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World J Meta-Anal. Apr 28, 2020; 8(2): 41-47
Published online Apr 28, 2020. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v8.i2.41
Published online Apr 28, 2020. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v8.i2.41
European Specialty Examination in Gastroenterology and Hepatology examination — improving education in gastroenterology and hepatology
Isabelle Cremers, Department of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar de Setubal, Setúbal 2910446, Portugal
Anthea Pisani, Department of Gastroenterology, Mater dei Hospital, Malta MSD2090, Malta
Matea Majerović, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
Jan Lillienau, Department of Gastroenterology, Lund University, Lund SE-22100, Sweden
Spyros Michopoulos, Department of Gastroenterology, Alexandra Hospital – Athens, Athens 11528, Greece
Kristine Wiencke, Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo 0372, Norway
Tony Ellis, Department of Gastroenterology, Oxford University Hospital Trust, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
Ian Barrison, Postgraduate Medicine, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire AL10 9EU, United Kingdom
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to this paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interests.
Corresponding author: Isabelle Cremers, MD, Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar de Setubal, Rua Camilo Castelo Branco, Setúbal 2910446, Portugal. cremers_tavares@hotmail.com
Received: December 2, 2019
Peer-review started: December 2, 2019
First decision: March 24, 2020
Revised: March 28, 2020
Accepted: April 15, 2020
Article in press: April 15, 2020
Published online: April 28, 2020
Processing time: 147 Days and 21.2 Hours
Peer-review started: December 2, 2019
First decision: March 24, 2020
Revised: March 28, 2020
Accepted: April 15, 2020
Article in press: April 15, 2020
Published online: April 28, 2020
Processing time: 147 Days and 21.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: The examination is one of the largest Physician Specialty Examination in Europe, and is a four-way cooperation between Union of European Medical Specialties, The European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the British Society of Gastroenterology and the Federation of Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom GMC formally approved the European Examination in January 2018. The European Specialty Examination in Gastroenterology and Hepatology is mandated in 4 European countries and the increasing number of candidates in countries were not mandated is a measure of success.