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Key Facts: Iran Specialty Board - Emergency Medicine Exam
150
Total multiple-choice questions on the written national specialty board examination
Sanjesh Pezeshki National Specialty Board Regulations
70%
Written stage qualifying threshold (105 / 150) required to advance to the clinical OSCE
Council for Medical and Specialized Education, MOHME
210 min
Total time limit for the written examination (4 hours; ~95 seconds per question)
National Center for Health Assessment Administration Guidelines
0
Negative marking: incorrect answers receive 0 points without deducting marks
Secretariat for Medical and Specialized Education Examination Rules
2 Stages
Two-phase examination: National Written MCQ stage followed by multi-station clinical OSCE/simulation
Iranian Board of Emergency Medicine Official Curriculum
The Iranian Specialty Board in Emergency Medicine (آزمون دانشنامه تخصصی طب اورژانس) is the definitive terminal certification exam for emergency physicians in Iran. Administered annually by Sanjesh Pezeshki, it features a 152-question, 240-minute written MCQ exam requiring a 70% score (105/150) with no negative marking to qualify for the practical OSCE and simulation assessment.
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1A 56-year-old man collapses in the emergency department waiting room. The monitor displays ventricular fibrillation. A 200 J biphasic defibrillation shock is delivered. What is the immediate next step in management?
2A 62-year-old woman achieves return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to ventricular tachycardia. She remains comatose with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 4. What is the recommended targeted temperature management (TTM) strategy?
3A 50-year-old trauma victim with severe hemorrhagic shock (blood pressure 72/40 mmHg, heart rate 138 beats/min) requires urgent endotracheal intubation for acute respiratory failure. Which induction agent is preferred for rapid sequence intubation (RSI) due to its hemodynamic stability?
4A 45-year-old intubated patient with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to aspiration pneumonia is receiving mechanical ventilation. Which parameter combination aligns with established lung-protective mechanical ventilation principles?
5During an emergency airway management scenario in a morbidly obese trauma patient, direct laryngoscopy and video laryngoscopy fail. Bag-valve-mask ventilation and a second-generation supraglottic airway device fail to achieve adequate chest rise or oxygenation (SpO2 drops to 68%). What is the definitive immediate next action?
6A 68-year-old male presents with severe septic shock from acute pyelonephritis (blood pressure 76/44 mmHg, serum lactate 4.8 mmol/L). According to international Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines, what is the recommended initial crystalloid fluid resuscitation volume?
7A patient with fever and hypotension is evaluated with invasive hemodynamics. Measurements reveal a high cardiac index (4.8 L/min/m2), low systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI 950 dyn·s/cm5/m2), and low pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP 6 mmHg). Which shock state does this profile reflect?
8A 60-year-old man in cardiac arrest has persistent ventricular fibrillation refractory to five conventional defibrillation shocks, high-dose epinephrine, and amiodarone. The resuscitation team prepares for dual sequential external defibrillation (DSED). Which principle correctly describes DSED implementation?
9A 24-year-old motor vehicle collision unrestrained driver sustains a complete cervical spinal cord transection at C5. On arrival, vital signs show blood pressure 80/46 mmHg and heart rate 46 beats/min. Extremities are warm and well-perfused. What pathophysiological mechanism accounts for this hemodynamic state?
10A 35-year-old male with extensive bilateral crush injuries to his lower extremities sustained 4 days ago presents in acute respiratory failure. You decide to perform rapid sequence intubation. What paralytic dosing and selection is most appropriate?
About the Iran Specialty Board - Emergency Medicine Exam
The Iranian Medical Specialty Board Examination in Emergency Medicine (آزمون دانشنامه تخصصی طب اورژانس) is the apex certifying credential for emergency physicians in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Completion of a recognized three-year residency program in Emergency Medicine accredited by the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME)—hosted across premier academic medical centers including Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU), Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, and Tabriz University of Medical Sciences—culminates in this dual-phase national evaluation. Graduating residents must first clear the certification (گواهینامه تخصصی) criteria and successfully pass the rigorous 152-question written examination with at least 105 correct answers (70%) without penalty for incorrect choices. Attaining board certification (دانشنامه تخصصی) confers board diplomat status, authorizing independent tertiary hospital practice, academic university faculty appointments, and enrollment in subspecialty fellowship training programs such as Medical Toxicology, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Disaster Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine. The exam covers resuscitation and advanced airway management, cardiovascular and pulmonary crises, trauma resuscitations, mass casualty incident management, toxidromes and regional envenomations (e.g., Hemiscorpius lepturus, saw-scaled viper), acute neurology, and urgent surgical and pediatric pathologies. This resource is an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation developed by OpenExamPrep to facilitate clinical reasoning, vignette deconstruction, and core curriculum mastery. It is not an official exam paper and is not sponsored by or affiliated with Sanjesh Pezeshki.
