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Specialist Neurosurgery Prometric Exam
The Specialist Neurosurgery Prometric exam is the licensing paper doctors sit for the Specialist Neurosurgery professional title, listed by the DHA under code NEU5311. 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.
Exam Guidelines by Prometric and Pearson VUE
Exam summary, coverage areas and references
Duration
3 hrs
Questions
150
Exam Code
NEU5311
Exam Fee
USD 280
about AED 1,028
Pass Score
70%
Exam Coverage
- Neurovascular
- Neuro-oncology
- Neurotrauma
- Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Spine
- Functional Neurosurgery
- Peripheral Nerves Surgery
- General Neurosurgical Principles
- Neuroanatomy & Neurophysiology
- Neuropathology/Neuroradiology & Neurology
- Patient Safety
- Professionalism and Ethics
Reference Texts (9)
- 1. Youman's Neurological Surgery latest edition. Seventh Edition
- 2. Schmidek and Sweet: Operative Neurosurgical Techniques: 6th Edition
- 3. Handbook of Neurosurgery by Mark Greenberg: 8th Edition
- 4. Neuropathology: A Reference Text of CNS Pathology: by David Ellison and Seth.3rd Edition
- 5. Barr's The Human Nervous System by John Kiernan: 10th Edition
- 6. WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System. The International Agency for Research on Cancer. Latest edition. 2016
- 7. Rhoton's Cranial Anatomy and Surgical Approaches by Albert Rhoton. One Edition
- 8. Professionalism and Ethics, Handbook for Residents, Practical guide, Prof. James Ware, Dr. Abdulaziz Fahad Alkaabba, Dr. Ghaiath MA Hussein, Prof. Omar Hasan Kasule, SCFHS, Latest Edition.
- 9. Essentials of Patient Safety, SCHS, Latest Edition
Chapters
4.7(345)
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Full-length · timed · 70% to passAbout the Specialist Neurosurgery Prometric Exam (NEU5311)
The Specialist Neurosurgery Prometric exam is the licensing paper doctors sit for the Specialist Neurosurgery professional title, listed by the DHA under code NEU5311. 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.
NEU5311 is set across 12 blueprint areas: neurovascular, neuro-oncology, neurotrauma, pediatric neurosurgery, spine, functional neurosurgery, peripheral nerves surgery, general neurosurgical principles, neuroanatomy & neurophysiology, neuropathology/neuroradiology & neurology, patient safety and professionalism and ethics. Questions are written from 9 named reference texts, listed in the guidelines above.
Our NEU5311 bank holds 200 explained questions, about 1 times the length of the real sitting.
General guides: Prometric exam guide, Dataflow verification guide and pass marks by authority.
Specialist Neurosurgery exam: frequently asked questions
What is the exam code for the Specialist Neurosurgery Prometric exam?
NEU5311 is the DHA code for the Specialist Neurosurgery paper in the Physicians listing.
How many questions are in the Specialist Neurosurgery 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 Neurosurgery Prometric exam?
70% under the DHA guideline for NEU5311, which is 105 of 150 questions answered correctly.
How much is the NEU5311 exam fee?
The DHA guideline lists USD 280 (about AED 1,028) for the NEU5311 sitting.
What topics does the Specialist Neurosurgery exam cover?
The official blueprint splits the paper across 12 areas: Neurovascular, Neuro-oncology, Neurotrauma, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Spine, Functional Neurosurgery, Peripheral Nerves Surgery, General Neurosurgical Principles, Neuroanatomy & Neurophysiology, Neuropathology/Neuroradiology & Neurology, Patient Safety and Professionalism and Ethics.
Which authorities accept the Specialist Neurosurgery 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 NEU5311?
Start with Neurovascular and Neuro-oncology, then work through the 200 explained MCQs chapter by chapter and sit the timed mocks until you clear 70% with margin.
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Licensing authorities that use this exam
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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98d ago
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Deepika Ravi
🇮🇳 VerifiedDental Hygienist · Chennai
149d ago
Chapters were paced perfectly. 100 questions per chapter is exactly what you can knock out in one focused sitting.
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Omar Hassan
🇯🇴 VerifiedPhysician · Amman → Doha
30d ago
Solid question bank. A couple of questions in the older chapters felt slightly outdated but the explanations were still accurate. QCHP verdict: passed.
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Rashid Ahmed
🇧🇩 VerifiedPhysician · Dhaka
72d ago
Good bank overall. Would love more Bangla case discussions but the English explanations are clear enough. Cleared NHRA on second attempt.
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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.
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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
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47d ago
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