AMMAN — The Jordan Medical Association (JMA) said a large
number of its members lodged complaints about a test they sat for to get
employed regionally, Jo24 reported.
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The doctors claimed
the test was not the appropriate way to assess a general practitioner. They
contended that it contained questions with incorrect answers, questions not
related to medicine, and thus was incompatible with the profession.
The JMA said in a
statement Monday that it contacted President of the Civil Service Bureau Sameh
Al-Nasser, and submitted the doctors’ complaints and observations to him.
The association
confirmed that the Civil Service Bureau is not qualified to assess the medical
knowledge of doctors, and the JMA council asked that doctors not sit for an
exam.
It said doctors
should only undergo a personal interview, since they take multiple tests from
the moment they graduate until they obtain board certification.
The association
also stressed that the Jordanian Medical Council is the only body authorized to
evaluate doctors. It requested to see the test questions.
Nasser stressed
that no one will be allowed to sit again for the exam, noting that the success
rate of the taken exam was 54 percent.
He said that
sitting for the test is a requirement of the laws and regulations that govern
the work of the bureau, which give him the authority to conduct such tests to
elect suitable candidates. He stressed that no professional is exempted from
sitting for the bureau tests.
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