Graduate Medical Education
Our training programs are running across DAHC facilities, which include Rashid Hospital, Dubai Hospital, Latifa Hospital, Hatta Hospital, Primary Healthcare Centers, Specialized Centers, Medical Fitness Centers, Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital and Dubai Dental Hospital.
Trainees are expected to start as per the training calendar.
Trainees are entitled for one specialty transfer during their training duration.
Offer acceptance is through the online application. This portal will have everything related to your enrollment and/or items that need to be completed before the first day of classes.
Internship students can apply to the residency program during their training, given that they complete the program by September before the beginning of the academic year. For application purposes, candidates will need to submit a ‘To Whom It May Concern’ letter confirming their enrollment in the Internship year and the expected completion/graduation date in order to consider their application.
Admission to graduate medical education is open to all nationalities.
If the candidate doesn’t agree with the calculations, he/she can log in to the application and submit an objection online along with the rationale within 48 hours. The committee will review the request and revert with the decision.
Candidates will not be offered a place without going through the MMI and/or personal interview process. Details on the MMI process are available here for Residency Programs, here for Fellowship Programs, and here for Internship Programs.
Check the selection process section, click here for Residency Programs, here for Fellowship Programs, and here for Internship Programs.
The required documents are listed online, click here for Residency Programs, here for Fellowship Programs, and here for Internship Programs.
Candidates can choose up to 3 specialties for the Residency program. As for the Fellowship program, candidates will only be able to choose two.
The PgME programs are free of charge except for the Endodontics Residency program and Dental Internship for Expats. The application fee of AED 650 for Residency & Fellowship and AED 230 for Internship is non-refundable and mandatory to consider an application complete.
A list of offered programs can be found here.
Applications to GME programs can only be submitted through our online application portal. Please check the relevant program webpage for the admission timeline, eligibility criteria, and required documents. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.