1. Report to UEMS Surgical Section 14th May 2016 Belfast
Emergency Surgery
Report to UEMS Surgical Section
14th May 2016
Belfast

3. Emergency Surgery working group:
Sebastian Roka (Austria)
Pol Rommens (Germany)
Lars Bo Svendsen (Denmark)
Jonathan Tilsed (UK)
Fernando Turegano (Spain)
Eric Voiglio (France)
Selman Uranüs (Austria)
Mauro Zago (Italy)
Patrick Baque (France)
Tina Gaarder (Norway)
Folke Hammarqvist (Sweden)
Hayato Kurihara (Italy)
Ilana Lyytinen (Finland)
Isidro Martinez (Spain)
Carlos Mesquita (Portugal)
Mahir Ozmen (Turkey)
Andreas Platz (Switzerland)

8. Honorary Diploma Senior Surgeons Teaching Research
Development of Emergency Surgery
Time limited – 30th April 2017
12 Awarded

9. Preparation for examination
176 MCQs (working group)
Apos Aneg Kprim Etype Apos Aneg
Draft paper of 100 questions (blueprint)
Road test: 2 independent experts
Final MCQ paper: 3rd independent expert
OSCE (examiners) 6 stations x 2 scenarios = 12
Eligibility committee (6 + chairman)

11. Candidates: Applications opened online 22nd October 2015 6 applicants
2 provided incomplete data
subsequently corrected
6 candidates

13. Pass mark for MCQ 75%
Pass mark for OSCE 75%
Pass mark overall 75%
2 candidates PASSED
Others will be permitted to retake the exam once without paying the fee.

14. Feedback: Well organised Reading list would help
Too much trauma/too little trauma
Streamline application process

15. Next examination:
Friday 5th May 2017, Bucharest, Romania