Arab Board Neurology Exams
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Next registration and exam dates
Roadmap to the Arab Board in Neurology
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Entry to training
After medical school
Entry requirements are set by the Arab Board and your national council; check with them.
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Neurology residency (medicine included)
5 years
Neurology is a subspecialty under the Arab Board Internal Medicine Scientific Council: one year of internal medicine, then four years of neurology. The current curriculum started on 1 October 2020.
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Exams during training
End of year 1, then the neurology years
Part I is the standard Internal Medicine Part I, at the end of the first year; it is a general-medicine exam, not a neurology one.
The curriculum lists evaluation exams during the four neurology years; the method is set by the General Secretariat.
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Board exams: Final Written, then Clinical and Oral
End of training
Successful candidates are awarded the CABM-Neuro.
Where the exam fits
The Final Written comes at the end of the five-year programme (one year of internal medicine, then four of neurology), after the Internal Medicine Part I at the end of year one. The Clinical and Oral exam follows a pass in the written.
Arab Board neurology exams: the details
Final Written
| Dates | Announced on the Arab Board neurology page (see Next registration and exam dates). |
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| Fees | Not published online for neurology. Check with the Arab Board or your national council. |
| Structure | Once a year: one paper of multiple-choice questions. |
| Number of questions | 100 |
| Options per question | Not published; check with the Arab Board. |
| Duration | Not published; check with the Arab Board. |
| Pass rule | Pass mark 60. Up to four attempts within twice the training period. |
Clinical and Oral
| When | After passing the written exam; held once or twice a year. |
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| Structure | A long case (1 hour), three short cases and an oral exam. |
| Pass rule | 60% in each part. |
All registration and exam dates
Dates are set by the board and can change. Always check the official page before you apply.
Curriculum and blueprint
No weighted blueprint is published for this exam. See the official sources below for the programme curriculum.
Eligibility
- Completion of the five-year programme: one year of internal medicine and four years of neurology.
- Clinical and Oral: after passing the Final Written.
- Other entry and exam requirements are set by the Arab Board and your national council; check with them.
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Official sources
Curriculum, blueprints and exam pages. Confirm dates, fees and eligibility with the board before you apply.
Last verified: 8 Oct 2026