DHA Exam Preparation Process
A clear step-by-step pathway for healthcare professionals preparing for Dubai Health Authority licensing: Sheryan registration, DataFlow Primary Source Verification, Prometric CBT booking, exam preparation, and final license activation.
Licensing and Exam Registration Process
Follow the official DHA sequence, then combine it with a structured exam-preparation plan.
Check Eligibility
Use the DHA Sheryan Self Assessment Tool and confirm your professional title, qualification, clinical experience, license status, and good standing requirements.
Create Sheryan Account
Register on the DHA Sheryan Portal, select the correct professional category, and prepare passport, photo, qualification, experience, license, and good standing documents.
Complete DataFlow PSV
Submit required documents for Primary Source Verification, including qualification, professional registration, and experience documents when required.
Book Prometric CBT
If a CBT assessment is required, generate eligibility and schedule the exam through Prometric. Confirm your specialty rules, appointment details, and ID requirements.
Registration Review
After PSV and CBT requirements are met, submit the registration application for DHA review. Some positions may also require an oral assessment.
License Activation
DHA registration confirms eligibility for the applied position. A healthcare facility must activate registration into a professional license before practice starts.
Check your eligibility and review the official qualification requirements before applying.
Self Assessment PQR PDFUse Sheryan for the professional application pathway and DataFlow for primary source verification.
Sheryan DataFlowBook the CBT where required, then complete registration review and facility license activation.
Prometric Activate LicenseExam Format
The DHA assessment is usually a computer-based MCQ exam for many healthcare categories. The GP-style exam is commonly prepared as a single-best-answer clinical MCQ exam.
- Computer-based testing through Prometric when required.
- Single-best-answer MCQ format for many categories.
- Clinical reasoning, diagnosis, investigations, emergency care, chronic disease, ethics, prevention, and management are commonly tested.
- Passing score and duration vary by title and specialty; verify the current details before booking.
How to Prepare for the Test Style
Practice timed clinical stems, not only recall questions. The goal is to recognize the safest next step, avoid tempting distractors, and choose the single best answer under time pressure.
Structured Preparation Plan
Use this 4-phase study model for DHA GP, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, allied health, and other UAE healthcare licensing pathways. Adjust the topic depth according to your professional category.
Recommended Weekly Workflow
A simple schedule students can follow during a 4–8 week preparation period.
| Day | Main Task | MCQ Target | Review Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Medicine / core clinical topics | 50–75 MCQs | Write down missed diagnoses and key management rules. |
| Day 2 | Emergency and acute care | 50–75 MCQs | Focus on ABCs, red flags, urgent referral, and safest next step. |
| Day 3 | Women’s health, pediatrics, prevention | 50–75 MCQs | Revise screening ages, pregnancy safety, immunization, and pediatric emergencies. |
| Day 4 | Chronic disease and therapeutics | 50–75 MCQs | Review diabetes, hypertension, asthma, COPD, CKD, and medication contraindications. |
| Day 5 | Ethics, professionalism, public health | 40–60 MCQs | Focus on consent, confidentiality, patient safety, reporting, and communication. |
| Day 6 | Timed mixed block | 100–150 MCQs | Simulate exam timing and identify weak domains. |
| Day 7 | Review and rest | Missed questions only | Revise error notebook and high-yield summaries. |
Final Readiness Checklist
Before booking or sitting the Prometric exam, make sure both the application pathway and exam preparation are ready.
Documents Ready
Passport, photograph, degree, transcript if needed, professional license, experience letters, good standing certificate, and PSV documents are prepared and consistent.
Portal Ready
Sheryan account is active, professional category is correct, PSV is submitted or completed, CBT eligibility is generated when required, and payment steps are understood.
Exam Ready
Timed mixed MCQ blocks are completed, explanations are reviewed, weak topics are repeated, and mock tests are practiced under exam timing.
Your DHA License Journey Starts Here
Prepare with DHA-style MCQs, structured notes, timed mock exams, and a clear licensing roadmap.
1. DHA Sheryan Portal: Open Sheryan Portal
2. DHA Self Assessment Tool: Open Self Assessment
3. DHA Self Assessment service details: Open service details
4. DHA PQR PDF: Open PQR document
5. DHA DataFlow page: Open DHA DataFlow
6. DataFlow start verification: Start PSV
7. DHA Prometric booking page: Open DHA Prometric booking
8. Prometric DHA exam page: Open Prometric DHA
9. DHA Get Registered service: Open Get Registered
10. DHA Review Registration Eligibility: Open Review Eligibility
11. DHA Activate Professional License: Open Activate License
12. Verify DHA professional registration/license status: Open status check