OEGP — General Practitioner Licensing Exam
This is the Occupational Classification route, for doctors who already hold their qualifications and want to work in Oman as a GP or in their existing specialty. It is open to doctors applying from anywhere. It involves DataFlow verification, a written Pearson VUE examination, and a face-to-face viva in Muscat.
Classification Levels & Experience
| Classification | Experience required |
|---|---|
| General Practitioner | 4 years of work experience after internship |
| Specialist Level 2 | 0 years post-specialisation |
| Specialist Level 3 | 3 years post-specialisation |
| Consultant Level 2 | 6 years post-specialisation |
| Consultant Level 3 | 12 years post-specialisation |
Source: the Ministry of Health Standard Operating Procedure, revised November 2025.
Attempts at the MOH classification interview: the initial attempt plus 2 more — three in total.
A Good Standing Certificate issued within the last 6 months is required.
Credential Verification
Primary Source Verification is submitted online through DataFlow, not to OMSB directly.
OMSB publishes the standard processing time as 35 working days. DataFlow's own promotional page claims 25 working days for the same service. Where the regulator and the vendor disagree, plan to the regulator's longer figure.
The fee depends on how many documents you submit and is payable by credit card only. OMSB publishes no fixed verification fee.
The OEGP — Format & Blueprint
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Exam name (official) | Omani Examination for General Practitioners (OEGP) |
| Vendor and sponsor code | Pearson VUE — OMSB |
| Questions | 150 |
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Cut score | 65% |
| Format | Single best answer MCQs |
Official blueprint — published by OMSB.
| Domain | Items |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 39 |
| Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 37 |
| Pediatrics | 37 |
| Surgery | 30 |
| Total | 150 |
Patient safety, ethics and preventive medicine content is embedded across all four domains rather than examined separately.
At 65%, this is the highest cut score of any general licensing examination in the Gulf — every other GCC state sets 60%.
The Specialist Classification Exams
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Vendor and sponsor code | Pearson VUE — OMSB |
| Format | Clinical vignette MCQs |
| Questions | Not published |
| Duration | Not published |
| Pass mark | Not published |
| Attempts | Not published |
| Score validity | Not published |
The specialty booklets for Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Family Medicine are not published in a readable form. Only the General Practitioner booklet is available.
The OEGP's 150-question, three-hour, 65% specification applies to the General Practitioner examination. OMSB has not stated that it carries across to the specialist examinations.
Language. OMSB publishes no statement on an English proficiency requirement, either way.
The Viva
The face-to-face viva in Muscat is the second stage of classification, and where most first-time candidates lose marks.
OMSB does not publish a station count or timing for the specialist viva. The one official OMSB document on interviews describes a panel interview assessing intelligence and knowledge, enthusiasm, maturity and insight, and personality, with outcomes of Recommended, Not Recommended or Waiting List — and it appears to describe residency selection rather than the classification viva.
MCI Academy preparation framework — focus areas, not an official syllabus: complex clinical case scenario and management; acute emergency decision-making; diagnostic data and imaging interpretation; surgical and procedural skills and complications; communication, professional ethics and informed consent; and the Oman healthcare system and practice guidelines.
Fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Non-Omani annual training fee | 3,000–5,000 OMR per academic year — OMSB Training Bylaws, Article 17 |
| DataFlow PSV | Not published |
| Pearson VUE written exam | Not published |
| OMSB oral viva | Not published |
| MOH licence | Not published — the Ministry of Health lists its Health Practitioners Registration e-service as free |
| OMSB Selection Exam | Not published |
| OMSB Part 1 retake, Part 2 | Not published |
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