Internal Medicine Career in Dubai
983 on the Register · 616 with a Full-time Licence
Dubai's medical register lists 983 internal medicine professionals. The 616 with a full-time licence work at 248 facilities. The consultant ratio is 23%: 229 records carry a Consultant title. The FTL rate is 63%: the share holding an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility.
983
On the register
27
Register per 100K population
63%
FTL rate
23%
Consultant ratio
Top Employers
The largest employers of internal medicine professionals in Dubai, ranked by headcount.
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Internal Medicine Professionals
The areas with the most matched internal 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.
Deira
54 matched
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
48 matched
Al Garhoud
30 matched
Oud Metha
23 matched
Al Qusais
21 matched
Al Barsha
19 matched
Umm Suqeim
14 matched
Al Safa
14 matched
Employment Model
FTL (Full-time licence)
616
63%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
367
37%
The FTL rate is the share of registered internal 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
754
Specialists
229
Consultants
23%
Consultant ratio
Frequently Asked Questions
How many internal medicine professionals work in Dubai?
As of 2026-04-03, 616 internal medicine professionals held an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. Dubai's medical register listed 983 in all, or 27 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 internal medicine in Dubai?
The largest employers are Rashid Hospital - Dubai Health, Dubai Hospital - Dubai Health, Graduate Medical Education- Dubai Health. The top facility employs 69 internal medicine professionals.
What is the FTL rate for internal medicine in Dubai?
63% of internal 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
Internal Medicine Directory
Browse all 983 professionals
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.