UEMS Section of SurgeryUEMS Section of Surgery
| Examination date | Place | Application deadline |
|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2027 (Thursday) | Madrid (Spain) | 15 January 2027 |
The Applications will open on 1st December
All candidates – including new candidates and those who postponed or failed previously – must apply through the QuizOne platform accessible through the buttons below.
We do not accept any document as support to applications by any means other than uploaded on the dedicated web-platform. Documents received by any other means will not be considered as part of an application.
Please note that once the deadline date to apply is passed, no application will be acceptable by any means.
Before clicking the “Apply” button, please carefully read the EBSQ policies and Eligibility criteria and ensure that you are ready to submit all required documents.
Please also ensure that you pay the fees before the deadlines.
Places are limited.Do not wait until the last minute to finalise your application, as places are offered on a first-come, first-served basis from the date of application completion. Where the number of complete, eligible applications exceeds the number of available places, candidates will be selected by means of a Priority Score (see “Selection criteria – Priority Score” below).
Candidates are responsible for their own application and its follow-up. Checking emails and junk/spam folders regularly is highly recommended – the UEMS Section of Surgery will not be responsible for any missed information sent via email.
Please note that the EBSQ Examination in Endocrine Surgery takes place only in the English language.
We kindly encourage applicants to submit their documents and payment as early as possible.
You wish to apply to the EBSQ Examination in Endocrine Surgery for the first time
or you were assessed as not eligible in a previous attempt.
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You didn’t succeed once in a previous session of EBSQ Examination in Endocrine Surgery and you want to give it another try? You are a retaker.
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You were assessed eligible in a previous session ,were not able to attend the Examination and you want to attend the next session? You are a postponer.
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To apply for certification as Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (FEBS) in the specialty of Endocrine Surgery offered by the “European Board of Surgery” and the “Division of Endocrine Surgery”, a candidate has to undergo a two-step quality validation process: Eligibility (Part I) and Examination (Part II).
A candidate successfully passing the Eligibility and Examination will be qualified as: Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (FEBS) in Endocrine Surgery.
The Fellowship of the UEMS is a significant high-level indication of professional competence and excellence. It reflects the ongoing important European standardisation, harmonisation and quality-assurance process in medicine.
At present, the fellowship of itself has no automatic legal recognition in the European Union or any other country. Individual recognition of qualifications by the national authorities is supported by the EBSQ committee and the number of countries officially adopting the Board exam is continuously rising. The future perspective of this European diploma is to be seen in unanimous legalization within the ongoing project of the European harmonization process of medical education.
The title itself does not imply an automatic right to practise within the EU or to practise independently, nor does it automatically enhance participation in national social-security systems of the European Union.
The candidate for the EBSQ title in Endocrine Surgery should be a future opinion leader in Endocrine Surgery.
Applicants who have carried out their surgical training in one of the European Union countries, a UEMS country (i.e. Iceland, Norway and Switzerland) or associated UEMS can be eligible.
Applicants who have carried out their surgical training outside the European Union or UEMS countries must provide a letter of recommendation from the National Surgical Association certifying the candidate’s CV. For them, also two letters of recommendation from two members of the ESES, at least one of whom should hold an EBSQ in Endocrine Surgery, are mandatory. Incomplete applications will not be processed.
Eligibility of an application will only be reviewed once all required documents are provided and the eligibility fee has been paid. Once these conditions are met, applications are treated on a “first-come, first-served” principle. Incomplete applications or unpaid fees will result in a delay in the evaluation of your application. Please read the instructions carefully and submit all required documents to support your application.
The assessment of eligibility will be carried out by the Division of Endocrine Surgery (Chair and Secretary, and, where appropriate, the Treasurer).
The number of places at each examination is limited, and determined by the number of examiners and rooms available in each edition. Where the number of complete, eligible applications exceeds the number of available places, a Priority Score will be applied to select the candidates to be examined.
The Priority Score is used for selection purposes only. It has no influence whatsoever on the conduct or on the result of the examination itself.
The Priority Score is calculated as follows (maximum 40 points):
| Activity | Points to be added to total score | Maximum possible |
| Academic title (PhD / MD) on a relevant topic | 5 points | 5 points |
| Authorship of a research paper on a relevant topic in a Pubmed-Indexed peer-reviewed journal in the last 3 years | First author – 5 points Co-author – 3 points | 10 points |
| Participation in a hands-on course sponsored by ESES or a National Endocrine Surgery Society Oral presentation(s) at an ESES meeting (first author)Fellowship programme at a recognised ESES unit (minimum duration one month) | 4 points | 12 points |
| Participation in a preparatory Board Exam course, or Postgraduate ESES Camp Clinical visit at a recognised ESES unit (minimum duration one week) | 3 points | 6 points |
| Oral (non-first author), video or poster presentation at an ESES meeting in the last 3 years Oral presentation (first author) at a national meeting in the last 3 years | 2 points | 4 points |
| Participation in previous ESES meetings in the last 3 years | 1 point | 3 points |
| TOTAL | 40 points |
Candidates must attach the following documents to their online registration on the QuizOne platform:
Document to be downloaded:
Please download the following application form, fill it out electronically, print, sign and submit it as PDF file.
