Morocco’s Ministry of Education will organize, for the first time ever, national unified entry exams for medical, pharmacy, and dental schools.
A press release from the ministry announced the decision on Sunday, August 2.
“In order to ensure equal opportunities for all candidates to access training in medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry, [the ministry] adopted this year a new approach in managing access to [medical, pharmacy, and dental schools],” the press release said.
The new entry process features four main changes.
The decision will spread candidates over 88 exam centers aims to prevent them from traveling, protecting them from the COVID-19 pandemic.
To ensure the entry exams take place in adequate conditions, the Ministry of Education has mobilized more than 4,000 supervisors. The supervisors include professors, doctors, administrative and technical staff, as well as Ph.D. students from Moroccan universities.
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