SMLE — Saudi Medical Licensing Examination
The Saudi Medical Licensing Examination (SMLE) is the general licensing examination for physicians seeking professional classification and registration with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties. It is the entry examination for general practitioners.
It is a separate examination from the SCFHS specialty Classification Exams and from the Saudi Board Part 1 and Part 2 examinations. Passing the SMLE does not classify you as a specialist, and specialty preparation will not prepare you for it.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Examination | Saudi Medical Licensing Examination (SMLE) |
| Regulator | Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) |
| Who it is for | General practitioners seeking SCFHS professional classification and registration |
| Category | General licensing examination |
| Relationship to specialty exams | Separate. It is not the SCFHS Specialty Part 1 or Part 2 exam and does not replace them. |
| Portal | Mumaris Plus |
Who Should Sit This Examination
Sit the SMLE if you are an internationally trained physician seeking initial professional classification and registration with SCFHS as a general practitioner.
If you are seeking classification as a specialist, the SMLE is not your examination. Go to the Saudi Licensure Examination page for your specialty.
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.
Fees
Not published. SCFHS publishes no separate sitting fee for the licensing examinations. Confirm the fee in Mumaris Plus at the point of booking.
After You Pass
Passing is one component of licensing, not the licence itself. Classification is confirmed at the grade you applied for, an employer must sponsor or nominate you through Mumaris Plus, and only then is the licence issued. A pass with no job offer does not produce a licence.
What we offer
An SMLE question bank built for general practitioners preparing for professional registration in Saudi Arabia.
You can also get access to USMLE Step 2 question bank.