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MoH sets new conditions for medical technicians

Applications of only those technicians who graduated from colleges and universities recognised by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Research will be accepted, said Dr Najat Mohammad Rashid, Director of the Department of Federal Medical Laboratories.

Dr Najat is also heading the Committee for Evaluation and Equivalency of Credentials for Paramedicals that assesses the certificates of educational qualification and work experience submitted by technicians.

She said as per the new rules, the applicants must obtain equivalency certificates of their academic degrees from the ministry.

“The certificate of experience has to be attested and certified by the authorities concerned,” she said, adding that a minimum of three-year-clinical experience is required for applicants who hold PhD while two years’ clinical experience is a must for those with master’s degree. A certificate of one-year experience is required from those with a bachelor’s degree and that of three years’ has to be submitted by diploma holders.

“Applicants holding one- or two-year diplomas must have a minimum two years’ experience. All the certificates of experience should be stamped and attested,” she said, adding that candidates who do not meet the experience requirement will be evaluated with a lesser degree than the legally approved one and will be re-evaluated after receiving the required experience.

She said the GCC candidates holding bachelor degrees and having a licence to work in any member country are exempt from the written exam, but will have to undergo an oral test in their specialty.

“Expatriates holding bachelor’s degrees from a UAE university or college will also be exempted from the written test. However, they should have a minimum of one year’s clinical experience,” she added.

Dr Najat said the ministry would also give exemption from written test to graduates with attested certificates from American universities and European Union universities. However, she said, these candidates should also have a licence to practise in their home countries.

“Applicants who fail in the written test will not be allowed to sit for the viva-voce test. Those who do not pass the oral test will have to undergo the oral test again,” she added.

Talking about the retesting procedures, Dr Najat said that the applicants would be given three chances for retest per year. However, failed applicants will not be able to sit for the fourth exam before the completion of a year from the last test they underwent. In this case, they need to provide the certificate for at least six months’ practical experience, she added.

The next written test is scheduled for November 11. The Department of Federal Medical Laboratories will start receiving applications for the exam from October 21 to 28.

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