Emergency Medicine Career in Dubai
421 on the Register · 273 with a Full-time Licence
Dubai's medical register lists 421 emergency medicine professionals. The 273 with a full-time licence work at 41 facilities. The consultant ratio is 28%: 119 records carry a Consultant title. The FTL rate is 65%: the share holding an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility.
421
On the register
12
Register per 100K population
65%
FTL rate
28%
Consultant ratio
Top Employers
The largest employers of emergency medicine professionals in Dubai, ranked by headcount.
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Emergency Medicine Professionals
The areas with the most matched emergency medicine records. Areas come from the address on each facility's Zavis directory listing. 3,021 of Dubai's 5,505 facilities have an address that names one of these areas; the rest are in other communities or have no usable address, so an area's count is not its full workforce and an area missing here is not an area without this specialty.
Al Garhoud
23 matched
Al Barsha
21 matched
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
18 matched
Deira
15 matched
Al Jaddaf
9 matched
Dubai Silicon Oasis
8 matched
Oud Metha
8 matched
Hatta
7 matched
Employment Model
FTL (Full-time licence)
273
65%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
148
35%
The FTL rate is the share of registered emergency medicine professionals who hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. A REG record means the professional has passed registration with the Dubai health regulator, which the regulator describes as the step before looking for a job, but is not currently licensed at a facility. That can mean someone between jobs, newly registered or not yet hired. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
Specialist to Consultant Pathway
302
Specialists
119
Consultants
28%
Consultant ratio
Frequently Asked Questions
How many emergency medicine professionals work in Dubai?
As of 2026-04-03, 273 emergency medicine professionals held an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. Dubai's medical register listed 421 in all, or 12 per 100,000 population. The rest are almost all Registered Only: registered with the Dubai health regulator but holding no facility licence, so they cannot practise in Dubai until a facility activates one.
What are the top employers for emergency medicine in Dubai?
The largest employers are Rashid Hospital - Dubai Health, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, Al Zahra Pvt. Hospital. The top facility employs 76 emergency medicine professionals.
What is the FTL rate for emergency medicine in Dubai?
65% of emergency medicine professionals on Dubai's medical register hold a full-time licence (FTL) at a Dubai facility. Another 35% are Registered Only (REG): they have passed registration with the Dubai health regulator but do not currently hold a licence at a Dubai facility, so they cannot practise until a facility activates one.
Related Pages
Emergency Medicine Directory
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Best Emergency Medicine Doctors
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Supply Analysis
Licensed supply per 100K and employer concentration
Source: the public register of licensed medical professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator, read 2026-04-03. See data sources. This career profile is for informational purposes only and does not constitute career or employment advice.