Department of Health Abu Dhabi Professionals Services

Healthcare professionals may request the issuance of a DOH license to work in a healthcare facility in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Process :

• Create unique identification number through DoH user management system
• Visit data flow website and submit all the requirements and documents for primary source verification
• Receive notification of the completion of the verification process.
• Review your application prior to submitting it to the credentialing process through User Management System (UMS)
• Pay the application fees.
• Credentialing and review process for license eligibility determination.
• Pay the issuance fees and print the license electronically upon the completion of payment.

Required Documents :

• Attested Certificate / Academic Qualification / Record by issuing entity.
• Emirates ID (If available)
• Clinical experience certificates in recent years as per the criteria requirements.
• Staff data form
• E-tarasol barcode
• Good Conduct Certificate issued by the Authorized Health Regulatory Body or Professional Body stating the current professional conduct status with dates of issuance and status of current license
• Health License to practice issued by the Regulatory Authority of the country recently practiced, that covers the recent years of experience, the license may not be required for those whose country law do not issue licenses to some categories in Allied Health Professionals, with which in such a case a formal letter from the official Health Regulation of the country shall be required.
• A nomination letter from a Healthcare provider from Abu Dhabi.
• Official Logbook for the Past 2 Years For Surgeons.
• Passport & photo

As a licensed healthcare professional, you can renew, change or add your professional title, or cancel your license.

Process: 

• Apply via TAMM portal
• Pay the applicable fees
• Receive the required amendment

Required Documents:

• Attested Certificate / Academic Qualification / Record by issuing entity (For professional title updates only)
• Dataflow Report (For professional title updates only)
• Emirates ID (To amend your professional title or cancel your license)
• Experience certificates (For healthcare professional license re-registrations and professional title updates)
• Family Book (License renewals for UAE Nationals only)
• E-tarasol Barcode File
• Staff Data form
• Good Conduct Certificate (For healthcare professional license re-registrations and professional title updates)
• Health License (For healthcare professional license re-registrations and professional title updates) 
• Notice of Appointment (For healthcare professional license re-registrations only)
• Passport (Valid and in current use)
• Photo (Passport size recent two years)
• Residency Visa
• Transcript or Residency Programme (For professional title updates only

Currently or previously DOH licensed healthcare professionals can apply for a current professional status certificate known as the (Good Standing Certificate) which indicates the healthcare professional status of practice during the license period.

Process: 

• Login to TAMM portal and access the DOH Workspace
• Click on the “Healthcare Professional Licenses” widget
• For the selected professional, click on “Amend” from the “Actions” dropdown menu
• Select “Request a Current Professional Status Certificate”
• Continue the process on TAMM and submit the application
• Obtain the Status Certificate from the output option

• You must meet all of the eligibility criteria for your specialty in order for your application to be approved.
• Once credentialing has been done and approved by DOH, you will need to login to the DOH website using the username and password provided to you after clearing the Dataflow. Then you will need to book the DOH exam-ticket.
• Following the DOH exam-ticket booking, Pearson VUE will email a username and password to you within 72 hours that you may use to schedule your examination date as per the eligibility that you have received from DOH.

Verification requires 25 Calendar Days depending on the accuracy of the information and clarity of the documents you provide.

Before commencing your application, please read the following steps carefully:

• Only a passport copy is accepted for identification
• Make sure you apply for the DataFlow verification process prior to the evaluation phase of the DoH – Abu Dhabi registration process
• The accuracy of provided information is essential to avoiding any delay and/or termination of your application
• Before you start with your application, make sure you have clear scanned copies.

