The European Board of Surgery and the European Board of Thoracic Surgery and the MJC of Upper GI Surgery of the UEMS conduct in cooperation with the European Society for Diseases of the Esophagus an
9 TH UEMS Board Examination in Upper GI Surgery
Digitally platform 8 and 15 th of May 2024
Candidates successfully passing the examination will be qualified as:
"Fellow of the European Board of Surgery/ Thoracic Surgery - Upper GI - F.E.B.S. or F.E.B.T.S./UGI"
The Fellowship of the UEMS is a significant high-level indication of professional competence and excellence. It basically reflects the ongoing important European standardization, harmonization and quality assurance process in medicine. The Fellowship also considers the concept of providing qualifications for "transferable competencies" and enhance professional development and migration.
The qualification process for the Fellowship consists in a 2-step process: Eligibility and Examination.
All details about the Eligibility process, application forms and precise information about the Examination are published on the homepage of the Section of Surgery of the UEMS: www.uemssurg.org. and the Section of Thoracic Surgery www.uemsthorax.eu
In addition Honorary Fellowship Diploma may be awarded to academic and/or senior surgeons in advanced position on invitation, on personal recommendation and on request at the discretion of the Board of Upper GI Surgery
The EBS/EBTS Upper GI Surgery Examination will be conducted in English. It consists of a day with MCQ (multiple choice question) test with 100 items and another day with OSCE (objective structured clinical examination) circuit with 6 stations, each 20 minutes (one or two day session dependent on applicants). The thematical weighting of the MCQ questions is according to the "Blueprint OG Surgery". The OSCE circuit consists in clinical pathways and typical cases that may include photographs and radiologic pictures. The focus is on structured short questions and answers on diagnosis, treatment and decision paths following everyday clinical surgical practice. MCQ and OSCE are weighted 50% each for the overall result, passing threshold is 75% from total
The European Fellowship does not implicate automatic allowance to work at own responsibility and does not automatically enhance participation in national social security systems of the E.U.