Only complete applications will be considered by the Evaluation Committee.

Documentation required from certified specialists for submitting an online application:

• i) Curriculum Vitae (in English)
• ii) Copy of passport or ID card
• iii) Copy of Successful Completion of Orthopaedic and Traumatology training – Certificate/Diploma
• iv) Reference letter (in English) from your supervisor or the Head of Department where you are working stating your professional status.

Closing dates will be strictly adhered to. It is the responsibility of the applicant to upload the required information and documentation, without it the application fails.

Resit Candidates

Please note that all resit candidates for the Written Exam must go through the online application procedure again so that the data can be processed unless otherwise instructed by the EBOT Administration Office. Resit candidates may reuse their previously submitted documentation, however, an updated proof of employment must be provided.

Resit candidates for the Oral Exam do not have to complete the online application form again but must inform the EBOT Administrator if they wish to resit the Oral Exam by 30 June of the respective year at the latest.

Candidates who fail the Oral Exam may retake this part the following year without having to retake the Written Exam. If the candidate does not retake the Oral Exam in the following year or fails a second time, then both Written and Oral Exams must be taken again and the candidate needs to apply in full again.

Requirements for Certified Specialists:

• Copy of passport or ID card proving citizenship of the European Union (EU) or European-associated countries, including United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Armenia, Georgia, Israel, Serbia, Turkey or Ukraine (UEMS-affiliated countries).
• Certificate of full qualification as an orthopaedic surgeon from the national authority proving your status as registered O&T specialist in your country.
• Reference letter from your supervisor OR the Head of Department where you are currently working (in English), stating your professional status including the confirmation that you hold the certification as an O&T specialist.

Requirements for Trainees in their final year of training in a recognised European Training Scheme Programme:

• Copy of passport or ID card.
• Two structured references (in English):
  1. from the head of training or department at the hospital
  2. from the orthopaedic surgeon responsible for your training
• Please note that the structured reference form is available on the EBOT website and have to be uploaded in order to complete your application.

Please note that trainees will not be able to take Part 2 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).