Required Documents:

• Signed Letter of Authorization
• Valid Passport
• Name Change Certificate (If Applicable) (Marriage Certificate, Affidavit or Any Legal Document)
• Degree Certificate (Copy of Original & Translated Certificate(s))
• Mark Sheets of Qualification (Where Applicable)
• Copy of Back of Degree (For Applicants Who Received Degrees from Afghanistan, Egypt & Pakistan)
• Certificate of Experience from Previous Employers Issued by HR/Admin
• Medical/Nursing License (Front & Back)
• Continued Medical Education (issued only from UAE except for Abu Dhabi location), Residency, Internship, Exam Certificate, and Training
• Good Standing certificate from last home country’s licensing authority. Else, GSC issued from previous employer
• Health License (Renewal Document, If Applicable)

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Note:

• Please refer to the latest edition for the recommended references
• Exam content is NOT limited to the below references

Anesthesia Specialist:

• Faust’s Anesthesiology Review, WB Saunders
• Fundamentals of Anaesthesia, Tim Smith , Colin Pinnock , Ted Lin , Robert Jones
• Review of Clinical Anesthesiology by Connelly and Silverman, Neil Connelly
• Clinical Anesthesiology by Morgan and Mikhail, John F. Butterworth
• Anesthesiology, David Longnecker
• Clinical Anesthesiology, Paul G. Barash
• Anaesthesia and Intensive Care A-Z: An Encyclopedia of Principles and Practice : Yentis SM, Hirsch NP, Smith GB
• Yao and Artusio’s Anesthesiology
• Basics of Anesthesia, Ronald D. Miller, Manuel C. Pardo

Dermatology Specialist:

• Rook’s textbook of Dermatology
• Schackner’ Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology
• Bolognia Textbook of Dermatology
• Dermatology Atlas for Skin of Color
• Dermatology Illustrated Study Guide and Comprehensive Board
• Dermatology in Clinical Practice
• Dermatology Skills for Primary Care

ENT Specialist:

• Scott Brown’s diseases of the Ear, Nose and throat
• Cummings Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
• Diseases of the Ear
• Atlas of Ear Surgery
• Differential Diagnosis in Otorhinolaryngology: Symptoms, Syndromes and Interdisciplinary Issues
• Textbook of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases

Medical Practitioner:

• Procedures for Primary Care
• Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease
• Katzung Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
• Essentials of Medical pharmacology
• Ananthanarayanan and Panickers Textbook of Microbiology
• Jawetz, Melnick, and Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology (Lange Basic Science)
• Sherris Medical Microbiology
• Roitt’s Essential Immunology
• Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine
• Goldman-Cecil Medicine (Cecil Textbook of Medicine)
• Kumar and Clark’s Clinical Medicine
• Kaplan and Saddocks Textbook of Psychiatry
• Rakels Textbook of Family Medicine
• Dewhurst Textbook of Obstretics and Gynacology
• Shaws Textbook of Gynacology
• Duttas Textbook of Obstretics
• Mudhaliar and Menons Book of Clinical Obstretics
• Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine
• Textbook of Preventive Medicine
• Oxford Book of Public Health
• Bailey and Love Short Practice of Surgery
• Sabistons Textbook of Surgery
• Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease

Ophthalmology Specialist:

• Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
• Medical Management of Glaucoma
• Albert & Jakobiec’s Principles & Practice of Ophthalmology

GP Dentist:

• Wheeler’s Dental Anatomy, Physiology and Occlusion
• Treatment Planning in Dentistry
• Master Dentistry: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Radiology, Pathology and Oral Medicine
• Master Dentistry: Restorative Dentistry, Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics
• Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry
• Textbook of Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• Contemporary Implant Dentistry
• Phillips’ Science of Dental Materials

Pediatrics Dentistry:

• Lexicomp’s Manual of Pediatric Dentistry
• Promoting the Oral Health of Children: Theory and Practice
• Revolutions in Pediatric Dentistry
• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
• Handbook of Pediatric Dentistry

Periodontics Specialist:

• Caranza’s Clinical Periodontology
• American Academy of Periodontology site www.perio.org
• Glickman’s Clinical Periodontology

Prosthodontics Specialist:

• Contemporary Implant Dentistry
• Textbook of Complete Dentures
• Stewart’s Clinical Removable Partial Prosthodontics (Phoenix, Stewart’s Clinical Removable Partial Prosthodontics)
• Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics
• McCracken’s Removable Partial Prosthodontics
• Esthetic Rehabilitation in Fixed Prosthodontics: Prosthetic Treatment: A Systematic Approach to Esthetic, Biologic, and Functional Integration
• Fundamentals of Implant Dentistry: Prosthodontic Principles
• Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics

Oral Surgery Specialist:

• Contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Contemporary Implant Dentistry
• Handbook of Local Anesthesia
• Atlas of Minor Oral Surgery: Principles and Practice
• Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Little and Falace’s Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient
• Scully’s Medical Problems in Dentistry
• Essentials of Traumatic Injuries to the Teeth: A Step-by-Step Treatment Guide

Orthodontics Specialist:

• Contemporary Orthodontics
• Text book of Orthodontics
• Contemporary Treatment of Dentofacial Deformity
• Mosby’s Orthodontic Review
• Orthodontics Current Principles and Techniques
• American Journal of Orthodontics

Registered Nurse /Practical Nurse:

• The Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice
• Brunner and Suddarth’s Textbook of Nursing Practice, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins International
• Ignatavicius and Workman Medical-Surgical Nursing Critical Thinking For Collaborative Care, Saunders http://evolve.elsevier.com
• Medical-Surgical Nursing: Patient-Centered Collaborative Care.
• Fundamentals of Nursing: Standards and Practice
• Nurses’ Quick Reference to Common Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Pharmacotherapy Handbook
• The John Hopkins Manual of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Pediatrics ‘A Primary Care Approach’ Saunders
• Mosby’s Physical Examination Handbook

Registered Midwifery:

• Myles’ Textbook for Midwives
• Birth Emergency Skills Training: Manual for Out-of-Hospital Midwives
• Heart and Hands: Problems in Pregnancy

School Nurse:

• School Clinic Policy Examples:
  • US National Association of School Nurses
  • UK School and Public Nurses Association
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
• Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (Ana, Nursing Administration: Scope and Standards of Practice)
• Managing Diabetes at School: Tools for the School Nurse Managing Diabetes at School: Tools for the School Nurse by NASN
• NBCSN Exam Flashcard Study System: NBCSN Test Practice Questions & Review for the National Board for Certification of School Nurses Examination

Central Sterilize Service Technician:

• Standards and Practice for Medical Device Decontamination
• CBSPD Technician Study Guide
• SPU’s The Basics of Sterile Processing Workbook
• Central Service Technical Manual Workbook
• CBSPD GI Scope Study Guide
• Nurses’ and Technicians’ Care and Maintenance Training Course in GI Endoscopy Reference: Olympus Manual
• Endoscope Cleaning and High-Level Disinfection

Dental Technician:

• Manual for Dental Technicians
• Infection Control in Dental Laboratories
• The Science and Art of Dental Ceramics
• McCracken’s Removable Partial Prosthodontics
• The Design, Construction and Use of Removable Orthodontic Appliances

Dental Nurse:

• Textbook For Dental Nurses
• Delmar’s Dental Assisting A Comprehensive Approach
• Delmar’s Handbook of Essential Skills and Procedures for Chairside Dental Assisting
• Advanced Dental Nursing
• The Dental Assistant (Dental Assisting Procedures)
• Mosby’s Comprehensive Review of Dental Assisting

Dietitian and Nutritionist:

• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Nutrition Care Manual and Pediatric Nutrition Care Manual
• Food and Nutrition Center: United States of Agriculture National Agricultural Library
• Food Service Organizations – A Managerial and Systems Approach
• HACCP: A state –of- the Art Approach
• Essentials of Food Safety Sanitation
• Communication and Education Skills for Dietetics Professionals

Radiographer/Radiography Technician:

• National Council on Radiation Protection (NRCP): Recommendations on Limits for Exposure to Ionizing Radiation Report No 91.
• National Council on Radiation Protection (NRCP): Radiation Protection for Medical Allied Personnel. Report No 105, Bethesada MD.
• Ehrlich RA McCloskey ED : Patient Care in Radiography, St Louis .Mosby
• Cullinan Am: Producing Quality Radiographs, Philadelphia, Lippincott.
• Ballinger PW: Merrill,s Atlas of Radiographic Positions and Radiographic Procedures. Weir J An Imaging Atlas of Human Anatomy. St Louis Mosby Year Book.

