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Emirates Medical Residency Entrance Exam (EMREE) Practice Bank

Chapter-wise MCQ and clinical-case practice for the Emirates Medical Residency Entrance Exam (EMREE) - the National Institute for Health Specialties (NIHS) entrance exam for UAE residency programs. Unlimited retries with detailed explanations after every question.

Exam Guidelines by the National Institute for Health Specialties (NIHS)

Exam summary, coverage areas and references

Duration
3 hrs
Questions
120
Exam Code
EMREE120
Pass Score
55%

Exam Coverage

  • Internal Medicine & Emergency Medicine — 40%
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology — 20%
  • Pediatrics — 15%
  • General Surgery — 15%
  • Psychiatry, Ethics & Preventive Medicine — 10%

About EMREE

  • 120 single-best-answer MCQs with 4-5 choices each.
  • 3 hours duration, computer based. No negative marking for wrong answers.
  • Assesses medical knowledge, core clinical concepts, principles and clinical skills.
  • Held between December and March each year.
  • The EMREE score is valid for two years.
  • Passing EMREE lets you apply for any residency program in the UAE.

General Requirements

  • Open to medical, dental and pharmaceutical professionals seeking post-graduation / residency in the UAE under DHA, DOH or MOHAP.
  • Open to UAE residents and international medical graduates (IMGs) with no more than a 5-year gap since graduation.
  • Long clinical gaps significantly reduce the chance of a residency match.
  • Data flow verification of documents and an English language proficiency test are required at the time of residency application.

How to Register

  • Register through the National Institute for Health Specialties, complete all details and pay the required fee.
  • Registration is first come, first served — it closes as soon as seats fill, regardless of the published closing date.
  • The registration fee is non-refundable.
  • IMGs need a visit visa to sit the exam, which is held in Al Ain, UAE.

After the Exam

  • A score of 55% or higher is a pass.
  • Results are announced within 10 working days and emailed to candidates.

Attempts

  • Up to 4 attempts per year are allowed to reach a passing score.
  • The more re-attempts on record, the lower the chance of matching into a UAE residency program.

Chapters

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74 chapters · 5722 total questions

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Mock exams

Full-length · timed · 55% to pass

Once you're comfortable with the chapters, take a full-length mock under real exam conditions - 120 randomized questions, 3-hour timer, no instant feedback. Three separate papers so you can build stamina across multiple attempts.

About the Emirates Medical Residency Entrance Exam (EMREE)

The Emirates Medical Residency Entrance Exam (EMREE) is the entrance examination run by the National Institute for Health Specialties (NIHS) for medical graduates applying to residency programs in the UAE. It is not a Prometric licensing exam - it is the academic gateway to a residency seat, sat alongside your application to the matching process.

This practice bank mirrors the entrance paper: chapter-wise organisation, 3-hour duration modelling, and a pass benchmark of 55%. Alongside the MCQ chapters there are full clinical cases - a complete presentation with history, examination and investigations, then a single best answer and the model reasoning behind it. Every question carries a written explanation, so you understand why an answer is right rather than memorising the letter.

Seats are competitive and the paper rewards breadth across medicine, surgery, paediatrics and obstetrics. Retry every chapter as often as you like and use the timed mocks to build stamina for the full sitting. Exam code: EMREE120. Enrol below to unlock unlimited practice with instant feedback.

What candidates are saying

Verified reviews from graduates and house officers who prepared for the residency entrance exam with this bank.

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Nour Haddad
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Final-year medical student · Amman
16d ago

I kept scoring in the 40s on my first pass and got to a steady 70+ after re-doing the weak chapters. Seeing that climb was what kept me going.

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Tariq Osman
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Medical graduate · Khartoum → UAE
84d ago

English is my second language and the explanations are written plainly. Nothing is hidden behind jargon.

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Mariam Abdelrahman
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Medical graduate · Cairo
47d ago

Revised entirely on my phone between rotations. Instant feedback after each question meant no gap between getting it wrong and understanding it.

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Aditya Sharma
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MBBS graduate · Delhi
23d ago

Applying from outside the UAE, I had no idea what the NIHS entrance paper looked like. This bank gave me the format and the pacing before I ever sat it.

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Sara Al Marzooqi
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Medical graduate · Abu Dhabi
6d ago

Matched into internal medicine this intake. The chapter split let me revise around my internship shifts instead of trying to do everything at once.

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Bilal Ahmed
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House officer · Ras Al Khaimah
58d ago

Competition for seats is brutal, so a few marks matter. Working through the case chapters twice moved me up more than any textbook did.

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Layla Mansour
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Intern · Sharjah
31d ago

Timed mocks were the difference. Three hours is a long paper and I only found my rhythm after the second full-length attempt.

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Hamza Iqbal
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House officer · Dubai
11d ago

The clinical case chapters are the closest thing to the real paper. Long stems, one best answer, and the explanation tells you why the other three are wrong.

How it works

  • • Pick any chapter and start answering questions
  • • Wrong answer? You instantly see the correct answer and a clear explanation
  • • Track your score at the end of each chapter