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schools that provide six to six and a half years of medical education including practical
training 55 . After completion, the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB, BS)
is awarded.
D. Other MENA Countries
This group includes countries with emigration history as receiving countries from the
region and outside. They are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and The
United Arab Emirates as other MENA countries. Medical studies require between six and
seven years of study and tuition fees are very expensive especially for private medical
schools. The following table shows that Saudi Arabia has the largest number of medical
schools. Kuwait and Qatar have only one each. The cost of living in these countries is
very high as described in the table. In addition, tuition fees for medical student have
increasing trends especially in private universities.
Table I.2.4.4: Cost of Medical Education in other MENA Countries
Country
Number of Med.
Total Fees Per Year
(USD)
Schools MIN MAX Duration (Yrs)
Other MENA Countries
Bahrain 4 43430 112045 6
Kuwait 1 25415 31607 7
Oman 2 22500 41500 7
Qatar 1 63753 85625 6
Saudi Arabia 25 23500 46500 6
United Arab Emirates 4 41294 71046 6 or 7 yrs
Bahrain has four medical schools that provide education for six years with an additional
year of supervised clinical practice required before the degree of Doctor of Medicine
(MD) is awarded. Medical registration and license granting are compulsory with the
Licensure Office, Ministry of Health, to graduates of a recognized medical school who
have successfully completed an internship year and passed the license examination 56 .
Besides, Bahrain established agreements with all Gulf States and the Arab Board of
Medical Specialties. Kuwait has only one medical school, the Health Sciences Center
(HSC) in Kuwait University and provides studies for seven years. The degree of Bachelor
55 http://www.who.int/hrh/wdms/media/Yemen.pdf
56 http://www.who.int/hrh/wdms/media/en/Bahrain.pdf
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