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European Board
of Oro-Maxillo-Facial Surgery (EBOMFS)
Secretary General: Dr. Risto Kontio, Dept. Of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, 00029 HUS,
FIN,
pfl: +358 9 47188212, pvt: +358 400 490292, fax: +358 9 47188505,
eMail: risto.kontio@hus.fi
EBOMFS-Announcement
INTRODUCTION : The
European Board of Oro-Maxillo-Facial Surgery (EBOMFS) as well as
other European Boards of recognized UEMS specialties is
conducting the RQ (Recognition of Qualification) Assessment. The
Assessment is voluntary and does not affect the free movement of
doctors in Europe.
ELIGIBILITY : Each candidates for the RQ Assessment must
satisfy at least one of the three following conditions.
- Be a recognized specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery
in one of the countries of the E.U. where the specialty is based
on both a medical and a dental degree.
- Be a recognized specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery
in one of the countries of the E.U. where the specialty is based
on a medical degree.
- Be a recognized specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery
in one of the countries of the E.U. where the specialty is based
on a dental degree, provided this specialist also holds a
medical degree.
The candidate for the RQ Assessment shall have been a recognized
specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery for at least 2
years at the moment of the RQ Assessment. It shall be
demonstrated that she or he has effectively practised oral and
maxillofacial surgery during this period. It shall be proved
that she or he has shown a continuing scientific and/or a
continuing medical training interest in the specialty.
STRUCTURE: The assessment will be in two parts.
Part 1 Curriculum vitae (maximum of 30 marks)
Logbook in English (maximum of 30 marks)
Part 2 Multiple Choice Exam (MCQ) in simple English (maximum of
10 marks)
Oral examination of the candidate (maximum of 30 marks)
The Oral examination will be carried out using one of the
following four languages: English, French, German or Spanish. As
an exception, if the candidate cannot manage in any of these
languages and does not agree with the proposed language, she/he
should contact the Secretary General for further proposals in
order to find appropriate examiners for the Oral examination.
The Oral examination will last one hour and consists of two
parts:
A. Questions covering the whole scope of the specialty.
B. Case report. Each candidate must be ready to present three
well-documented personal cases (using slides, photographs,
medical imaging, casts, histology, laboratory findings etc. ).
Candidates who do not submit themselves to the MCQ will not be
permitted to take the Oral examination. The Oral examination
part of the assessment will be conducted by a panel of three
examiners selected by the Board. The chairman of each jury will
be from the same country as the candidate.
The European Board of Oro-Maxillo-Facial Surgery exists to
enhance, through various means, OMFS standards of training and
practice. One of the means to this end is the EBOMFS Assessment,
which confers the title of "Fellow of the EBOMFS". The EBOMFS (European
Board of Oro-Maxillo-Facial Surgery) RQ (Recognition of
Qualification) Assessment has been organized six times during
the last 10 years simultaneously with the Congress of EACMFS (European
Association for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery) by the Board.
Altogether 259 candidates from 14 countries have taken part in
the EBOMFS Assessments during the period of 1996 – 2006:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,
Switzerland and United Kingdom. The success rate, i.e. the
number of candidates who have passed the Assessment and become
fellows of the EBOMFS, has been 90%.
The scope of the Assessment has been defined by EBOMFS in the
European Guidelines for Specialty Training in Oral & Maxillo–Facial
Surgery. This was accepted in the European Board and Section of
Oro-Maxillo-Facial Surgery meetings on 8. - 9. of March, 2002.
The scope includes history–taking, prevention, examination,
treatment and rehabilitation of congenital and acquired
pathologic conditions of the cranium, face, mouth, jaws and neck.
Acquired conditions can result from disease, malformation,
tumour, trauma, degeneration and ageing.
Next RQ Assessment 2008 will be organized in Bologna, Italy,
just before the EACMFS XIX Congress. The dates are 8th – 9th (Monday–
Tuesday) September, 2008.
Important dates:
Application sheets, CV and logbook
The deadline for Application
for the 2008 Assessment will be 15th of June, 2008.
Application form included with C.V./ Logbook for 2008 EBOMFS
Assessment is available as an electronic version at EBOMFS
website www.ebomfs.eu
. It should be filled in and submitted using Web –
submission option (at the end of Application form – section) or
mail it to Dr Risto Kontio, Secretary General and to Professor
Joseph Schoenaers, President of the Scientific Committee.
Two copies of the Medical Diploma and Dental Diploma, if
available, and Diploma of Recognized UEMS-Specialty of
Maxillofacial Surgery, should be prepared and mailed as paper
version to Dr Risto Kontio, Secretary General, Kasarminkatu
11-13, 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland and to Professor Joseph
Schoenaers, President of the Scientific Committee, Catholic
University Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 7, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium.
The Logbook should be certified and signed by the Head of the
Department, where the candidate is trained.
REGISTRATION: Registration will take place between 08:00
– 09:00 am just before the MCQ Examination on Monday 8th of
September.
THE MCQ EXAMINATION: The MCQ – examination will be
carried out between 09:00 – 10:00 (Monday 8th of September). The
total number of MCQs is 30. Only one choice pro question is
correct.
THE ORAL EXAMINATION: The Oral Examination will be
carried out after the MCQ on Monday and on Tuesday (8th and 9th
of Septe mber). There will be three examiners in the jury for
each candidate. The president of the jury and the candidate are
from the same country. It is recommended strongly that the
president of the jury is not a main instructor for the
candidate. The other two examiners are from different country as
the candidate.
AWARD: The Award Ceremony of the Board Assessment takes
place on Tuesday afternoon 9th of September after the Oral
Examination.
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