title: The development and design of the European Board of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Examination (EBEORL-HNS).
abstract: The UEMS Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery section is a dedicated body formed to promote the standardisation and harmonisation of European Otorhinolaryngology (ORL). The European Examination Board of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery was created to establish a supranational final exam and accreditation for ORL Surgeons. It is open to candidates both from the European Union and outside the EU. The exam is composed of a written examination to assess mainly the theoretical knowledge of Otorhinolaryngological diseases. The second part, a viva voce examination, is designed to test the clinical application of knowledge based on case scenarios and clinical conditions presented to the candidates. The inaugural examination written component took place in Mannheim/Germany in 2009 and the inaugural Viva Voce examination in Vienna/Austria in 2010. Up to and including the year 2013, 858 participants have attempted one of the two exam components. Of the 858 participants, 305 were successful in both examinations and obtained the accreditation of the European Diploma (European Board Certification). The historical origins, development of the examination, its formal arrangements and the format of the examination are presented in this article.
authors.affiliation: ENT Clinic Frohnleiten and Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria. w.luxenberger@gmx.at.
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Luxenberger
authors.affiliation: Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust, Wakefield, UK.
authors.forename: Victoria M M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.affiliation: ORL Department, Papanikolaou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Angelos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nikolaou
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neudert
authors.affiliation: ENT Department District Hospital in Kielce, Kielce, Poland.
authors.forename: Stanislaw
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bien
authors.affiliation: Klinik für HNO-Krankheiten, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Carl-Thiem-Klinikum Cottbus, Cottbus, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eichhorn
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Heikki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Loppönen
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Hospital Ried, Ried Im Innkreis, Austria.
authors.forename: Dominik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wild
authors.affiliation: Paracelsus Private Medical University Medical School, Salzburg, Austria.
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meco
authors.affiliation: Accident and Emergency Department, North Hampshire Trust Hospitals, Hampshire, UK.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de la Mota
authors.affiliation: University Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University Graz and ENT Clinic Graz, Wartingergasse 37, 8010, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Albegger
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D010036:Otolaryngology
keywords: Examination in Otorhinolaryngology; UEMS