The Surgical procedures logbook must include a minimum of the procedures defined in the curriculum and follow these notes:
a) Record the date of each procedure performed together with the patient’s hospital number and birth year
b) An “assisted” procedure is an operation where you assisted a Specialist Endocrine Surgeon;
c) A “performed” procedure is an operation performed by you with the assistance of your specialist trainer
d) Your Trainer must sign the relevant space indicating that you acted as first assistant or performed the operation to a satisfactory standard.
Eligibility to sit the UEMS examination is dependent upon completion of all the procedures listed, assisted and performed, in the number indicated in the curriculum.
The Evidence of competence Level Logbook including Entrustable Professional Activity (EPA) is a very important part of the application for eligibility.Separate logbooks are available for Neck Endocrine Surgery, for Neck Endocrine and Adrenal Surgery, and for Endocrine Surgery. The 5 levels of competence can be found in the Curriculum.
The total fee for the EBSQ Examination in Endocrine Surgery depends on ESES membership:
As PayPal is not available in certain countries, applicants from those countries may contact the Section Office (sections@uems.eu) to request an alternative manual payment method. Please note that manual payments will only be authorised for countries where PayPal access is not available.
All fees paid are non-refundable. The eligibility fee is to be paid when the applicant registers for the exam. For those who have been assessed eligible, you may postpone for up to 24 months without having to pass and pay the eligibility assessment fee again. After 24 months you must go through and pay the eligibility assessment again.
The examination fee should be paid once the eligibility of the applicant has been confirmed, within two weeks following confirmation of selection, to finalise the registration for the examination.
The exam fee may be transferred free of charge to another examination sitting within the next two years, provided that the candidate pays an administration fee €90 when re-applying for the examination, if:
1. Notice of cancellation is given more than 90 days before the examination date; or
2. In the case of cancellations made at shorter notice, the cancellation is due to health reasons and is duly justified.
Reasonable cancellations will be considered on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Board of Examination. Supporting documentation is required.
If you fail the exam, a new attempt at a forthcoming exam is possible; the resit fee is €300 for ESES members and 375€ for non-members (and applicants who do not meet the two-year ESES-membership requirement).
Last-minute non-attendance. Candidates who have been assessed eligible and have registered for the examination but who, without a fully justified reason, withdraw at the last minute or fail to attend will be liable for payment of the full examination fee plus a €90 administration fee. In such cases the eligibility assessment remains valid for a further two years; thereafter the eligibility assessment must be completed and paid for again.
Last-minute non-attenders will be placed at the bottom of the list of candidates for next exam editions, and will only be able to sit the exam if there are any remaining places.
Fellows are responsible for their certificates.
If there is an error on your certificate you must contact the office within 3 months of receiving it to have the certificate reissued.
If you lost your certificate:
If you are a Fellow who already passed the EBSQ examination , and you wish your certificate re-issued, you need to provide a copy of your ID card or Passport (for EU citizens) or Passport (Citizens from outside EU). You also need to provide a valid reason for needing a re-issue of your Certificate.
Please note :
-after internal revision further documentation could be requested
-the certificate will be sent with DHL post delivery service.
-the price to request a copy is 300 euros, and includes DHL costs
The examination is conducted in English and consists of two 50–60 minute “viva voce sessions”, each session adjudicated by two examiners and consisting of two parts.
I. Clinical management problems (presented as cases) covered in the curriculum:
In addition, basic science will be discussed in the context of the clinical problems presented.
II. Discussion of two scientific papers sent to the candidates about two weeks before the exam.
Participation in any examination process, in itself, always encompasses the possibility of failure.
The assessments are based on a supranational system and are conducted objectively to the best of our knowledge – the main aim being that a uniform and high standard of endocrine surgical professionalism is maintained across Europe.
Participation in the assessments requires full and unconditional acceptance of all the terms of the examination. Submission of the completed application by the candidate is regarded as confirmation of full compliance with the above terms and conditions, and the Core of Assessors cannot be held liable for any ruling concluding that the candidate does not meet the required standards for the award of the EBSQ-Endocrine fellowship.
