Egyptian Board — Family Medicine
طب الأسرة (Family Medicine) is an Egyptian Board specialty, listed in the Egyptian Health Council's curriculum register alongside every other Board specialty. Certification runs through the same three-stage structure as the rest of the Egyptian Board: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
Part 1
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Format | Written MCQ |
| Timing | Held regularly, with dates announced per round |
| Eligibility | After at least 3 months of training, plus TOEFL 500 and ICDL Standard |
| Attempts | Maximum 6 |
| Question count and duration | Set by the Scientific Council — not published |
| Pass standard | Standard-setting method; no fixed percentage published |
| Exemption | Arab Board, Master's or Doctorate in the same specialty, applied for within 5 years |
Part 2
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Format | Written. MCQ papers, plus short-essay papers in some specialties (see the specialty page) |
| Timing | Held regularly, with dates announced per round |
| Eligibility | Part 1 pass or exemption · completed training · logbook submitted at least 3 months before the exam · a personal interview · foundation and mandatory course certificates · a proficiency (readiness) report |
| Attempts | Confirm with the Egyptian Health Council |
| Pass standard | Standard-setting method |
The three-month logbook deadline is easy to miss. A candidate who discovers it late loses a sitting.
Part 3
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Format | OSCE · OSPE · Data OSCE · oral exam · short and long cases possible |
| Timing | Held regularly, with dates announced per round |
| Duration | 2–4 days per trainee |
| Station count | Specialty-specific; confirm with the Egyptian Health Council |
| Pass standard | Borderline regression — except where the specialty's cohort is 10 candidates or fewer, in which case the pass mark is a fixed 60% |
In a specialty with a small intake you are not marked against a borderline group — you need 60%.
Structure
The shared Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 blocks apply in full — timings, eligibility, attempts, the five-year exemption rule, the three-month logbook deadline, and the small-cohort 60% rule.
Not Yet Published
Three Family Medicine-specific figures are not stated here because they could not be confirmed at source: the training duration, the Part 1 and Part 2 question counts and durations, and any Family Medicine content blueprint.
What we offer
Egyptian Board Family Medicine preparation across Part 1, Part 2 and the Part 3 clinical assessment.