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Nour Haddad
🇯🇴 VerifiedFinal-year medical student · Amman
16d ago
I kept scoring in the 40s on my first pass and got to a steady 70+ after re-doing the weak chapters. Seeing that climb was what kept me going.
Exam Guidelines by the National Institute for Health Specialties (NIHS)
Exam summary, coverage areas and references
Duration
3 hrs
Questions
120
Exam Code
EMREE120
Pass Score
55%
Exam Coverage
- Internal Medicine & Emergency Medicine — 40%
- Obstetrics & Gynecology — 20%
- Pediatrics — 15%
- General Surgery — 15%
- Psychiatry, Ethics & Preventive Medicine — 10%
About EMREE
- 120 single-best-answer MCQs with 4-5 choices each.
- 3 hours duration, computer based. No negative marking for wrong answers.
- Assesses medical knowledge, core clinical concepts, principles and clinical skills.
- Held between December and March each year.
- The EMREE score is valid for two years.
- Passing EMREE lets you apply for any residency program in the UAE.
General Requirements
- Open to medical, dental and pharmaceutical professionals seeking post-graduation / residency in the UAE under DHA, DOH or MOHAP.
- Open to UAE residents and international medical graduates (IMGs) with no more than a 5-year gap since graduation.
- Long clinical gaps significantly reduce the chance of a residency match.
- Data flow verification of documents and an English language proficiency test are required at the time of residency application.
How to Register
- Register through the National Institute for Health Specialties, complete all details and pay the required fee.
- Registration is first come, first served — it closes as soon as seats fill, regardless of the published closing date.
- The registration fee is non-refundable.
- IMGs need a visit visa to sit the exam, which is held in Al Ain, UAE.
After the Exam
- A score of 55% or higher is a pass.
- Results are announced within 10 working days and emailed to candidates.
Attempts
- Up to 4 attempts per year are allowed to reach a passing score.
- The more re-attempts on record, the lower the chance of matching into a UAE residency program.
Chapters
4.6(426)
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About the Emirates Medical Residency Entrance Exam (EMREE) (EMREE120)
EMREE120 is the code for the Emirates Medical Residency Entrance Exam (EMREE): the entrance paper the National Institute for Health Specialties (NIHS) uses to rank medical graduates applying to UAE residency programmes. It is an academic entrance exam, not a Prometric licensing paper, and clearing it does not by itself license you to practise.
The outline spans 5 areas — internal medicine & emergency medicine — 40%, obstetrics & gynecology — 20%, pediatrics — 15%, general surgery — 15% and psychiatry, ethics & preventive medicine — 10% — and the paper rewards breadth across all of them rather than depth in any one. Our chapters are cut to the same headings, so a weak chapter score tells you which part of the outline to go back to.
The sitting is 120 questions in 3 hours, roughly 1.5 minutes each, and the 55% benchmark works out at about 66 correct answers. Seats are allocated competitively, so a bare pass rarely converts into a place — the target is comfortably clear of the line, not on it.
The bank holds 5,622 explained questions organised chapter by chapter, plus full clinical cases that run a complete presentation — history, examination, investigations — before asking for the single best answer. Every item carries written reasoning, and retries are unlimited, so the mocks are where you build pace rather than where you discover you have none.
Emirates Medical Residency Entrance Exam (EMREE) exam — frequently asked questions
What does exam code EMREE120 refer to?
EMREE120 is the Emirates Medical Residency Entrance Exam (EMREE) — the NIHS entrance paper for UAE residency applicants. It is an academic entrance exam sat as part of the matching process, not a Prometric licensing exam, so passing it does not license you to practise.
How is the Emirates Medical Residency Entrance Exam (EMREE) structured?
120 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours — about 1.5 minutes per question.
What score do I need?
The benchmark is 55%, roughly 66 correct out of 120. Because seats are allocated competitively, aim well clear of that line rather than at it.
How should I practise for it?
Work the chapters in order through 5,622 explained questions, read the reasoning on every item, then sit the timed mocks at the 55% threshold until you clear it comfortably. Clinical cases run a full presentation before asking for the single best answer.
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What candidates are saying
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Tariq Osman
🇸🇩 VerifiedMedical graduate · Khartoum → UAE
84d ago
English is my second language and the explanations are written plainly. Nothing is hidden behind jargon.
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Mariam Abdelrahman
🇪🇬 VerifiedMedical graduate · Cairo
47d ago
Revised entirely on my phone between rotations. Instant feedback after each question meant no gap between getting it wrong and understanding it.
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Aditya Sharma
🇮🇳 VerifiedMBBS graduate · Delhi
23d ago
Applying from outside the UAE, I had no idea what the NIHS entrance paper looked like. This bank gave me the format and the pacing before I ever sat it.
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Sara Al Marzooqi
🇦🇪 VerifiedMedical graduate · Abu Dhabi
6d ago
Matched into internal medicine this intake. The chapter split let me revise around my internship shifts instead of trying to do everything at once.
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Bilal Ahmed
🇵🇰 VerifiedHouse officer · Ras Al Khaimah
58d ago
Competition for seats is brutal, so a few marks matter. Working through the case chapters twice moved me up more than any textbook did.
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Layla Mansour
🇱🇧 VerifiedIntern · Sharjah
31d ago
Timed mocks were the difference. Three hours is a long paper and I only found my rhythm after the second full-length attempt.
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Hamza Iqbal
🇵🇰 VerifiedHouse officer · Dubai
11d ago
The clinical case chapters are the closest thing to the real paper. Long stems, one best answer, and the explanation tells you why the other three are wrong.
How it works
- • Pick any chapter and start answering questions
- • Wrong answer? You instantly see the correct answer and a clear explanation
- • Track your score at the end of each chapter