Main domains of learning used for Health Professionals’ competency Assessment
and licensure Examination
April 2019
1. Medicine
S. No Domain Process
1 Dental And Maxillofacial
Surgery
Basic Science
2 Dermatology & Venereology
Management
3 ENT
Prevention
4 Gynecology and Obstetrics
Diagnosis
5 Internal medicine
6 Pediatrics
7 Psychiatry & Mental Health
domain
8 Surgery
9 Public Health
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Health professionals’ competency assessment and Licensure directorate
Main domains of learning used for Health Professionals’ competency Assessment
and licensure Examination
April 2019
2. Anesthesia
[Link] Domain Sub-Domain Process
1 Pediatrics
Intraoperative Airway
Management and care
Anesthesia
Trauma &
EMERGENCY AND PERIANESTHETIC
Orthopedic
Preoperative Asst,
PATIENT CARE
Anesthesia
Optimization &
Postoperative
Management
& Anesthetic
Geriatrics
Preparation
Anesthetic
Anesthesia
Thoracic
Anesthesia
EENT
Anesthesia
2 General Care
CRITICAL CARE
Respiratory
Management
Assessment
System Care
Diagnosis
Cardiovascular
System Care
Other Systems
Care
3 LEADERSHIP AND Leadership & Planning Implementation Evaluation
MANAGEMENT Management
4 RESEARCH Research Proposal Data Data
management interpretation
5 ETHICS AND Ethics and Preoperative Safeguard
PROFESSIONALISM Professionalism
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Health professionals’ competency assessment and Licensure directorate
Main domains of learning used for Health Professionals’ competency Assessment
and licensure Examination
April 2019
3. Laboratory
[Link] DOMAIN PROCESS
1 Hematology
2 Clinical chemistry
3 Parasitology
Pre analytical
Post analytical
4 Bacteriology
Analytical
5 Virology
6 Mycology
7 Urine & Body fluid
analysis
8 Immunology and Serology
9 Histopathology
10 Immunohematology
11 Molecular biology
12 Public Health Community Data analysis Planning and
and/or and implementation
organizational interpretation
diagnosis
Federal Ministry of Health
Health professionals’ competency assessment and Licensure directorate
Main domains of learning used for Health Professionals’ competency Assessment
and licensure Examination
April 2019
4. Health Officer
[Link] DOMAIN PROCESS
1 Internal medicine
2 Surgery
Dx (Hx, PE, Inv)
3 GYN/OBS Basic sciences
4 Pediatrics
Prevention &
5 Dentistry and oral
promotion
health
6 Ophthalmology
7 Psychiatry
Mgt
8 ENT
9 Dermatology
10 Public health Assessment PH M&E
Intervention
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Health professionals’ competency assessment and Licensure directorate
Main domains of learning used for Health Professionals’ competency Assessment
and licensure Examination
April 2019
5. Midwifery
[Link] Domain Process
1. Preconception care
2. Family planning
3. Antenatal care
MANAGEMENT
4. Intra-partum care
ASSESSMENT
EVALUATION
5.
DIAGNOSIS
Post-partum Care
6. Neonatal and child care
7. Gynecologic and abortion
care
8. Public health
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Health professionals’ competency assessment and Licensure directorate
Main domains of learning used for Health Professionals’ competency Assessment
and licensure Examination
April 2019
6. Pharmacy
[Link] Domain Process
1. Handling of Prescript Selection Labeli Counselin Documenta
Dispensing pharmaceut ion & ng & g tion
icals analysis manipul supply
ation
2. Receiving Categori Searchin Respo Documentation
the request zing the g and nding
Drug information service request evaluati or
type on disse
minati
on
3. Assessment Drug Care Monitoring and evaluation
therapy plan
Pharmaceutical care problem preparat
Identific ion and
ation recomm
endation
4. Supply chain management Selection Quantific Procure Storag distribution
ation ment e
5. Design and Quality Producti Storage and
Manufacturing dev’t of control on and Distribution
formulation Packagin
g
6. Pre Licensin Pharmacovigilance
licensing g and
Regulatory service Inspection relicensi
ng
Accredit
ation
7. Consent Accountability, responsibilities and Collaboration
Professionalism and ethics and
Confidentia
lity
8. Public Health Assessment Strategy Intervent Monitoring Evaluation
and plan ion
Federal Ministry of Health
Health professionals’ competency assessment and Licensure directorate
Main domains of learning used for Health Professionals’ competency Assessment
and licensure Examination
April 2019
7. Nursing
[Link] DOMAIN PROCESS
1. Adult health
nursing
Implementation
2. Pediatrics
Nursing
Assessment
Evaluation
Diagnosis
Planning
3. Maternal and
Reproductive
health
4. Mental health
nursing
5. Community
health nursing
6. Nursing PLANNING ORGANIZING STAFFING DIRECTING CONTROLING
administration and
Leadership
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