The European board examination in Dermato-Venereology - a “must“ for German residents

Abstract

The UEMS European Board of Dermato-Venereology Diploma (EBDVD) examination is a test of excellence in Dermatology and Venereology. It is designed to assess the knowledge and clinical skills requisite to the delivery of a high standard of dermato-venereological care both in hospitals and in independent clinical practices. The EBDVD examination is in the responsibility of the UEMS European Board of Dermato-Venereology (UEMS-EBDV) and its subcommission board examination with academic teachers from all over Europe. The fi rst examination was held in August 2007 in Frankfurt, Germany. Thereafter, the examination has taken place in Frankfurt every year. Since the year 2016 it has been installed as a computer-based online examination in cooperation with Orzone AB, Gothenburg, Sweden as the technical web provider There are usually candidates from all over Europe and other countries outside Europe. The UEMS examinations in most countries of the European Union are voluntary. However, many countries in Europe recognize this examination as conforming to their own National Specialist Examinations. For example, Switzerland is now going to take it as the written part of their written part of the national one. More than 25 medical specialities are now year by year running the european examinations. For Germany the old federal country based system[...].