Respiratory Therapist:

• Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care
• Wilkins’ Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care
• Mosby Respiratory Care Equipment

Medical Laboratory Technologist/Technician:

• A Concise Review of Clinical Laboratory Science
• Clinical Chemistry Techniques, Principles, Correlations
• Clinical Hematology Theory and Procedures
• Color Atlas and Instruction Manual of Peripheral Blood Cell Morphology
• Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Essentials of Diagnostic Microbiology
• NCA Review for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
• Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
• MIMS Medical Microbiology
• Lippincott’s Illustrated Q and A Review of Microbiology and Immunology

Physiotherapist:

• O’Sullivan: Physical Rehabilitation, F.A. Davis
• Kisner and Colby: Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, F.A. Davis
• Pryor and Prasad: Physiotherapy for Respiratory and Cardiac Problems: Adults and Pediatrics, F.A. Davis.
• Magee: Orthopedic Physical Assessment, Saunders
• Kendall: Muscles Testing and Function, with Posture and Pain, Philadelphia, Lippincott
• Cameron: Physical Agents in Rehabilitation: From Research to Practice, Saunders
• Tecklin: Pediatric Physical Therapy, Philadelphia, Lippincott.

Optometrist:

• Low Vision Aids Practice
• Contact Lens Primer
• Textbook of Visual Science and Clinical Optometry
• The Practice of Refraction
• Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach
• Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science
• Pickwell’s Binocular Vision Anomalies
• Bennett and Rabbett’s Clinical Visual Optics
• Clinical Procedures in Primary Eye Care
• Contact Lens Complications

Pharmacist/Pharmacy Technician:

• Wells, Barbara, Dipiro, Joesph, Schwinghammer, Terry, Dipiro, Cecily; Pharmacotherapy Handbook
• Cipolle, Robert, Strand, Linda, Morley, Peter; Pharmaceutical Care Practice “The Clinician’s Guide”
• Troy, David B.; Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy
• Ansel, Howard C., Pharmaceutical Calculations
• Thompson JE. A Practical Guide to Contemporary Pharmacy Practice, Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• AHFS Drug information 10. Bethesda, MD: American society of Health-System Pharmacists

EMT-Basic:

• McGraw-Hill’s EMT-Basic, Author: George P. Benedetto, Peter A. DiPrima,
• EMT-Basic: Pearls of Wisdom, Author: Guy H. Haskell, Robert C. Krause, Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Mosby’s EMT-Basic Textbook: ECC Guidelines, Edition, Author: Thomas E. Platt, Walt Alan Stoy, Debra A. Lejeune, Publisher: Mosby
• Emergency Care: Pearson New International, Daniel Limmer, Michael O’Keefe, Harvey Grant, Bob Murray, J. David Bergeron
• Emergency Medical Patients Assessment, Care, and Transport, Twink Dalton, Daniel Limmer, Joseph Mistovich, Howard Werman, San Francisco Paramedics NAEMSP, San Francisco Paramedic Association

EMT-Intermediate:

• Caroline NL, Nancy Caroline’s Emergency Care in the Streets, Sixth Edition, Jones And Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
• AAOS (2010). Intermediate Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, Beck, R. And Rahm, S., editors. Jones & Bartlett.
• Mosby’s EMT Intermediate Textbook for the 1999 National Standard Curriculum. Mosby, Shade, B., Collins, T.E, Wertz, E.N., Jines, S.A. & Rothenberg, M.A.., JEMS.
• Emergency Medical Technician, Aehlert, Barbara. McGraw-Hill.
• Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
• Emergency Care, Limmer, Daniel, et. al., Brady
• EMT Prehospital Care, Henry, Mark & Edward Stapleton.
• Prehospital Emergency Care, Mistovich, Joseph, et.
• Advanced Skills in Emergency Care: A Text for the Intermediate Emt, Butman AM et al.

Renal Dialysis Online Interview Examination Format:

• The oral assessment consists of minimum five clinical case scenarios in addition to one ethical scenario.
• The duration of the oral assessment ranges between 45 minutes and up to 1 hour.
• The content of the oral assessment may include:
  • Evidence based practice
  • Accepted international professional standards
  • Technical expertise and competencies of the speciality
  • General technical knowledge, judgment and skills
  • Patient risk factors and management of general safety issues 
  • Professional ethics
• The oral assessment may also include:
  • Actual cases for consideration using radiographs
  • Slides interpretation 
  • Models and / or copies of depersonalized patient records