Egyptian Doctors’ Syndicate Tightens Registration Rules Amid Medical Admissions Row

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 admission rules at branches of foreign universities, bringing entry requirements into the debate over access to the medical profession.

The decisions address two separate stages of medical education and professional practice: admission to university programmes and graduates’ subsequent registration with the syndicate.

The summary of the decisions did not specify the new registration requirements or the admission-rule changes being sought. It also did not indicate when the measures would take effect.