UEMS Section of SurgeryUEMS Section of Surgery
| Examination date | Place | Application deadline |
|---|---|---|
| 12th and 13th September 2025 | Paris, France | May 28th |
Application are now open
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 last minute to finalise your application as places will be offered on a first come, first serve basis from date of application completion.
Candidates are responsible for their own application and its follow-up. Checking up regularly emails, and junk emails, is highly recommended – the UEMS Section of Surgery will not be responsible for any missed information sent via email.
We strongly recommend applicants to organise their trip to the EBSQ Examination venue after they have been a confirmed candidate. The UEMS Section of Surgery will not be responsible for any financial decision the applicant made.
Please note that the EBSQ Examination in Coloproctology 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 Coloproctology for the first time or you were assessed as not eligible in a previous attempt to participate to the exam. You are a new candidate. Please click below:
You didn’t succeed once in a previous session of EBSQ Examination in Coloproctology and you want to give it another try?
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You were assessed eligible in a previous session of EBSQ Examination in Coloproctology, you were not able to attend the Examination and you want to attend the next session?
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To apply for certification as Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (FEBS) in the specialty of Coloproctology offered by the “European Board of Surgery” and the “Division of Coloproctology”, 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 Coloproctology.
The Fellowship of the UEMS is a significant high-level indication of professional competence and excellence. It basically 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 does not in itself imply an automatic right to independent practice, nor does it automatically enhance participation in national social security systems of the European Union.
The candidate for the EBSQ title in coloproctology should be a future opinion leader in the management of colorectal diseases in his hospital and/or country. Profound knowledge, including current literature of all colorectal and proctological diseases will be tested to become an EBSQ Coloproctology certified specialist.
All applicants must be from or currently working or have been trained in an European Union UEMS (UNION EUROPEENE DES MEDECINS SPECIALISTES) or associated UEMS country.
The minimum acceptable duration of training for EBSQ COLOPROCTOLOGY is 7 years. This must include a minimum total of 5 years in specialist surgical units. Candidates must have completed 2 or more extra years in coloproctology.
Experience acquired as a specialist or consultant on a unit with senior or more experienced colleagues may be taken into account, but at least one year of advanced training must be undertaken in a nationally recognised unit. Trainers should be ideally EBSQ certified.
Eligibility of an application will only be reviewed by the board once all required documents are provided and the Eligibility fee has been paid. Once these conditions are met, applications are treated by “first-come, first-served” principle. Incomplete applications or unpaid fees will result in delay of evaluation of your application.
Please read the instructions carefully and submit all required documents to support your application.
Candidates must attach the following documents to their online registration on the QuizOne platform:
Note: If visiting trainees have trained within a EU, UEMS or associated UEMS country and had a similar training to those who can subsequently take the CCST, even though such candidates may not be allowed to take the CCST for reasons of refusal of permanent residence, they should be deemed equivalent to CCST and be acceptable as candidates for the EBSQ. The EBSQ Certificate will denote that it is without national cost and does not confer right of domicile.
Documents to be downloaded:
The total fees for applying for the EBSQ Examination in Coloproctology are €700:
Payments must be made via Paypal directly on the QuizOne platform dedicated to registrations before the deadlines dates.
The eligibility fee is to be paid when the applicant registers for the exam.
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.
All fees paid are non-refundable. The exam fee may be transferred to another exam sitting if more than 90 days’ notice is given.
For those who have been assessed eligible, you may postpone/retake the exam for up to 24 months without having to pass and pay the eligibility assessment again. After 24 months you must go through the eligibility assessment again.
Cancellation/Postponement up to 90 days before the exam:
Cancellation/Postponement less than 90 days before the exam:
Reasonable cancellations within 90 days of the exam will be considered on a case by case basis at the discretion of the Board of Examination. Supporting documentation is required.
For those who have been assessed eligible, you may postpone for up to 24 months without having to pass and pay the eligibility assessment again. After 24 months you must go through the eligibility assessment again and pay its fee.
All fees paid are non-refundable.
Fellows are responsible for their Certificates.
If there is an error on your certificate you must contact the office within 3 months of receiving the certificate 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 number of candidates is limited and may vary from examination to examination.
If the maximal number of candidates has been reached, all further eligible candidates are put on a waiting list. You will be informed periodically by the UEMS office if a candidate cancels.
The examination will be cancelled if there are less than 10 candidates. You will be notified within 3 weeks after the application deadline. Do not make travel arrangements before this date. If the examination is cancelled, eligible candidates can choose any other dates and will be on the priority list.
The EBSQ Examination in Coloproctology includes a written case discussion and two “viva voce” examinations with two pairs of EBSQ certified examiners.
The written and oral exams are both in the English language only.
The written part is a case description with several questions regarding assessment of the patient and treatment options. Questions will also include current literature and/or ongoing studies. Answers must be given by writing.
This test is limited to one hour.
The two oral parts are:
To pass the examination, the candidate has to pass all three parts (>=60% correct answers/points) and have an average score >=66% points for the entire examination, while the written part counts double.
Examples:
For details on the organisation and the rules attached to the EBSQ examination in Coloproctology, please read carefully the following document:
