Is this Pediatrics mock exam really free?

Yes. All 25 questions, your score, the domain breakdown and the full worked answers are free, with no sign-up and no email required. The paid bank is a separate, much larger set of 515 questions.

Are these real Pediatrics exam questions?

They are original questions written to the official Pediatrics blueprint and drawn from our full bank - not leaked or recalled items, which would breach exam security and are frequently out of date. They match the real exam's format, difficulty and domain weighting.

What is the pass mark for the Pediatrics exam?

60%, for DHA exam PED5391. The authority reports only pass or fail - your actual score is never released to you, which is why a diagnostic like this is the only way to see where you stand.

Does passing this mock mean I will pass the real exam?

No, and we will not claim otherwise. 25 questions cannot predict a full-length paper. What it does reliably show is which blueprint domains you are currently weakest in.

How many attempts do I get at the real exam?

Three in total across all UAE authorities under the Unified Professional Qualification Requirements - not three per authority. Each attempt costs roughly AED 1,030.

What topics does the Pediatrics exam cover?

The published blueprint splits into 13 domains covering 258 testable sub-topics: Growth, Development, Adolescent Medicine & Behavioral Pediatrics, Neonatology & Perinatal Medicine (NICU), Acute Care, Pediatric Emergency & Critical Care (PICU), Infectious Diseases, Immunology & Allergy, Respiratory Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Endocrinology, Metabolic Disease & Genetics, Hematology & Oncology, Nephrology, Urology, Fluids & Electrolytes, Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Musculoskeletal, Rheumatology, Dermatology & ENT/Eye, Professionalism, Ethics, Patient Safety, Preventive & Community Pediatrics. The full weighting table is on this page.

How long is the Pediatrics exam and how many questions?

~150 (DHA Specialist Pediatrics = 150; DHA Consultant Pediatrics = 100; QCHP = 150; OMSB = 100; DOH ~100-150 unverified). Duration: 3 hours (DHA both bands = 3 hrs incl. registration and introduction; QCHP = 3 hrs; OMSB = 2 hrs 30 min; NHRA = 3 hrs seating / 2.5 hrs testing). Question count, duration and pass mark vary by authority and must be confirmed against the current candidate bulletin.

Do I need to create an account to take this mock exam?

No. There is no sign-up, no email capture and no payment. The questions, your score, the domain breakdown and the full worked answers are all free, and nothing is held back behind a form.

Free Pediatrics mock exam

25 real questions from our Pediatrics bank, timed at the exam’s own pace, scored against the 60% pass mark. You will see exactly which of the 12 blueprint domains you are weakest in - free, no sign-up.

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Sit 25 real questions at real exam pace

These are 25 genuine questions taken from our Pediatrics bank - one from each domain on the official blueprint. You get 72 seconds per question, which is exactly the pace of the real PED5391 exam (30 minutes for 25). At the end you will see which domains you are weakest in, and the full worked reasoning for every question.

25: questions
30:00: time limit
60%: pass mark

A short diagnostic cannot predict whether you will pass - only the real exam does that. It will show you, honestly, where you currently stand.

What the real Pediatrics licensing exam looks like

Pediatricss applying to practise in the UAE sit a computer-based multiple-choice examination - DHA exam code PED5391, delivered through Prometric for DHA, MOHAP and SHA, and through Pearson VUE for DOH Abu Dhabi. The pass mark is 60%, and the result is reported to you as pass or fail only - your score is never released.

The paper is built to a published blueprint, which is why a domain-by-domain diagnostic is more useful than a raw percentage. Your questions above were drawn one per domain across Endocrinology, Metabolic Disease & Genetics, Growth, Development, Adolescent Medicine & Behavioral Pediatrics, Professionalism, Ethics, Patient Safety, Preventive & Community Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Immunology & Allergy and 8 more - the same areas the real paper weights.

Before you can book the exam at all you need Dataflow primary source verification of your degree, licence and experience, which typically runs several weeks. Candidates routinely underestimate this and end up sitting the exam sooner after study than they planned. Check where you stand with our free eligibility checker or confirm whether your title even requires an exam using the Prometric exam checker.

You get three attempts in total across all UAE authorities - not three each - under the Unified Professional Qualification Requirements. At roughly AED 1,030 per attempt, plus the licensing delay each failure adds to your visa and start date, the cost of going in underprepared is not really the exam fee.

