Health Administration Syllabus: Sections and Question Counts
How the 150 Health Administration questions split by section: Health Systems 24%, General Management 24%, with the topics in each section and the source.
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- 150 questions · 180 minutes
- Pass mark
- 60%
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How the questions are split
The full mock exam on this site (150 questions in 180 minutes) is split across the sections according to the exam specification from Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
| Section | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Health Systems | 36 | 24% |
| Human Resources | 29 | 19.3% |
| Financing and Health Insurance | 14 | 9.3% |
| General Management | 36 | 24% |
| Health Information Systems | 14 | 9.3% |
| Quality Management and Patient Safety | 14 | 9.3% |
| Saudi Model of Care | 7 | 4.7% |
| Total | 150 | 100% |
The two largest sections are Health Systems and General Management: together 72 of the 150 questions (48%). Start with them, then take the rest in order of size.
Topics in each section
Health Systems (36 questions)
- System components and primary care
- Governance and accountability
- Service integration and referral
- Equity and access
- Patient rights and consent
- Resilience and public health
Human Resources (29 questions)
- Workforce planning and job analysis
- Recruitment and selection
- Training, competence and safety
- Performance and motivation
- Retention and workforce evaluation
Financing and Health Insurance (14 questions)
- Financing, pooling and purchasing
- Budgets, costs and accounting
- Saudi health insurance
General Management (36 questions)
- Management foundations, structure and decisions
- Planning, organizing and control
- Decisions, communication and conflict
- Leadership and change
- Operations, resources and projects
- Management oversight and ethics
Health Information Systems (14 questions)
- Health records and information
- Data quality and interoperability
- Privacy and data security
Quality Management and Patient Safety (14 questions)
- Quality and measurement
- Improvement and patient safety
- Risk and safety culture
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