Cardiologists in training: be prepared for exams!

On Thursday 14 October, 50 cardiology fellows-in-training took a national examination in the Jaarsbeurs (Utrecht). The exam was organised by our National Institute for Continuing Cardiovascular Education (Cardiovasculair Onderwijs Instituut, CVOI). This national examination was held for the first time in history and on this occasion only fellows-in-training in their fourth cardiology year participated. The initiative for this exam was taken by the Concilium of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology (NVVC). The national exam consisted of 120 multiple choice questions of which 11 questions were based on video images (5 choices for each question). The entire exam lasted three hours. The material was provided by the EBSC (European Board for the Specialty of Cardiology) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The EBSC/ ESC lends its support in setting up national exams. The main interest of the EBSC/ESC is to promote national exams within Europe and to offer the exams to the national societies of the ESC. The uniformity of the exams is directly linked to the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes (UEMS). …