Prometric Exam for Gynecologists and Obstetricians: OB-GYN Specialist & Consultant Licence for DHA, MOHAP, DOH, SCFHS & QCHP — Blueprint, 60% Pass Mark, DGO vs MS/MD Recognition and Salaries (2026)
Female obstetricians are the most requested doctors in Gulf recruitment. This guide covers the Obstetrics & Gynecology paper — 150 questions, three hours, 60% to pass — its official blueprint areas, the labour-ward, hypertension and oncology-staging questions that repeat, how DGO, MS, MD, FCPS and MRCOG are recognised, and current salaries.
Many patients in the Gulf will only see a female obstetrician, birth rates are high, and private maternity care is a large business. The result is constant demand: job advertisements for female OB-GYN specialists rarely close. One paper serves both grades.
The exam
- Obstetrics & Gynecology (OBG5891): 150 single-best-answer questions, 3 hours, pass mark 60% — 90 correct answers
- References: Williams Obstetrics, Speroff's Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility, Berek and Novak's Gynecology, Comprehensive Gynecology (Katz), plus the ethics and patient-safety handbooks
DGO, MS, MD, FCPS or MRCOG?
- MS or MD obstetrics and gynaecology, DNB, FCPS, MRCOG with completed training, Arab Board, American boards → Specialist, or Consultant with the higher tier and the required experience.
- DGO (a two-year diploma) → a shorter qualification, generally placed at a lower tier. Depending on the authority and your experience it may support a lower title or a General Practitioner licence.
- IVF and fertility practice → licensed separately on dedicated training (reproductive medicine guide).
Check the recognition guide and run the eligibility check first.
The blueprint areas
- General obstetrics — antenatal care and screening, normal and abnormal labour, the partogram, CTG interpretation, induction, instrumental delivery, caesarean indications, postpartum haemorrhage, shoulder dystocia, puerperal sepsis
- Maternal–fetal medicine — pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, gestational diabetes, preterm labour and steroids, growth restriction and Doppler, multiple pregnancy, Rhesus disease, cardiac and thyroid disease in pregnancy, placenta praevia and accreta
- General gynaecology — abnormal uterine bleeding, fibroids, endometriosis, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, pelvic inflammatory disease, contraception
- Gynaecological oncology — cervical screening and colposcopy, FIGO staging of cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancer, gestational trophoblastic disease
- Urogynaecology and pelvic floor disorders — stress vs urge incontinence, prolapse staging, fistula
- Reproductive endocrinology and infertility — amenorrhoea work-up, polycystic ovary syndrome, ovulation induction, hyperprolactinaemia, menopause
- Perioperative management — thromboprophylaxis, surgical complications, ureteric injury
- Professionalism and ethics
- Patient safety
What repeats
- Postpartum haemorrhage — the drug sequence, then the surgical steps.
- Severe pre-eclampsia — magnesium dosing and toxicity, antihypertensive choice, when to deliver.
- CTG described in words.
- Drugs in pregnancy — safe and unsafe anticonvulsants, anticoagulants, antihypertensives.
- Ectopic pregnancy — methotrexate criteria vs surgery.
- Staging. The stage decides the treatment, so the examiners ask for the stage.
- Contraceptive choice by medical eligibility.
- Anti-D — when and how much.
Practising in the Gulf
Termination of pregnancy is permitted only on narrow legal grounds that differ by country, and assisted reproduction is restricted to married couples with no donor gametes; both appear in ethics questions and at interview. High parity, consanguinity, gestational diabetes and rising caesarean rates shape the daily case mix. Midwives hold their own licence (midwife guide), but most Gulf deliveries are still obstetrician-led.
Process
- Portal registration and title selection.
- DataFlow verification of the primary degree, the postgraduate qualification, registration and experience (guide, fees).
- Eligibility, booking (lead times), exam — Prometric for most authorities, Pearson VUE for DOH.
- Offer, credentialing and privileging on a surgical logbook, then activation.
Salaries
Specialist OB-GYNs in the UAE typically earn AED 35,000–55,000 a month and Consultants AED 55,000–100,000, with private hospitals often adding a share of delivery and surgical revenue. Saudi packages run SAR 30,000–52,000 for Specialists with housing; Qatar is comparable. Compare in the salary calculator and register in the talent pool.
Eight-week plan
- Weeks 1–2: general obstetrics and the labour ward.
- Week 3: maternal–fetal medicine.
- Week 4: general gynaecology and contraception.
- Week 5: oncology and staging.
- Week 6: reproductive endocrinology and infertility.
- Week 7: urogynaecology, perioperative care, ethics and safety.
- Week 8: two timed mocks from the Obstetrics & Gynecology question bank.
Frequently asked questions
What is the pass mark for the Prometric OB-GYN exam?
60%. The Obstetrics and Gynecology paper has 150 single-best-answer questions in three hours, so 90 correct answers are needed.
Is DGO accepted for a gynaecologist licence in Dubai or Saudi Arabia?
DGO is a two-year diploma and is generally placed at a lower tier than MS, MD, DNB or FCPS. It may support a lower title or a General Practitioner licence depending on the authority and your experience.
Are male gynaecologists hired in the Gulf?
They can be licensed on the same terms, but most advertised posts ask for female doctors because of patient preference, so opportunities are fewer.
Can I do IVF on an OB-GYN licence?
Not independently. Fertility centres are separately regulated and assisted reproduction needs documented subspecialty training.
Practice banks for this exam
Chapter-wise MCQs with written reasoning on every question, and timed mocks at the real pass mark.