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Specialist Vascular Surgery Prometric Exam

VAS5291 is the DHA code for the Specialist Vascular Surgery Prometric exam, and its published blueprint splits the paper across 12 areas: basic vascular knowledge, vascular imaging, aneurysmal disease, atherosclerotic disease & ischemia, visceral & renovascular disease, neurovascular disease, venous and lymphatics diseases, vasculitis and connective tissue disease, av fistula and access, vascular emergencies, patient safety and professionalism and ethics. That list is the syllabus — questions are written to those headings from 6 named reference texts, so revision that ignores it is revision spent on the wrong material.

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Exam summary, coverage areas and references

Duration
3 hrs
Questions
150
Exam Code
VAS5291
Exam Fee
USD 280
approx. AED 1,028
Pass Score
65%

Exam Coverage

  • Basic Vascular Knowledge
  • Vascular Imaging
  • Aneurysmal Disease
  • Atherosclerotic Disease & Ischemia
  • Visceral & Renovascular Disease
  • Neurovascular Disease
  • Venous and Lymphatics Diseases
  • Vasculitis and Connective Tissue Disease
  • AV Fistula and Access
  • Vascular Emergencies
  • Patient Safety
  • Professionalism and Ethics
Recommended references (6)
  1. 1. Rutherford's Vascular Surgery, 6th Edition.
  2. 2. Current Therapy in Vascular Surgery, 4th Edition.
  3. 3. Chaikof EL, et al. The Society for Vascular Surgery practice guidelines on the care of patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Surg. 2018
  4. 4. Nienaber CA, et al. INSTEAD-XL trial. Endovascular repair of type B aortic dissection: long-term results of the randomized investigation of stent grafts in aortic dissection trial. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 Aug;6(4):407-16.
  5. 5. O'Donnell TF, et al. Management of venous leg ulcers: clinical practice guidelines of the Society for Vascular Surgery ® and the American Venous Forum. J Vasc Surg. 2014 Aug;60(2 Suppl):3S-59S.
  6. 6. Cerneviciute R, et al. Regional versus local anaesthesia for haemodialysis arteriovenous fistula formation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2017 May;53(5):734-742.

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About the Specialist Vascular Surgery Prometric Exam (VAS5291)

VAS5291 is the DHA code for the Specialist Vascular Surgery Prometric exam, and its published blueprint splits the paper across 12 areas: basic vascular knowledge, vascular imaging, aneurysmal disease, atherosclerotic disease & ischemia, visceral & renovascular disease, neurovascular disease, venous and lymphatics diseases, vasculitis and connective tissue disease, av fistula and access, vascular emergencies, patient safety and professionalism and ethics. That list is the syllabus — questions are written to those headings from 6 named reference texts, so revision that ignores it is revision spent on the wrong material.

The sitting is 150 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours — about 1.2 minutes per question — delivered on computer at a Prometric test centre. The 65% pass mark works out at roughly 98 correct answers out of 150. Nothing is deducted for a wrong answer, so an unanswered question is the only guaranteed zero on the paper.

The paper is sat by doctors applying for a licence under the Specialist Vascular Surgery professional title. Specialist is a graded title: the regulator checks your specialty certificate and post-qualification years against its classification table, and a mismatch there is refused on classification rather than on the paper. In practice the exam is rarely the bottleneck: the regulator has to accept your qualification and experience, and Dataflow has to return primary source verification, before a booking slot exists at all. Start that paperwork alongside your revision rather than after it.

This bank holds 200 explained questions cut to the same headings as the VAS5291 outline, each with written reasoning that also rules out the distractors. Retries are unlimited, and the timed mocks run at the real 150-question, 3-hour, 65%-to-pass settings — so the first time you sit this paper at full pace is not the morning it counts.

One body of content, seven regulators. DHA in Dubai, MOHAP across the UAE, SCFHS in Saudi Arabia, QCHP in Qatar, NHRA in Bahrain and OMSB in Oman all license the Specialist Vascular Surgery title off a Prometric-delivered MCQ paper, and the overlap between them is substantial. DOH runs its sitting through Pearson VUE instead. What differs is the pass mark, the classification tier they will grade you into, and how many attempts they allow — not the medicine.

Specialist Vascular Surgery exam — frequently asked questions

What does exam code VAS5291 cover?

VAS5291 is the Specialist Vascular Surgery Prometric paper. The code appears on your eligibility approval and on the Prometric booking screen — quote it when you book, because neighbouring grades of the same profession have their own codes and their own papers.

How many questions is the Specialist Vascular Surgery exam, and how long do I get?

150 questions in 3 hours, which is about 1.2 minutes each. It is computer-based at a Prometric centre, and you can flag and revisit questions before you submit.

What is the pass mark for VAS5291?

65% under the DHA guideline — roughly 98 correct answers out of 150. Nothing is deducted for wrong answers, so leave nothing blank. Other Gulf regulators publish their own thresholds for the same content, so confirm the figure with the authority you are applying to.

Which topics carry the marks in the Specialist Vascular Surgery exam?

The published blueprint names 12 areas: Basic Vascular Knowledge, Vascular Imaging, Aneurysmal Disease, Atherosclerotic Disease & Ischemia, Visceral & Renovascular Disease, Neurovascular Disease, Venous and Lymphatics Diseases, Vasculitis and Connective Tissue Disease, AV Fistula and Access, Vascular Emergencies, Patient Safety and Professionalism and Ethics. Our chapters use the same headings, so a weak chapter score points straight at the blueprint area to revisit.

Do I need a separate exam for each Gulf authority?

No. DHA, MOHAP, SCFHS, QCHP, NHRA and OMSB each license the Specialist Vascular Surgery title off a Prometric-delivered MCQ paper built on the same content. DOH runs its sitting through Pearson VUE instead. What changes between them is the pass mark, the classification tier and the attempt limit — so one body of preparation carries across, but each application is its own file.

What does it cost to sit VAS5291?

DHA's exam guideline prices this sitting at USD 280, which is roughly AED 1,028 at the dirham peg. That is the test fee alone: the regulator's application charge and Dataflow verification are billed separately, and other Gulf authorities set their own amounts for the same paper.

How much experience does the Specialist grade need?

It depends on the regulator. For the Specialist classification this paper belongs to: DHA asks for 3 years in specialty after board qualification; MOHAP asks for 3 years in specialty post-board; DOH asks for 5 years post-qualification (3 in specialty); SCFHS asks for 4 years post-qualification (2 in specialty); QCHP asks for 3 years in specialty after board qualification; NHRA asks for 3 years in specialty post-board; OMSB asks for 3 years in specialty post-board. Each authority counts those years against its own classification table, and they have to be backed by experience letters that survive Dataflow verification.

What do I need before I can book VAS5291?

An eligibility approval from the regulator — your qualification and experience accepted against its classification rules — plus Dataflow primary source verification returned on your degree, licence and experience letters. The booking window opens after that, not before, which is why the paperwork should run in parallel with your revision.

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Authorities that license this title

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Experience each regulator asks for at the Specialist grade
RegulatorMinimum experience
DHA3 years in specialty after board qualification
MOHAP3 years in specialty post-board
DOH5 years post-qualification (3 in specialty)
SCFHS4 years post-qualification (2 in specialty)
QCHP3 years in specialty after board qualification
NHRA3 years in specialty post-board
OMSB3 years in specialty post-board

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