document request, assessment instruction and evaluation outcome separate. This guide helps you identify the action your MOHAP application needs next.
Build your preparation around the title and assessment route in your DHA application. Use this guide to organise the details before booking.
Worth knowing first
Prometric is a testing provider, not a licensing authority. UAE healthcare licensing decisions are made by DHA, MOHAP, DOH, SHA and other regulators; where a computer-based assessment forms part of a route, it may be delivered through a testing provider. Understanding that split prevents a common and expensive misunderstanding.
An assessment result is one input into an authority's decision. Registration, verification and, for DHA, facility activation are separate stages.
DHA lists an assessment result among required documents where one is required. It is not universal across categories and titles.
Booking an assessment before confirming which authority and title apply to you is a frequent source of wasted fees.
Primary Source Verification depends on third parties responding and typically takes considerably longer than an assessment booking.
Next step
Confirm the authority, the category and the title before booking anything. Those three answers determine whether an assessment applies and what it covers.
What DHA publishes for this exam
The pass mark moves with the title here — Registered Nurse clears at 50%, General Practice at 60%. The fee is USD 280 or USD 240, charged in US dollars with no dirham equivalent published.
| Title | CBT code | CBT duration | Questions | Fee | Pass score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Practice | GEN5331 | 3 hours | 150 | USD 280 | 60% |
| Registered Nurse | RNT0312 | 3 hours | 150 | USD 240 | 50% |
| Pharmacist | PHO5481 | 3 hours | 150 | USD 240 | 60% |
| Physiotherapist | PHY5121 | 3 hours | 150 | USD 240 | 50% |
Sources: DHA — Healthcare Professional Licensing Assessment Guideline (CBT), updated September 2026
Checked 20 September 2026. DHA states it may activate or de-activate a specialty assessment and change its content, format or pass score without updating this guideline. Confirm the specification for your own specialty before you book.
What Prometric is, and is not
No. Prometric is a testing provider. UAE healthcare licensing decisions are made by DHA, MOHAP, DOH, SHA and other regulators. Where a computer-based assessment forms part of a route it may be delivered through a testing provider, but the provider does not decide your licence.
No. An assessment result is one input into an authority's decision. Registration, verification and, for Dubai, facility activation are separate stages that still have to happen afterwards.
No. There is no one UAE exam. What applies to you depends on which authority you are applying to and under which professional category and title.
Booking before confirming the authority, the category and the title is a frequent source of wasted fees. Those three answers together determine whether an assessment applies at all and what it would cover.
Ask which authority, exact title and source date the material covers, how its coverage was mapped and whether explanations cite useful references. A generic UAE or Gulf label is not enough.
It depends on where you intend to work and which facility employs you — Dubai, Abu Dhabi, the northern emirates and the healthcare free zones route differently. Confirm that before you prepare or book anything.
Do not assume it can. Shared professional topics may be useful, but authority-specific titles, formats, fees and booking instructions need separate verification.
Only for general subject study after checking the actual authority and title. Testing-provider names and regulator instructions should not be treated as interchangeable.
No. The relevant authority still decides registration or licensing, and some routes require facility activation before practice.
No. This page provides route guidance and shows catalogue status; it does not promise recalled questions, downloadable banks or guaranteed results.
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