The Ministry of Health, represented by the Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialties (KIMS), has announced the opening of applications for enrollment in training programs for non-Kuwaiti doctors working in the Ministry of Health “Kuwait Board” and fellowship programs in accordance with Ministerial Resolution No. 324 of 2018, which regulates the mechanism for accepting specialized training programs. The application period starts today and will continue until Wednesday, April 3rd.

The Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialties confirmed in an announcement that the specializations include family medicine, internal medicine, professional diploma programs in general medical practice, and fellowship programs in adult cardiology, clinical hematology, oncology, and nephrology.

The institute indicated that expatriates doctors working in the Ministry of Health must meet certain conditions and pass prescribed tests. Additionally, the applicant doctor must be a worker in the Ministry of Health and have completed a year of internship training.

Furthermore, the doctor wishing to submit an application for admission must not be enrolled in another training program at the Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialties at the time of submission of the application.

The institute also stipulated that the doctor must hold a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree or its equivalent, as well as a Kuwaiti Board certificate or its equivalent for specialized fellowship programs.