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Chapter I Preliminary Provisions: Preliminary Provisions
المادة 1
Article (1) Definitions The following terms and expressions, wherever mentioned herein, shall bear the meanings assigned thereto respectively, unless the context requires otherwise: The State : The United Arab Emirates. The Ministry : The Ministry of Health and Prevention. The Minister : The Minister of Health and Prevention. The Health Authority : The Ministry or any governmental federal or local authority in charge of health affairs in the State, each within its respective area of competence. The Health Facility : A facility providing persons with health services, including services in the fields of prevention, treatment and convalescence, whether owned or managed by a natural or person. The Physician : Any human doctor, including a dentist. The Profession : The profession of human medicine, including the dentistry profession. Internship : The approved compulsory training period to be performed
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Federal Law on Regulating the Practice of the Medical Profession 4 before or after holding the bachelor's degree or an equivalent degree in human medicine, including dentistry. Intern : Includes the following: 1. A trainee during the internship period after holding the bachelor's degree or an equivalent degree in human medicine, including dentistry; and 2. A student of human medicine, including dentistry, who is spending the internship period in order to hold the bachelor's degree in medical schools or colleges that require so before holding the said degree. The Resident Physician : A doctor joining higher specialist training programs accredited by the Heath Authority. The Visiting Physician : A doctor licensed in a health facility in the State and permitted to work on a part-time basis in another health facility or a doctor coming from outside the State to practice the profession therein for a definite period pursuant to the conditions and controls set forth in the present Law and the Executive Regulations thereof. The License : The permit issued by the Health Authority for practicing the profession.
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Federal Law on Regulating the Practice of the Medical Profession 5
