Saudi Licensure Examination — Pediatric Surgery
Route Overview
Internationally trained specialists are classified by SCFHS at one of two grades — Registrar or Senior Registrar — and the grade you apply for sets the pass mark you must reach on the same paper. Classification, exam registration and licence issuance all run through Mumaris Plus.
Eligibility & Classification
| Grade | Pass mark |
|---|---|
| Registrar | 65% |
| Senior Registrar | 70% |
| Consultant | Not published |
SCFHS does not publish a Consultant-grade pass mark for the Classification Exams.
Credential Verification
Before SCFHS will process your application, your qualifications must be verified at source through DataFlow — your medical school, postgraduate training body and current licensing authority are contacted directly.
Begin it early. It runs in parallel with nothing else and depends on institutions outside your control responding.
SCFHS publishes no verification fee.
Attempts, Validity & Renewal
| Rule | Details |
|---|---|
| Attempts | Not published |
| Required gap between attempts | Not published |
| After final failure | Not published |
| Result validity | Not published |
| Licence renewal cycle | Not published |
| Exemptions from the exam | Not published |
Fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Classification Exam sitting fee | Not published — SCFHS publishes no separate sitting fee. Confirm in Mumaris Plus at booking |
| DataFlow verification | Not published |
| Mumaris Plus classification | Not published |
| Saudi Board programme and exam fees | Not published |
After You Pass
Classification at Registrar or Senior Registrar grade, combined with an employer nomination through Mumaris Plus, leads to licence issuance. A pass with no job offer does not produce a licence.
Exam Specification
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Exam name (official) | Saudi Licensure Examination — Pediatric Surgery |
| Regulator | SCFHS |
| Vendor | Prometric and Pearson VUE |
| Format | MCQ |
| Questions | 200 MCQs |
| Duration | 4 hours |
| Pass mark | Registrar 65% · Senior Registrar 70% |
Content Blueprint
Official blueprint — published by SCFHS.
| Domain | Weighting |
|---|---|
| General Paediatric Surgery | 15% |
| Thoracic Surgery | 15% |
| Neonatal Surgery | 15% |
| Oncology | 15% |
| Trauma | 10% |
| Principles of Surgery | 5% |
| Specific Areas of Paediatric Surgery | 5% |
| Head and Neck | 5% |
| Genitourinary | 5% |
| Patient Safety | 5% |
| Professionalism and Ethics | 5% |
Saudi Board Final Clinical
SCFHS publishes the split for Pediatric Surgery: 1 OSCE plus 7 SOE stations, eight graded stations of 15 minutes each.
What we offer
A Pediatric Surgery question bank built to the official SCFHS blueprint, with Saudi Board Part 1 and Part 2 banks and final clinical preparation.