Newsletter UEMS

The Sixth Examination for Registration with the European Board of Paediatric Surgery was held on March 26th and 27th, 2004, in the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland.

The Examination host was Robert Carachi, supported by the Examination Administration Team of Rosemary Mackenzie and Sharon Hosie. Completing the examination team were Stephen Potts (Northern Ireland), Ole Nielsen (Denmark), Hugo Heij (The Netherlands), Dan Young (Scotland), Constantinos Hajivassiliou (Scotland), Alisdair Fyfe (Scotland) and Sebastiano Cacciaguerra (working as a visiting consultant in Scotland). Mr. Basith Amjad, from Mr. Carachi's surgical team, was instrumental in bringing together the clinical patients.

There were 7 (originally 8) candidates on this occasion - unfortunately one candidate withdrew two days before the exam due to a family emergency. The standards were once again extremely high, and congratulations to the six candidates who were successful.

Successful candidates were:

Name From Working in

Francisco Oliveros Hernandez Spain

Corina Zamfir Romania France

Laurent Fourcade France

Ilhami Surer Turkey

Ahmed Jamil Said Baghdad Lewisham

Muhammad Choudhry Pakistan England

It is hoped that the next Examination for Registration with the European Board of Paediatric Surgery will take place on the 5th and 6th November 2004, venue to be arranged. It has to be noted that this will be the last exam prior to moving to the new two part exam in 2005. The closing date for applications will be the 18th September 2004, but early application is advised as places are limited.

Please visit the website http://www.sanmatteo.org/uems/I.htm or contact Rosemary Mackenzie, the EBPS Certification Secretary, at [e-mail].

Robert Carachi, Glasgow

Alexander M. Holschneider, Cologne

Paris 1999 Examiners Mr. Robert Carachi (Scotland) Prof. Ray Fitzgerald (Ireland) Prof. Yves Aigrain (France) Mr. Peter Raine (Scotland) Mr. Victor Boston (Northern Ireland) Prof. Alexander Holschneider (Germany) Prof. Jan Dominique (France) Prof. Dan Young (Scotland) Observers Dr. Ole Nielsen (Denmark)

Madrid 2000 Examiners Mr. Robert Carachi (Scotland) Prof. Ray Fitzgerald (Ireland) Prof. Juan Tovar (Spain) Mr. Victor Boston (Northern Ireland) Prof. Alexander Holschneider (Germany) Observers Prof. Tolga Dalgi (Turkey)

Köln 2001 Examiners Mr. Robert Carachi (Scotland) Prof. Ray Fitzgerald (Ireland) Prof. Alexander Holschneider (Germany)

Amsterdam 2002 Examiners Mr. Robert Carachi (Scotland) Prof. Tolga Dalgi (Turkey) Prof. Ray Fitzgerald (Ireland) Prof. Hugo Heij (The Netherlands) Dr. Ole Nielsen (Denmark) Dr. Andrew Pinter (Hungary) Dr. Gian Batiste Parigi (Italy) Observers Miss Vanessa Wright (Chairperson, Intercollegiate Board of Paediatric Surgery) Mr. Stephen Potts (Northern Ireland)

Paris 2003 Examiners Mr. Robert Carachi (Scotland) Prof. Ray Fitzgerald (Ireland) Prof. Hugo Heij (The Netherlands) Dr. Ole Nielsen (Denmark) Prof. Alexander Holschneider (Germany) plus two local examiners

Glasgow 2004 Examiners Mr. Robert Carachi (Scotland) Prof. Dan Young (Scotland) Mr. Constantinos Hajivassiliou (FRIDAY) Scotland Mr. Stephen Potts (Northern Ireland) Dr. Ole Nielsen (Denmark) Prof. Hugo Heij (The Netherlands) Mr. Alisdair Fyfe (Scotland) Mr. Sebastiano Cacciaguerra (Scotland)