Requirements of First-Time Registration

• Copy of qualification / qualifications to be classified for the required professional grade.
• Copy of internship certificate if required or clinical training in case if there was no an internship certificate.

• Academic transcript copies for each of the obtained bachelor, master and Ph.D. or a formal description that includes the requirements of obtaining them.
• Copy of the clinical attachment completion, if requested.
• Saudis whom have obtained their (bachelor, master and Ph.D.) abroad the kingdom, should submit the ministry of education equation certificate.
• A copy of the license / professional registration certificates issued by the professional medical boards that are accredited in the applicant’s country. Otherwise. The applicant can provide experience certificate if the license/professional registration are not required in his/her country.
• A verification copy for each of the (qualifications certificates, experience letter and country license/professional registration) documented by the verification company. Employment letter that includes (working start date, professional grade, specialty and letter issued date) issued by the employee’s affairs at employer organization however, this is not applicable for non-working practitioners. The commission has the right to request evidence of ongoing professional practice if it’s not documented in the employment letter.
• Non- Saudi applicant whom are sponsored by (the husband / the wife / the son / the father) and are not on contract should submit the guarantor identification letter documented by the Saudi chamber of commerce for the private sector employees or documented by the employee’s affairs for the government sector employees.
• Saudi practitioner should submit a copy of the national identity card.
• Non- Saudi practitioner should submit a copy of the resident identity card (Iqama) that should include (medical occupation, authorized to work and still valid).
• The applicant should submit A valid BLS (Basic Life support) or ACLS (advance cardiovascular life support).
• Applicant whom are above 65 years age should submit a medical report issued by any medical entity except his/her employer.
• Physicians and dentists should submit a medical malpractice insurance policy valid at the time they applied.

Professional Grades Available for Physicians

• General Practitioner. Holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery from a recognized medical school in the issued country and completed the other classification requirements.
• A physician who has a certificate from the third group and did not complete the experience to qualify for a registrar grade.
• A physician who has a certificate from the third group and completed the other classification requirements.
• Senior Registrar. A physician who has a certificate from the first or second group and completed the other classification requirements.
• A physician who is enrolled in one of the Saudi sub-specialties fellowship programs.
• A physician who has a certificate from the first and second group, completed the required experience and the other classification requirements.
• Sub-specialty Consultant. A consultant who obtained a certificate in a sub-specialty that represents a more focused area of practice branching from his/her general specialty.
• Visiting Physician. A physician from outside the Kingdom that a private or government body wishes to benefit from his service although he doesn’t have a permanent professional classification and registration from the Commission. However, that will be in accordance with the code of Practicing Healthcare Professions.

Minimum Eligibility Requirement for SLE Examination

General Practitioner
1 – MBBS or graduation in medicine
2 – One year Internship
3 – One year experience after internship.
4 – Written examination of Prometric or Pearsonvue.

Registrar

For British or Irish membership and fellowships
1 – 2 years experience after obtaining certificate from a recognized hospitals approved by training authority responsible for national certificate in the practitioner country as training centre in the same specialty.
2 – Written examination by Saudi council for health specialty.

Consultant
1 – 3 to 5 years experience after post graduation depending on post graduation degree.
2 – Practical or oral examination to be passed.