Family Medicine Career in Dubai
1,088 on the Register · 687 with a Full-time Licence
Dubai's medical register lists 1,088 family medicine professionals. The 687 with a full-time licence work at 228 facilities. The consultant ratio is 53%: 577 records carry a Consultant title. The FTL rate is 63%: the share holding an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility.
1,088
On the register
30
Register per 100K population
63%
FTL rate
53%
Consultant ratio
Top Employers
The largest employers of family medicine professionals in Dubai, ranked by headcount.
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Family Medicine Professionals
The areas with the most matched family 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 Barsha
54 matched
Umm Suqeim
40 matched
Al Garhoud
35 matched
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
27 matched
Al Safa
19 matched
Business Bay
17 matched
Jumeirah
14 matched
Oud Metha
14 matched
Employment Model
FTL (Full-time licence)
687
63%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
401
37%
The FTL rate is the share of registered family 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
511
Specialists
577
Consultants
53%
Consultant ratio
Frequently Asked Questions
How many family medicine professionals work in Dubai?
As of 2026-04-03, 687 family medicine professionals held an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. Dubai's medical register listed 1,088 in all, or 30 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 family medicine in Dubai?
The largest employers are Nadd Al Hammar Medical Center - PHC, Al Barsha Medical Center - PHC, Al Mizher Medical Center - PHC. The top facility employs 52 family medicine professionals.
What is the FTL rate for family medicine in Dubai?
63% of family medicine professionals on Dubai's medical register hold a full-time licence (FTL) at a Dubai facility. Another 37% 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
Family Medicine Directory
Browse all 1,088 professionals
Best Family 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.