MOH Physiotherapy Licensure Exam (Jordan)

Physiotherapy graduates who wish to be licensed to practise in Jordan, including graduates of foreign programmes seeking recognition of their qualification. The Ministry of Health determines who must sit, what documents are required and whether any exemption applies, so verify your own case directly with the Ministry before booking.

It is reported to be multiple choice, delivered on computer, with items in Arabic and/or English. Expect single-best-answer questions built around short clinical scenarios. The Ministry of Health publishes the current format and any updates, so treat second-hand descriptions as indicative only.

Those figures are set by the administering body and are not fixed for our purposes. The Ministry of Health publishes the current question count, duration and sitting arrangements for each cycle. Check its official site or your registration correspondence rather than relying on numbers repeated in study groups.

The passing standard is set by the Ministry of Health and can be revised. It is not stated here because an outdated figure is worse than none. Confirm the current pass mark, and whether results are reported as a scaled score or a percentage, through the official channel that handles your application.

Most candidates find the basic sciences manageable and the scenario-based clinical items harder, because several options are clinically plausible and you must pick the best one. Breadth is the real challenge: nine domains means no area can be skipped entirely. Solid graduates typically need several weeks of structured revision rather than last-minute cramming.

Retake rules, waiting periods and any limit on attempts are administrative matters set by the Ministry of Health and are subject to change. Ask the Ministry directly at the point of registration, and keep copies of all correspondence so you know exactly what applies to your file.

Start with anatomy, physiology and biomechanics, since musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiopulmonary questions all lean on them. Then work through the three large clinical domains, followed by paediatrics and geriatrics, assessment and clinical reasoning, modalities, and finally ethics and patient safety, which is small but easy marks.

Neglecting basic sciences because they feel like revision from undergraduate years; memorising protocols without being able to reason through a scenario; ignoring ethics, jurisprudence and patient safety as a minor domain; and misreading stems that ask for the least appropriate or the first action. Practise eliminating options and justifying your final choice.

Shift from reading to answering scenario-based questions under timed conditions, then review every error and trace it to the underlying domain. Rehearse red-flag recognition and contraindications, and make sure you can name assessment techniques and outcome measures precisely in English, since vague recall fails under exam pressure.

No. Passing the examination is one step in a wider registration process that may include document verification, qualification equivalence and other requirements. Completing the exam does not by itself confer a licence; confirm the full sequence with the Ministry of Health before making employment plans.