Omani Examination for Medical Laboratory Scientists (OEMLS) Question Bank

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About the Omani Examination for Medical Laboratory Scientists (OEMLS)

The Omani Examination for Medical Laboratory Scientists (OEMLS) is intended, for all medical laboratory scientists who graduated from either private or governmental colleges in Oman and abroad, to ensure safe practice and quality health services in medical laboratory science profession. The OEMLS will assess medical laboratory scientists' abilities including but not limited to scientific investigations, interpretation of test results, and analysis of samples.

Our OEMLS question bank follows the official OMSB test blueprint for this examination, so every topic you practise matches the weighting you will meet on exam day at the Pearson VUE test centre.

Purpose of the OEMLS

• To ensure that newly graduated medical laboratory scientists have the competencies to practice safely.
• To be used as eligibility criteria for employment in Oman for medical laboratory scientists who graduated from either local or international colleges.

Eligibility

• Bachelor's Degree in Medical Laboratory Science from recognized local or international colleges
• Completion of registration

How to register for the OEMLS

1. Go to OMSB website: www.omsb.gov.om
2. Click on "Professional Competence Affairs"
3. Select Occupational Classification Testing Section
4. Click on "Online Services"
5. For Medical Laboratory Science, visit Pearson VUE website to schedule, reschedule and cancel your exam (https://home.pearsonvue.com/omsb)
6. Payment of examination fee: 200 USD

See our step-by-step OMSB Pearson VUE registration guide for screenshots-level detail of every booking step.

Venue of examination

For those residing in Oman, the venue will be at Oman Medical Specialty Board. For those residing outside Oman, the examination will be conducted in Pearson VUE centers worldwide.

Release of results

The results of the examination will be emailed to the candidates via their registered email within 24 hours after completion of the examination.

Passing score

55%

Suggested references & textbooks

• [Medical Microbiology] Tille, P. (2015). Bailey & Scott's diagnostic microbiology-E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences.
• [Medical Microbiology] Procop, G. W., & Koneman, E. W. (2016). Koneman's Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology (7th or latest ed.). LWW.
• [Medical Microbiology] G.S. de Hoog, J. Guarro, J. Gene, S.A. Ahmed, A.M.S. Al-Hatmi, M.J. Figueras and R.G. Vitale (2020). Atlas of clinical Fungi
• [Hematology] Barbara J. Bain, Imelda Bates and Michael A. Laffan (2017). Dacie and Lewis Practical Haematology (12th Edition).
• [Hematology] Rodak, B. F., & Carr, J. H. (2015). Clinical Hematology Atlas (5th ed.). Elsevier.
• [Hematology] Keohane, E., Smith, L., & Walenga, J. (2013). Rodak's Hematology (5th ed.). Elsevier.
• [Blood Banking and Transfusion] Harmening D.M. (2012). Modern Blood Banking & Transfusion Practices. 6th Ed. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company.
• [Blood Banking and Transfusion] Fung M.K., Eder A.F., Spitalnik S. L., Westhoff C. M. (2017). Technical Manual. 19th Ed. Bethesda, MD: AABB Press
• [Clinical Biochemistry] Tietz Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics. (2018), (8th edition), (Burtis, CA. and Bruns, D.E.)
• [Clinical Biochemistry] Rifai, N., Horvath, A. R., & Wittwer, C. (2018). Tietz textbook of clinical chemistry and molecular diagnostics.
• [Clinical Biochemistry] Crook, M. A. (2012). Clinical biochemistry and metabolic medicine. London: Hodder Arnold.
• [Clinical Biochemistry] Marshall, W. J., Lapsley, M., Day, A. P., & Shipman, K. (2021). Clinical chemistry.
• [Histopathology/Cellular Pathology] Kim S Suvarna, Christopher Layton, John D. Bancroft (2018). Bancroft's Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques (8th Edition).
• [Histopathology/Cellular Pathology] Edmond S. Cibas and Barbara S. Ducatman, Cytology Diagnostic Principles and Clinical Correlates, 5th edition, 2019
• [Histopathology/Cellular Pathology] Cheruvu S, Sacher RA. The Porphyria and Sideroblastic Anemias. In Pathobiology Human Disease. 2014, pp1488-1498
• [Histopathology/Cellular Pathology] Bancroft J, Layton C, Suvarna S. Bancroft's Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques 8th Edition. 2019; US. Elsevier.
• [Histopathology/Cellular Pathology] Nayak R. Histopathology Techniques and its Management. London; The Health Sciences Publisher; 2018.
• [Histopathology/Cellular Pathology] Parija SC, Sontakke YA. Principles of Histological Techniques Immunohistochemistry and Microscopy. India; Paras medical books; 2017
• [Histopathology/Cellular Pathology] Koss' diagnostic cytology and its histopathologic bases. Koss et al. – Lippincott Williams & Wilkins – 2006
• [Histopathology/Cellular Pathology] Histotechnology: a self-instructional text. Carson & Hladik – American Society for Clinical Pathology Press – 2009
• [Laboratory Quality Management System] World Health Organization. Laboratory quality management system: Handbook. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2011.
• [Laboratory Quality Management System] MOH Medical Laboratory Standards: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qcq012QtRVDDp-W-K9NPfxLsVyuAT60k/view?usp=sharing
• [Laboratory Biosafety] World Health Organization. Laboratory biosafety manual. Fourth edition. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2020. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240011311
• [Laboratory Biosafety] World Health Organization, Biorisk management: Laboratory biosecurity guidance handbook, September 2006. https://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/biosafety/WHO_CDS_EPR_2006_6.pdf

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• Blueprint-weighted MCQs with detailed explanations
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Source: OMSB OEMLS examination booklet (August 2025). This is an independent preparation resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB), the Ministry of Health or Pearson VUE. Always confirm current details with OMSB.