About the Exam
How many times does Jordanian Board exam held yearly?
The Jordanian board exam held twice a year.
What is the nature of the Jordanian board exam questions of the first part of the Jordanian board?
The first part of the exam consists of 100 MCQ questions (multiple choice questions. The exam duration is two and half an hour. The exam is conducted in the basic medical sciences related to specialization and the basic principles of clinical science.
What is the nature of the questions of the Jordanian Board exam (part 2)?
The written exam consists of 100 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) with one correct answer. The exam duration is two and half an hour. The written examination is conducted in the advanced clinical sciences in the field of specialization and competence for practicing the specialization.
What is the mechanism for correcting the Jordanian board written exam?
The correction for the written exam answers in the first and second part are based on the models prescribed by the Jordanian Medical Council (typical answers).
Who supervises correcting the written exam?
The General Secretariat of the Medical Council supervise the correction of the examinations and their analysis, with the attendance of the Chairman of the Scientific Committee and another member of the Scientific Committee.
What is the mark of success in the second part written exam?
It is considered successful for those who have received a mark of 60% or more.
What is the mark of success in the first part exam?
It is considered successful for those who have received a mark of 60% or more.
What is the process for setting up questions and forming committees for the Jordanian Board?
First: The Scientific Committee selects the examiners nominated by the institutions of the medical sectors in the Kingdom, taking into consideration that the number of candidates from each sector is not less than 6 examiners (clinical exam).
Second: The written examination committee appointed by the scientific committee and it may employ those who meet the conditions that must be met by the examiners.
Third: The establishment of a bank of questions and is fed permanently by experts in the field of specialization and are discussed in terms of difficulty and subject before being deposited in the bank by the scientific committee of the specialty.
Fourth: A hundred questions for each session shall be chosen by the Chairman of the Scientific Committee.
Fifth: The questions are put to cover all subjects taking into account their importance for the specialty.
Sixth: Questions are discussed and approved in the building of the Jordanian Medical Council.
How many members of the examination committee for the oral and clinical exams?
Each exam committee consists of 3 members.
How is the oral and clinical examination mark counted?
The doctor is considered successful if he obtains a general average of 60% of the oral & clinical exam for each of the three parts:
1. Short cases
2. Long case
3. Oral part
The duration and the sections of the examination shall be determined by the competent scientific committee. The Secretariat shall be informed about the distribution of the marks on the different parts of the exam, so that the members of the examination committee shall agree on the exam mark