Specialist General Surgery Prometric Exam

GEN5341 is the DHA code for the Specialist General Surgery paper in the Physicians listing.

150 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours, about 1.2 minutes per question.

65% under the DHA guideline for GEN5341, which is 98 of 150 questions answered correctly.

The DHA guideline lists USD 280 (about AED 1,028) for the GEN5341 sitting.

The official blueprint splits the paper across 16 areas: Fluid and Electrolytes, Shock, Sepsis and Surgical Infections, Endocrine and Breast, Upper GI, Vascular, Pediatrics, Skin and Soft Tissue, Professionalism and Ethics, Hepato-biliary, Hernia (all), Perioperative Care, Trauma and Critical Care, Colorectal and Perianal, Pancreas and Spleen and Patient safety.

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.

Start with Fluid and Electrolytes and Shock, then work through the 2,232 explained MCQs chapter by chapter and sit the timed mocks until you clear 65% with margin.