2-year licence for visiting doctors announced ahead of Arab Health
dubai — The Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) authority has announced a “Visiting Doctor’s Licence” that allows international physicians, dentists and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) practitioners to enter the UAE, and work in up to three clinical facilities within the DHCC free zone.
This licence is being introduced ahead of Arab Health, the largest exhibition for healthcare and trade professionals in the Middle East.
With the new licence, physicians will be able to work for two years, once they obtain the Letter of Acceptance (document confirming their eligibility to work as physicians) and enter into a contract with a clinical facility. They will also be able to sponsor their families during the licence’s validity period.
Earlier this month, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched the FiftyYear Charter that focuses on improving the quality of life in Dubai. One of the objectives of the charter is to transform the medical system of the emirate.
Dr Ramadan AlBlooshi, CEO of the Dubai Healthcare City Authority – Regulatory (DHCR), said: “Attracting global medical expertise to serve the health of our citizens is one of the main pillars of the transformation of Dubai’s medical system.”
“The new ‘Visiting Doctor’s Licence’ will help achieve this as it provides flexibility and mobility for global, high-calibre physicians wishing to work in DHCC, consequently increasing unique expertise in the free zone,” he said.
Currently, visiting doctors can practise temporarily in the free zone only through a licence obtained by the clinical facilities, which is valid for a three-month-period; with the option to extend by an additional three months only.