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Tariq Iqbal
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Exam Guidelines by Prometric and Pearson VUE
Exam summary, coverage areas and references
Duration
3 hrs
Questions
150
Exam Code
ORT5971
Exam Fee
USD 280
about AED 1,028
Pass Score
65%
Exam Coverage
- Basic and Principles of Orthopedics
- Infections
- Trauma, Spine
- Pediatric Orthopedics
- Orthopedic Sport Medicine
- Metabolic Skeletal Disorders
- Reconstruction
- Upper Limb
- Foot and Ankle
- Oncology
- Patient Safety
- Professionalism and Ethics
Reference Texts (6)
- 1. Surgical Exposures in Orthopedics, Stanley Hoppenfeld, Piet DeBoer, Richard Buckley, Latest Edition, Wolters kluwer, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
- 2. Apley's System of Orthopedics and Fractures, Louis Solomon, David Jwarwick, Selvadurai Nayagam, Latest Edition, Arnold.
- 3. Review of Orthopedics, Mark Miller, Mark Brinker, Latest Edition, W.B. Saunders Company.
- 4. Rockwood and Greens Fractures in Adults and in Children, Robert W Bucholz, James D Heckman, Charles M Court-Brown and Paul Tornetta, Latest Edition, Lippincott Company.
- 5. Campbell's Operative Orthopedics, S. Terry Canale and James H, Beaty, Latest Edition, Mosby.
- 6. Orthopedic Knowledge Update (OKU).
Chapters
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Full-length · timed · 65% to passAbout the Specialist Orthopedic Surgery Prometric Exam (ORT5971)
The Specialist Orthopedic Surgery Prometric exam is the licensing paper doctors sit for the Specialist Orthopedic Surgery professional title, listed by the DHA under code ORT5971. 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.
ORT5971 is set across 12 blueprint areas: basic and principles of orthopedics, infections, trauma, spine, pediatric orthopedics, orthopedic sport medicine, metabolic skeletal disorders, reconstruction, upper limb, foot and ankle, oncology, patient safety and professionalism and ethics. Questions are written from 6 named reference texts, listed in the guidelines above.
Our ORT5971 bank holds 3,000 explained questions, about 20 times the length of the real sitting.
General guides: Prometric exam guide, Dataflow verification guide and pass marks by authority.
Specialist Orthopedic Surgery exam: frequently asked questions
What is the exam code for the Specialist Orthopedic Surgery Prometric exam?
ORT5971 is the DHA code for the Specialist Orthopedic Surgery paper in the Physicians listing.
How many questions are in the Specialist Orthopedic Surgery 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 Orthopedic Surgery Prometric exam?
65% under the DHA guideline for ORT5971, which is 98 of 150 questions answered correctly.
How much is the ORT5971 exam fee?
The DHA guideline lists USD 280 (about AED 1,028) for the ORT5971 sitting.
What topics does the Specialist Orthopedic Surgery exam cover?
The official blueprint splits the paper across 12 areas: Basic and Principles of Orthopedics, Infections, Trauma, Spine, Pediatric Orthopedics, Orthopedic Sport Medicine, Metabolic Skeletal Disorders, Reconstruction, Upper Limb, Foot and Ankle, Oncology, Patient Safety and Professionalism and Ethics.
Which authorities accept the Specialist Orthopedic Surgery 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 ORT5971?
Start with Basic and Principles of Orthopedics and Infections, then work through the 3,000 explained MCQs chapter by chapter and sit the timed mocks until you clear 65% with margin.
Guides for Specialist Orthopedic Surgery candidates
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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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Mohammed Al-Harbi
🇸🇦 VerifiedPhysician · Jeddah
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
🇳🇬 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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