European Board of Oro-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
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.
Informazioni più dettagliate possono essere reperite sul sito ufficiale della EBOMFS: http://www.ebomfs.net/index.php
