PART 1 - Written Exam
Fee for European citizens: 350€
Fee for non-European candidates working in Europe (or UEMS
affiliated): 400€
Fee for non-European candidates not working in Europe (or UEMS
affiliated): 550€
European candidates eligible to take Part I of EBOT include
citizens from any country in the European Union OR United
Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Armenia, Georgia, Israel,
Serbia, Turkey, or Ukraine (UEMS-affiliated countries).
Citizens of other countries working in the above-mentioned
countries are considered “non-European candidates working in a
European country”.
Citizens of other countries not working in any of those countries
are “non-European candidates not working in a European country”.
PART 2 - Oral Exam
Fee for European citizens: EUR 600
Fee for non-European citizens working in a European country: EUR
1,200
Once candidates have successfully completed Part 1: Written Exam,
they will be informed about the instructions and deadlines for
Part 2: Oral Exam.
Please note that trainees will not be
able to take Part 2: Oral
Exam of the EBOT examination until they have passed their
national exam and obtained a certificate of full qualification
as an orthopaedic surgeon from their national authority (EU
Orthopaedic Society). Once this certificate is obtained, the
applicant must send a copy to the EBOT Administrator and await
confirmation of eligibility from the Board. Applicants are
required to take Part 2 within two years after successful
completion of Part 1.
Also note that non-European citizens not
working in a European
country will not be able to take Part 2: Oral exam of the EBOT
examination.
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