Dubai surgeons may need to pass skills test

Dubai is considering new rules that will require surgeons or physicians to pass a skills test before being granted a licence to practice in the emirate. Dubai Health Authority is planning to build a surgical skills laboratory where physicians will be required to take a test, Khaleej Times reported. 'We cannot judge the surgical competency of any physician from paperwork alone. We will also have to see if the surgeon has worked 'solo' or not,' Dr Essa Kazim, CEO Health Policy and Strategy at the authority, told the paper.