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MOH UAE Exam Syllabus: Every MCQ Topic GPs Must Cover

A complete breakdown of the MOH UAE Prometric syllabus for General Practitioners, with the topics most commonly tested on exam day.

By MedQgulf Team

MOH UAE Exam Syllabus for General Practitioners

The MOH UAE licensing exam covers all UAE emirates outside Dubai and Abu Dhabi (which use DHA and HAAD respectively). Here's the full Prometric syllabus for GPs and the topics you cannot afford to skip.

Exam overview

  • 150 MCQs, single-best-answer
  • 3 hours exam time
  • 60% pass mark
  • Delivered at Prometric centres

Core syllabus areas

Internal medicine (highest yield)

  • Diabetes mellitus (targets, complications, insulin regimens)
  • Hypertension staging and combination therapy
  • Heart failure NYHA classification & management
  • Asthma vs COPD differentiation
  • Anaemia workup

Family medicine

  • Preventive screening (breast, cervical, colorectal)
  • Vaccination schedules — UAE national programme
  • Smoking cessation counselling
  • Chronic disease follow-up

Paediatrics

  • Growth charts and red flags
  • Neonatal jaundice
  • Common paediatric infections
  • Immunisation schedule

Obstetrics & gynaecology

  • Antenatal care schedule
  • Common obstetric emergencies
  • Contraception counselling

Full topic drill-down: browse MOH MCQ topics — each subject has 200+ Prometric-style questions with rationale.

UAE-specific content

The MOH exam includes questions on:

  • UAE MOH regulations (prescribing controlled drugs, notifiable diseases)
  • Public health priorities (thalassaemia screening, diabetes registry)
  • Cultural competency in patient communication

Preparation timeline

Weeks to examFocus
8–6Full topic-wise MCQs
6–4Weak areas + first mock exam
4–2Timed mock exams (2 per week)
2–0High-yield revision + rest

Start now with the MOH high-yield bank. Every question includes a clinical rationale referenced to standard guidelines.

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