What is on the Pediatrics exam: the full blueprint

The published blueprint splits into 13 domains and 258 testable sub-topics. The diagnostic above samples across all of them, which is why its breakdown maps onto the structure the real paper is built from.

Growth, Development, Adolescent Medicine & Behavioral Pediatrics~8%20 topics
est.
Neonatology & Perinatal Medicine (NICU)~9%20 topics
est.
Acute Care, Pediatric Emergency & Critical Care (PICU)~10%20 topics
est.
Infectious Diseases, Immunology & Allergy~10%21 topics
est.
Respiratory Medicine~8%18 topics
est.
Cardiovascular Medicine~7%20 topics
est.
Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition~8%20 topics
est.
Endocrinology, Metabolic Disease & Genetics~8%20 topics
est.
Hematology & Oncology~7%20 topics
est.
Nephrology, Urology, Fluids & Electrolytes~7%19 topics
est.
Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders~7%19 topics
est.
Musculoskeletal, Rheumatology, Dermatology & ENT/Eye~5%20 topics
est.
Professionalism, Ethics, Patient Safety, Preventive & Community Pediatrics~6%21 topics
est.

Questions: ~150 (DHA Specialist Pediatrics = 150; DHA Consultant Pediatrics = 100; QCHP = 150; OMSB = 100; DOH ~100-150 unverified)
Duration: 3 hours (DHA both bands = 3 hrs incl. registration and introduction; QCHP = 3 hrs; OMSB = 2 hrs 30 min; NHRA = 3 hrs seating / 2.5 hrs testing)
Pass mark: 70% (DHA Specialist AND Consultant Pediatrics - verified); 65% (QCHP specialty papers, OMSB); 60% (NHRA); 60-70% (DOH/MOHAP, unverified)

Single-best-answer MCQs, clinical-vignette dominant, computer-delivered. Delivery: DHA/MOHAP/QCHP/NHRA/SCFHS via Prometric; DOH Abu Dhabi via Pearson VUE; OMSB via Pearson Professional Assessments (previously Prometric) plus an in-person viva in Muscat. Results are reported Pass/Fail only at DHA (numeric score is not released to the applicant). Papers typically embed unscored pretest items. Eligibility ID must be generated by the authority (Sheryan for DHA, NHRA online system for Bahrain) before booking; DataFlow PSV is mandatory for QCHP from 01 Jan 2026. DHA allows three attempts; NHRA allows four consecutive attempts within three years (then retraining). Domain weights below are ESTIMATES ('est.') derived from the published DHA Exam Coverage bullet list for Specialist/Consultant Pediatrics and from the Arab Board / Saudi Board / RCPCH pediatric curricula - no GCC authority publishes percentage weights for Pediatrics.

A worked Pediatrics exam question

Every question in the diagnostic and in the paid bank is written to this standard: a clinical stem, four plausible options and the reasoning for the answer, with its source.

Endocrinology, Metabolic Disease & Genetics

A newborn has hypotonia, upslanting palpebral fissures, epicanthic folds, a single transverse palmar crease and a sandal gap, and trisomy 21 is confirmed. Which congenital heart defect is the most common in infants with Down syndrome?

ATetralogy of Fallot
BComplete atrioventricular septal defectCorrect
CTransposition of the great arteries
DCoarctation of the aorta

Why: Congenital heart disease affects around 40-50% of infants with Down syndrome, and the complete atrioventricular septal defect is the most characteristic and most frequent lesion, which is why an echocardiogram is recommended for every newborn with trisomy 21 regardless of examination findings. Ventricular septal defect and tetralogy of Fallot also occur but are less common. Transposition of the great arteries and coarctation are not typically associated with trisomy 21.

Source: AAP Clinical Report: Health Supervision for Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome, Pediatrics 2022

How to use this diagnostic properly

1Sit it cold, once. Do not look anything up. A diagnostic you help yourself through tells you nothing. The number you get is only useful if it is honest.
2Read every rationale - especially the ones you got right. Getting a question right by elimination is not the same as knowing it. The worked reasoning is free above, whether or not you buy anything.
3Work weakest domain first. The breakdown orders your domains worst-first for exactly this reason. Studying what you are already good at feels productive and moves nothing.
4Re-sit under full exam conditions later. The real paper is far longer than this and stamina matters. Full-length timed papers are what the paid bank is for.