You need at least 2 years of experience to attend the DHA examination.
Yes. Please note that a maximum of 2 years of experience gap is accepted for DHA exams.
If you have a gap of more than two years, you have to upload the Continuous Medical Education (CME) Certificate as a verification proof of your work gap reason.
There are three processes involved in the DHA examination:
1. Credentialing
2. Data Flow
3. Exam
About the pattern, there are 100 MCQs that you have to attempt in two and a half hour.
Credentialing is the official verification process followed by the authorities to make sure that the candidate meets the required eligibility criteria to attend the DHA exam.
The second step in the process is the Data Flow process. It is the certificate verification process to verify that all the certificates uploaded by the candidate are genuine.
Below documents are required for DHA exam:
1. You academic certificates
2. Degree/Diploma in Nursing
3. Marks lists / Transcript
4. Registration Certificate
5. BLS (For Nurses)
6. Good Standing Certificate
7. Experience Certificate
8. Passport
9. Photograph
No, Nurses/Doctors need to have an experience of complete three years in order to apply for the DHA exam.
Generally, it may take up to one week for the Credentialing process. In special cases, it may take about one month in the Credentialing Process.
It takes around 30 Working Days for completing the Data Flow process.
After starting the process, you need to wait for the Credential Approval and Data Flow done. When these 2 processes are completed, you can book the exam date according to the availability of dates
After you pass the DHA exam, you can start applying for the jobs in the hospitals in Dubai.
Three attempts are allowed for the DHA exam.
No, there is no age limit for attending the DHA exam.
You can convert your DHA license to HAAD or MOH license without attending the exam, but for that, you have to work in Dubai for at least 6 months.
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