Exam sponsor: Council for Medical and Specialized Education & Sanjesh Pezeshki (دبیرخانه شورای آموزش پزشکی و تخصصی و مرکز سنجش آموزش پزشکی). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
The Iranian Specialty Board (دانشنامه تخصصی) in Emergency Medicine is administered annually in late summer (Shahrivar / September) under the auspices of the Secretariat for the Council for Medical and Specialized Education and the National Center for Health Assessment (Sanjesh Pezeshki). The examination is conducted in two mandatory consecutive stages: (1) The National Written Stage consisting of 152 multiple-choice questions administered over 240 minutes (1.6 minutes per question) with zero negative marking. Candidates must achieve a minimum qualifying score of 70% of the written total (105 of 150 points) to pass the written gate. (2) The National Clinical/Practical Stage (OSCE) administered within days of written results, evaluating clinical decision-making across structured multi-station oral examinations, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) video loops, ECG and radiological interpretation stations, airway/procedural skill stations, and computerized high-fidelity resuscitation simulation scenarios. Official syllabus references are Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide and Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice.
Time Limit
240 minutes
Passing Score
70% of the written total (105 of 150 points)
Exam / Certification Fees
Set annually by the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME) via Sanjesh Pezeshki
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Resuscitation, Shock & Advanced Airway Management (احیا، شوک و مدیریت پیشرفته راه هوایی)
Adult and pediatric advanced life support (ACLS/PALS) algorithms, post-cardiac arrest care, targeted temperature management (TTM), rapid sequence intubation (RSI) pharmacology, difficult and failed airway algorithms, surgical cricothyroidotomy, non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (BiPAP/CPAP), mechanical ventilation management in ARDS and severe obstructive airway disease, differentiation and resuscitation of hypovolemic, cardiogenic, distributive, and obstructive shock, and invasive hemodynamic monitoring.
Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Emergencies (اورژانسهای قلب و عروق و ریه)
Acute coronary syndromes (STEMI, high-risk non-STEMI equivalents such as de Winter, Wellens, and Sgarbossa criteria), acute decompensated heart failure, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, Stanford Type A and Type B aortic dissection, acute pulmonary embolism risk stratification and systemic vs. catheter-directed thrombolysis, cardiac tamponade, unstable tachydysrhythmias and electrical cardioversion, symptomatic bradydysrhythmias and transcutaneous pacing, acute severe asthma exacerbations, life-threatening COPD exacerbations, and tension pneumothorax.
Trauma Management, Disaster Medicine & Environmental Emergencies (مدیریت تروما، حوادث و بلایا و طب محیطی)
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) protocols, massive transfusion protocols and tranexamic acid (TXA) utilization, traumatic brain injury (TBI) resuscitation, secondary brain insult prevention, blunt and penetrating thoracic trauma (massive hemothorax, cardiac box injuries), FAST and extended-FAST (eFAST) ultrasound, blunt abdominal trauma and hollow viscus rupture, unstable pelvic fracture stabilization and preperitoneal packing, extremity compartment syndrome, mass casualty triage protocols (START, SALT), disaster incident command systems, severe hypothermia, heat stroke, electrical burns, and submersion.
Toxicology & Overdoses (سمشناسی بالینی و مسمومیتها)
Anticholinergic, cholinergic, sympathomimetic, sedative-hypnotic, and opioid toxidromes; regional Iranian venomous snakes (Pseudocerastes persicus, Echis carinatus, Vipera lebetina) and antivenom therapy; scorpion envenomation (cytotoxic Hemiscorpius lepturus vs. neurotoxic Androctonus crassicauda); acute organophosphate and carbamate poisoning and oxime therapy; opioid and synthetic fentanyl toxicity; acetaminophen overdose nomograms and IV/oral N-acetylcysteine protocols; salicylate poisoning, urinary alkalinization, and hemodialysis thresholds; beta-blocker and calcium channel blocker overdose antidote regimens (high-dose insulin euglycemia); toxic alcohols (methanol and ethylene glycol) with fomepizole/ethanol and hemodialysis; carbon monoxide and cyanide intoxication.
