Dubai Medical College for Girls (DMCG) Graduate Entry Exam (DGEE) is a multiple-choice examination designed to assess your problem-solving, critical thinking, and knowledge of natural, behavioral, and social science concepts and principles prerequisite to the study of medicine.

Total duration of Exam: 3 hour 30 minutes

Format:
The Graduate entrance test consists of three blocks (60 min each) with a 15-minute break in between the blocks. Each Block has 40 single best answer type multiple choice questions that can be either passage-based or discrete.

Details of the blocks are as follows:

Learning outcomes:

Human Biology
IHB102/01: Describe the main anatomical features of the human body especially musculoskeletal,
digestive, respiratory systems with special emphasis on anatomical ethics.
IHB102/02: Describe the normal structure of the cell and its components including the nucleus, other
organelles, and their functions.
IHB102/03: Compare types of cell division, stages of each and aspects of similarity and dissimilarity.
IHB102/04: Describe the four basic tissues of the human body, anatomical terms, movements, planes,
and body regions.
IHB102/05: Describe the reproductive systems, gametogenesis, and the basis of fertilization.
IHB102/06: Explain various stages of embryogenesis.
IHB102/07: Recognize the physiological basis for the cardiovascular, nervous, and endocrine systems.
IHB102/08: Correlate the role of integumentary system to thermoregulation.
IHB102/09: Recognize common microorganisms affecting the human body in terms of their classification
and give examples of diseases caused by them.

Biochemistry
BIO202/01: Describe the nomenclature, structure, classification, and properties of
carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, DNA and RNA molecules with emphasis on their physiological
importance and clinical correlations.
BIO202/02: Correlate the structure function relationship of different complex biomolecules.
BIO202/03: Recognize the basis of physical chemistry, acid base and electrolyte balance and
their impact on the enzymatic activity, and the relation to metabolic and respiratory disorders.
BIO202/04: Explain the enzymatic structure, classification, kinetics, diagnostic and therapeutic
uses.
BIO202/05: Identify the basic concepts of bioenergetics, the sequence of reactions and
different inhibitors of oxidative phosphorylation, and their clinical, and functional correlation.
BIO202/06: Correlate the concepts of different phases of digestion, absorption of different
biomolecules with related disorders.
BIO202/07: Recognize basic laboratory instruments, techniques of physical chemistry,
molecular separation, purification, and the effect of different factors on enzymatic activity.

Molecular
MBG203/01: Identify the basic structural, functional, and regulatory mechanism related to the
role of nucleic acids in the process of protein synthesis, modification, and control of cellular
function.
MBG203/02: Identify post-transcriptional and post-translational modifications and their effect
and use as target of action of different therapeutic agents.
MBG203/03: Recognize DNA mutation, gene polymorphism, repair systems and related
disorders.
MBG203/04: Differentiate the phases of cell cycle, and its relation to the genetic basis in
pathogenesis of neoplasia and other diseases.
MBG203/05: Describe the methods of cell-to-cell interaction, signal transduction, and the effect
of growth, and transcription factors.
MBG203/06: Recognize the role of bacterial chromosomes, plasmids, transposons and
bacteriophages, and microbial genetics in drug resistance.
MBG203/07: Correlate the knowledge of different types of cell division with related
abnormalities
MBG203/08: Discuss the applications of DNA recombinant techniques in drug and vaccine
preparation, diagnosis of infectious diseases and parasitic infestation and their impact in future
of healthcare.
MBG203/9: Describe the steps of cell fractionation, DNA extraction, polymerase chain reaction
and recombinant DNA technology, and their advanced applications in medicine.

Psychology and Sociology
PPS106/01 Recognize normal and abnormal psychosocial growth and development across the
life span in the context of patient care.
PPS106/02 Identify the emotional aspects of illness.
PPS106/03 Demonstrate resilience and healthy coping mechanisms to respond to stress.
PPS106/04 Describe the field of psychology.
PPS106/05 Identify the ways that psychosocial factors affect patients’ health and health
behaviors.
PPS106/06 Correlate social stratification (e.g., race, class, gender, and age) to discrepancies in
access to health-enhancing resources
PPS106/07 Apply sociology principles to hypothetical doctor-patient relationship.
PPS106/08 Discuss human behavior in relation to health.
PPS106/09 Prioritize strategies to enhance adherence to treatment

 

Syllabus for DMCG Graduate Entrance Exam (2024-25)