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Layla Al Mansoori
🇦🇪 VerifiedPharmacist · Sharjah
118d ago
The pharmacology explanations pull from Katzung and the mnemonics stuck. I recommended it to two colleagues who also passed.
Exam Guidelines by Prometric and Pearson VUE
Exam summary, coverage areas and references
Duration
3 hrs
Questions
150
Exam Code
FAM5871
Exam Fee
USD 280
about AED 1,028
Pass Score
60%
Exam Coverage
- Family Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pediatric
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- General Surgery
- Psychiatry
- Emergency Medicine (Adult and Pediatric)
- Dermatology
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal
- Ophthalmology
- Otolaryngology
- Radiology
Reference Texts (6)
- 1. Agabegi, S. S., & Agabegi, E. D. (2020). Step-Up to Medicine (5th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
- 2. Smith, M., Mouton, C., & Duhigg, D. (2020). Essentials of Family Medicine (7th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
- 3. Toy, E. C., Briscoe, G., & Swanson, J. (2021). Case Files: Family Medicine (5th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
- 4. Tallia, A. F., & Baldor, R. A. (2022). Swanson's Family Medicine Review: A Problem-Oriented Approach (9th ed.). Elsevier.
- 5. Knutson, D. (2018). Family Medicine PreTest Self-Assessment and Review (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
- 6. Baldor, R. A. (2023). Family Medicine Board Review Book: 1,000+ Questions and Answers (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing Company
Chapters
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Full-length · timed · 60% to passAbout the Specialist Family Medicine Prometric Exam (FAM5871)
The Specialist Family Medicine Prometric exam is the licensing paper doctors sit for the Specialist Family Medicine professional title, listed by the DHA under code FAM5871. It is the specialist tier, so the authority expects a recognised specialty qualification and the post-qualification experience set out in its classification rules before it will let you book.
FAM5871 is set across 13 blueprint areas: family medicine, internal medicine, pediatric, obstetrics and gynecology, general surgery, psychiatry, emergency medicine (adult and pediatric), dermatology, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedic and musculoskeletal, ophthalmology, otolaryngology and radiology. Questions are written from 6 named reference texts, listed in the guidelines above.
Our FAM5871 bank holds 2,735 explained questions, about 18 times the length of the real sitting.
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Specialist Family Medicine exam: frequently asked questions
What is the exam code for the Specialist Family Medicine Prometric exam?
FAM5871 is the DHA code for the Specialist Family Medicine paper in the Physicians listing.
How many questions are in the Specialist Family Medicine exam and how long is it?
150 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours, about 1.2 minutes per question.
What is the pass mark for the Specialist Family Medicine Prometric exam?
60% under the DHA guideline for FAM5871, which is 90 of 150 questions answered correctly.
How much is the FAM5871 exam fee?
The DHA guideline lists USD 280 (about AED 1,028) for the FAM5871 sitting.
What topics does the Specialist Family Medicine exam cover?
The official blueprint splits the paper across 13 areas: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatric, Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Surgery, Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine (Adult and Pediatric), Dermatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Radiology.
Which authorities accept the Specialist Family Medicine Prometric exam?
DHA, MOHAP, DOH, SCFHS, QCHP, NHRA and OMSB list experience rules for the Specialist tier this paper belongs to: DHA 3 years in specialty after board qualification; MOHAP 3 years in specialty post-board; DOH 5 years post-qualification (3 in specialty); SCFHS 4 years post-qualification (2 in specialty); QCHP 3 years in specialty after board qualification; NHRA 3 years in specialty post-board; OMSB 3 years in specialty post-board.
How should I prepare for FAM5871?
Start with Family Medicine and Internal Medicine, then work through the 2,735 explained MCQs chapter by chapter and sit the timed mocks until you clear 60% with margin.
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Minimum experience for the Specialist tier, by authority.
| Authority | Specialist experience |
|---|---|
| DHA | 3 years in specialty after board qualification |
| MOHAP | 3 years in specialty post-board |
| DOH | 5 years post-qualification (3 in specialty) |
| SCFHS | 4 years post-qualification (2 in specialty) |
| QCHP | 3 years in specialty after board qualification |
| NHRA | 3 years in specialty post-board |
| OMSB | 3 years in specialty post-board |
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Maria Santos
🇵🇭 VerifiedRegistered Nurse · Manila
12d ago
Question quality is very close to the actual exam. Wish I had found this earlier - would have saved me two months of scattered PDF revision.
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Adaeze Okafor
🇳🇬 VerifiedRegistered Nurse · Lagos
47d ago
I was nervous about the DHA process from Nigeria. The eligibility checker on the site told me exactly which authorities I qualified for. Enrolled the same day.
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Grace Lim
🇵🇭 VerifiedNurse · Cebu → Riyadh
92d ago
The team helped me with documentation guidance beyond just the exam. Actually landed a hospital placement thanks to their talent pool.
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Farhan Ali
🇵🇰 VerifiedAssistant Nurse · Rawalpindi
142d ago
Was worried about my English medical vocab. The explanations are written simply - non-native speakers will feel at home.
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Fatima Al Balushi
🇴🇲 VerifiedAssistant Midwife · Muscat
26d ago
The team on WhatsApp answered my licensing questions within an hour. That kind of support you don't see with the big test-prep sites.
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Yousef Al Kaabi
🇦🇪 VerifiedGeneral Practice · Al Ain
66d ago
Local candidate here - passed MOHAP without an exam thanks to the eligibility route they showed me. Then I enrolled anyway for CPD.
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Bilal Sheikh
🇵🇰 VerifiedRadiology Tech · Multan
112d ago
Solid. A couple of image-based questions could use better resolution but nothing that changes the answer. Passed DHA tech exam.
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