EBEEM examination blueprint:
The exam blueprint provides an overview of the assessment, including the topics covered, the weight of each topic, and the types of questions you can expect. It is designed to help you understand the exam structure and prepare effectively by focusing on the knowledge and skills that will be assessed.
EBEEM Part A - Blueprint
The Part A examination blueprint is mapped against the European Core Curriculum for Emergency Medicine.
Each exam consists of 200 MCQs and includes 25% of pediatrics related MCQs :
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11% |
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15% |
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45% |
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15% |
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4% |
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10% |
EBEEM Part B - Blueprint
The Part B examination blueprint is planned to reflect the patient case mix in an "average" emergency department - including the core presentations within the areas of: Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, and including sampling Ophthalmology, ENT, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Geriatrics, or Pre-hospital Care.
Each Structured Oral Examination (SOE) assesses three core competences in the care of patients: triage and resuscitation, assessment, diagnostics, procedural skills, clinical reasoning, professional competences. One competence is designated as the main competence, with 50% of the marks focusing on that competence, while the remaining two supporting domains each contribute 25%, ensuring a balanced assessment across multiple areas of clinical practice.
Ressources
Candidates are strongly advised to prepare adequately for the examination by following the European Curriculum of Emergency Medicine, and by consulting current Emergency Medicine textbooks, as well international guidelines. Candidates should note that the examination primarily uses the latest edition of Judith Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide as the reference text, as well as
- ESC guidelines since 2010: Atrial fibrillation, ACS non-ST elevation, acute cardiac failure
- SIGN guidelines since 2010: antithrombotics
- NICE guidelines since 2010: epilepsy, acute GI bleeding, venous thromboembolic disease, headaches, anaphylaxis
- European Resuscitation Council guidelines since 2010
- Ultrasound-specific resources: Ma, Mateer, Blaivas: "Emergency Ultrasound", McGraw Hill
EBEEM candidates and their training instructors should become familiar with the European Curriculum that is approved by the UEMS Board. Emergency Medicine European Training Requirements - 2024.
More information about th European Curriculum on the dedicated page
Also see the sample multiple choice questions, of the type you would expect to find on the Part A exam.
Additional resources: www.lucem.info provides a structured way to assess patients with a given chief complaint, it incorporates some clinical decision rules to evaluate the probability of certain diagnoses, and a stepwise approach to specific procedures and examinations.
Curriculum+
EUSEM's Education Committee developed the document Curriculum+. This is a list of free online learning materials based on the Curriculum.
EUSEM Academy
EUSEM launched an e-learning platform, the EUSEM Academy, with webcasts, learning quizzes and e-learning modules.
There is a special section that focuses on e-learning modules that are based on the curriculum. The contents will grow steadily with every EUSEM congress.
Only EUSEM members have access to the full content, but also some content is freely available if you create a free MyEUSEM account.