Neurologic, Gastrointestinal & Metabolic Emergencies (اورژانسهای اعصاب، گوارش و متابولیک)
Acute ischemic stroke evaluation, intravenous alteplase/tenecteplase criteria, endovascular thrombectomy indications and contraindications, spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage blood pressure reduction, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage diagnosis and nimodipine therapy, generalized convulsive status epilepticus stepped medical protocol, acute bacterial meningitis empiric antibiotic and dexamethasone regimens, acute upper and lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage resuscitation, variceal bleeding pharmacotherapy and endoscopic timing, acute pancreatitis severity stratification, mesenteric ischemia, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) fluid/insulin protocols, severe hyperkalemia emergent stabilization, and adrenal crisis.
Pediatric, Obstetric & Orthopedic Emergencies (اورژانسهای کودکان، مامایی و ارتوپدی)
Pediatric respiratory emergencies (croup, epiglottitis, foreign body airway obstruction, bronchiolitis), pediatric septic shock and crystalloid resuscitation guidelines, neonatal fever and resuscitation, preeclampsia with severe features and magnesium sulfate seizure prophylaxis, eclamptic seizure management, postpartum hemorrhage stepped protocols, ectopic pregnancy diagnosis and ruptured ectopic management, perimortem cesarean section (resuscitative hysterotomy), septic arthritis differentiation, open fracture classification and urgent antimicrobial prophylaxis, and acute joint dislocations.
Preparing for the Iran Specialty Board - Emergency Medicine Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: 70% of the written total (105 of 150 points)
- Assessment: The Iranian Specialty Board (دانشنامه تخصصی) in Emergency Medicine is administered annually in late summer (Shahrivar / September) under the auspices of the Secretariat for the Council for Medical and Specialized Education and the National Center for Health Assessment (Sanjesh Pezeshki). The examination is conducted in two mandatory consecutive stages: (1) The National Written Stage consisting of 152 multiple-choice questions administered over 240 minutes (1.6 minutes per question) with zero negative marking. Candidates must achieve a minimum qualifying score of 70% of the written total (105 of 150 points) to pass the written gate. (2) The National Clinical/Practical Stage (OSCE) administered within days of written results, evaluating clinical decision-making across structured multi-station oral examinations, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) video loops, ECG and radiological interpretation stations, airway/procedural skill stations, and computerized high-fidelity resuscitation simulation scenarios. Official syllabus references are Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide and Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice.
- Time limit: 240 minutes
- Exam / certification fees: Set annually by the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME) via Sanjesh Pezeshki Official sources
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Iranian Specialty Board Examination in Emergency Medicine (آزمون دانشنامه تخصصی طب اورژانس)?
The Iranian Specialty Board in Emergency Medicine (Daneshnameh Takhasosi Teb Oorzhans) is the highest official medical certifying examination for emergency physicians in Iran. Concurrently administered by the National Center for Health Assessment (Sanjesh Pezeshki) and the Secretariat for the Council for Medical and Specialized Education of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, it grants board-certified specialist status (Diplomate of the Iranian Board of Emergency Medicine), enabling independent practice, hospital department leadership, academic university faculty appointments, and subspecialty fellowship eligibility.
What are the structure, question count, and time limit of the written examination?
The written examination consists of exactly 152 four-option multiple-choice questions administered in a single morning session lasting 240 minutes (4 hours). This provides candidates an average of 95 seconds per question to read, evaluate, and solve complex clinical vignettes.
What is the passing score for the written board exam, and is there negative marking?
The passing score for the written examination is set strictly at 70% (105 points out of a written total of 150). There is NO negative marking in the Iranian Specialty Board exam: incorrect answers receive zero points and do not detract from the cumulative score. Candidates scoring 105 or above qualify immediately for the practical clinical examination (OSCE).
How is the clinical / OSCE stage structured?
Candidates who pass the written exam proceed to the multi-station clinical examination (OSCE and PMP/simulation). This stage evaluates practical competencies through standardized patient interactions, video and static point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) interpretation, electrocardiography and neuroimaging stations, procedural airway and vascular access skill demonstrations, and high-fidelity computerized emergency scenario simulations.
What are the primary reference textbooks designated by the Ministry of Health for this board exam?
The designated core reference textbooks for the Iranian Emergency Medicine Specialty Board are Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide (latest approved edition) and Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice, supplemented by national clinical practice guidelines published by the Iranian Society of Emergency Medicine (ISEM) and the Ministry of Health.
Is this OpenExamPrep practice bank an official exam or affiliated with Sanjesh Pezeshki?
No. This question bank is an independent English-language educational study adaptation developed by OpenExamPrep for conceptual practice and revision. The official Iranian specialty board examination is conducted in Persian under the authority of Sanjesh Pezeshki and the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. This resource is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Sanjesh Pezeshki.