EBU Examination in Urology

The European Board of Urology (EBU) is a section office of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). The EBU is an independent organisation with the objective to promote and harmonise the highest level of urological training in Europe at both basic and postgraduate level.

As part of the objective, EBU offers the annual European Board Examinations in Urology; these consist of:

• The FEBU written examination
• The FEBU oral examination

Successful candidates of the FEBU written examination receive a certificate. The FEBU diploma is issued to those who subsequently pass the FEBU oral examination. The title Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU), which is to be considered a "Mark of Excellence", is increasingly recognised by many institutions worldwide.

Since 2004 the EBU has been organizing the written examination on the last day of the EUREP. Participation is restricted to EUREP-course participants and is subject to EBU eligibility criteria.

Date FEBU written examination:    Wednesday 5 September 2012
Time FEBU written examination:    13.30 – 16.00

The FEBU written examination consist of 150 multiple choice questions and covers the entire field of urology, including related sciences. The examination is in English and must be completed within 2,5 hours. There is no direct relation between the content of the EUREP course and the FEBU written examination.

Eligibility Criteria
Applicants meeting the following criteria can register:
•    Final year residents being trained in a UEMS/EBU member country*
•    Certified urologists

Participants for whom the FEBU written examination is mandatory are requested to contact their National Urological Associations before registering. This concerns urological trainees from Austria, Hungary, Poland, The Netherlands and Switzerland.

Registration details

• Registration has to be done online: please visit the EBU website www.ebu.com
• Registration period: 1 June up to 5 August 2012

Registration fee

• Applicants from UEMS/EBU member countries*
  • → urologists certified by and working in an UEMS/EBU member country : Euro 300
  • → final year residents currently being trained in an UEMS/EBU member country    : Euro 300
• Board certified urologists from non-UEMS/EBU member countries* : Euro 450

Application procedure
Please note that registration for the EUREP course does not include registration for the FEBU written examination! Please follow the following steps:
Step 1. Online registration. Applicants should register through the EBU Online Registration System (www.ebu.com) between 1 June and 5 August 2012. An automatically generated email will be sent to confirm the online registration.
Step 2. Complete registration - Submit documents
After completing the online registration, the applicant has to submit the required documents. All the documents must be sent in hard copy by regular postal mail and received at the EBU office before the indicated deadline.
Urologists are required to submit:A photocopy of their national board certificate (in English);

• A photocopy of a valid passport or identity card.

Residents are required to submit:

• An original and current EBU statement signed by the programme director to confirm that they are in the final year of a European training programme in urology (a template statement can be downloaded from the EBU website www.ebu.com).
• Final year residents from the United Kingdom and Ireland need to be on an official training programme. Applicants trained in the United Kingdom should indicate their national training number on the EBU statement.
• A photocopy of a valid passport or identity card;

Step 3. Payment of examination fee
Once the documents are reviewed and the application is approved the applicant will receive the confirmation of eligibility and the invoice covering the examination fee. Participation can only be guaranteed if the examination fee is paid in time.

Important note: The registration procedure for the European Board Examination in Urology is entirely independent from the EUREP course registration process. Consequently, required documents should always be submitted to the EBU office otherwise the application cannot be processed.  
For further details about the registration procedure visit the EBU website.

Study material

• European Curriculum and a List of Study Subjects are published on the EBU website.
• Booklets published with the MCQs (including the correct answers) which were used during previous EBU- In-Service assessments can be ordered through our website. The booklets can also be purchased at a reduced price at the EBU desk in Prague as of Sunday 2 September 2012

European Board of Urology
P.O. Box 30016
6803 AA  Arnhem
The Netherlands

T 0031 26 38 90 846
F 0031 26 38 90 848
ebu@ebu.com
www.ebu.com