Overview
Oman Medical Specialty Board
OMSB was established by the Royal Decree 31/2006 issued on 03 Rabai I, 1427 H, corresponding to April 2, 2006. It is an au¬tonomous body located in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. OMSB formulates proper standards and criteria for practicing health¬care professions. It also aims at upgrading professional perfor¬mance, developing skills that enrich scientific literature, and properly applying knowledge in the various fields of health¬care specialties.
Vision
Leading the advancement of medical professions to ensure excellence in healthcare.
Vision dimensions:
- Leadership
- Impact
- Fit-to-practice
- Education
Goals
We are an autonomous body furthering the growth of human resources for health, through developing specialized physicians and assuring the competencies of health care professionals for a healthier and a happier community.
Objectives
- Set up, design, supervise, and approve postgraduate medical specialty programs as well as set up continuing medical education programs in all medical specialties.
- Accredit and evaluate health institutions utilized for training purposes.
- Supervise specialty professional examinations and approve the examination results.
- Issue professional and specializations certificates to doctors (diplomas, board memberships, fellowships).
- Verification and equivalence of all health professions degrees.
- Organize conferences and seminars in medical education, and follow up the recommendations and decisions related to them.
- Encourage scientific research and propose the topics.
- Accredit postgraduate medical education for medical human resources.
- Accreditation and insurance of completion of continuing professional development activities for all health professions.
Services