Prometric Exam for General Surgeons: Specialist General Surgery Licence for DHA, MOHAP, DOH, SCFHS & QCHP — the 16-Area Blueprint, 65% Pass Mark, Logbooks and Laparoscopic Privileges, MS, FCPS and MRCS Recognition and Salaries (2026)
The Specialist General Surgery paper asks 150 questions in three hours and needs 65% — 98 correct answers. This guide covers its sixteen official blueprint areas, the trauma, hernia and hepatobiliary questions that repeat, why MRCS alone does not make a specialist, how logbooks decide laparoscopic and bariatric privileges, and what general surgeons earn in the Gulf.
Read morePrometric Exam for Specialist Doctors: Internal Medicine, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, General Surgery and Family Medicine — Blueprints, Pass Marks, Eligibility and Preparation (2026)
Specialists do not sit the GP paper. Each specialty has its own 150-question Prometric exam with its own blueprint and its own pass mark — 60% for internal medicine, obstetrics and family medicine, 65% for general surgery, 70% for paediatrics. This guide compares the five most-sat specialist papers, explains who is exempt, how Specialist and Consultant titles are awarded, and how to prepare while working full time.
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