Egypt’s Doctors Syndicate Tightens Registration Rules Amid Medical Admissions Dispute

The Egyptian Doctors Syndicate’s general assembly has approved measures to tighten registration requirements for graduates, amid controversy over medical school admissions for students with scores starting at 50 percent.

The assembly also called for changes to the rules governing admission to branches of foreign universities. That demand accompanies its decision to impose stricter controls on entry to the syndicate’s register.

The debate centres on the academic thresholds for studying medicine, with the prospect of admission at scores as low as 50 percent drawing scrutiny.

The summary of the assembly’s decisions did not specify the new registration requirements or the admission-rule changes it is seeking. It also gave no timetable for their implementation.