After completion of training in the specialty training program and passing all
required examinations, OMSB Resident shall obtain the Oman Medical Specialty
Board Certificate. This Certificate is professionally equivalent to PhD in
medical specializations. OMSB requires each Resident to sit for three
examinations namely: yearly End of Year Exam, Written Part I exam for the
specialty certificate which requires a passing grade of at least 60%, and the
final Exit Examination for the specialty certificate which is conducted by OMSB
in collaboration with Omani professors and external examiners from different
Arab, European, and North American countries. This collaboration is related to
training and evaluation including the basic and clinical aspects of the
specialty, and a final oral and clinical exam.