MUSCAT: Ministry of Health on Tuesday issued a clarification regarding two Omani female doctors who are looking for work after it was widely discussed on social media.

In a statement issued, MOH while explaining the process of approved stages for doctors to practice in the Sultanate, the Ministry said the two female doctors are currently working in their “internship year”.

“The Ministry of Health would like to clarify to the topic circulating about the two Omani female doctors looking for work, and after communicating with those concerned, it was found that the two female doctors are working in the internship year,” the Ministry informed.

Accordingly, the Ministry said that it would like to shed light on the approved stages of training and qualification for doctors in the Sultanate, which are as follows:

1- Phase (Excellence Year): It is a training period during which doctors from various medical colleges in the Sultanate and abroad are enrolled. Completion of this phase is a prerequisite for obtaining a licence to practice the profession of medicine, during which doctors are granted a sum of money from Sultan Qaboos University.
2- Phase (General Foundation Program in the Omani Council for Medical Specialisations): It is a training period in which doctors join after completing the year of internship, during which doctors are given a monthly salary from the Omani Council for Medical Specialties for the duration of the training period, after which they are enrolled in various medical units such as the Ministry of Health and Sultan Qaboos University, the medical services of the Sultan’s Armed Forces, the medical services of the Royal Oman Police and other government units.