HERMES

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HERMES

• Phase 3 European Examination
• Munich, 15 June 2007

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Situation at national level

• Which countries run an examination
• How is it run
• How many candidates are there
• How much does it cost

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Exit examinations
Most countries run an exit examination
(exception Scandinavia and UK).
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Type of examination
In a majority of countries, the examination is
split into two parts written (mostly MCQ) and
oral.
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Examination organisers
In a majority of countries, exit examinations are
organised by Universities. National societies,
Medical associations and Ministries of Health are
in charge in some other countries. In some
countries, examinations are organised in
collaboration between two or more of the
above-mentioned institutions.
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Candidates per year
Average number of candidates per year 29 per
country. Ranging from 2 to 150
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Examination Fees
Examination fees range from EUR 0.- to an
expected EUR 1500.- with an average of EUR 200.-
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Situation at European level

• Which specialties run an examination
• How is it run
• How many candidates are there
• How much does it cost

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European specialty examinations

• European Society of Cardiology (ESC) (5x,
  subspecialty exams)
• European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
• European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
• European Society of Anaesthesiology
• European Society of Medical Oncology
• Federation of the European Societies for surgery
  of the hand
• European Federation of Internal Medicine
• European Board of Ophtalmology
• European Board of Urology
• European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
• European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and
  Aesthetic Surgery
• European Board of Physical and Rehabilitation
  Medicine in Europe
• European Board of Pathology (2x)
• European Board of Paediatric Surgery
• European Board of Vascular Surgery
• American Board for Internal Medicine

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Type of examination
A majority of specialties run a 2-part
examination (MCQ oral examination). Some have a
written examination only, and one has an oral
examination only.
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Number of candidates
Number of candidates per year range from 20 to
500, with an average of 195.
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Fees
Total fees range from EUR 50 to EUR 950, with an
average of EUR 475.- (330.- for written
examination).