Board exam guides
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Each board has its own exam guide below — format, eligibility requirements, syllabus breakdown, and preparation tips written by a practising surgical oncologist.
American Board of Surgery — Complex General Surgical Oncology
200 MCQ · computer-based · annual (spring) · 6 hours
7,411
questions
FEBS Surgical Oncology
Written MCQ + oral · annual · European supranational certification
7,411
questions
FEBS Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery
100 MCQ + oral structured interview · annual (spring written, autumn oral)
3,087
questions
FEBS Coloproctology
100 MCQ + oral viva · annual (April written, October oral at ESCP congress)
1,609
questions
FEBS Endocrine Surgery
100 MCQ + oral · annual
1,946
questions
FEBS Breast Surgery
100 MCQ + oral · annual
1,490
questions
FEBS Oesophagogastric Cancer Surgery
100 MCQ + oral · annual
1,362
questions
FEBS Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
120 MCQ computer-based · annual
1,049
questions
FEBS Transplant Surgery
100 MCQ + oral · annual
1,549
questions
MCh / FNB Surgical Oncology
Written theory + clinical viva · biannual (June and December)
7,352
questions
Título de Especialista em Cirurgia Oncológica (SBCO)
Written MCQ + oral practical · annual
7.340
questions
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Part 1 written (~6 h) + Part 2 oral · at least three 30-min sessions, two examiners each
1,168
questions
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Focused Practice Designation
~150 MCQ · two 120-min sessions · annual (spring)
1,049
questions
Adult Complex Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Focused Practice Designation
~150 MCQ · two 120-min sessions · annual (spring)
850
questions
Abdominal Transplant Surgery Certification
Oral only · two sessions, two examiners each · biannual (autumn and spring)
1,549
questions
Saudi Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery
100 MCQ written + FCOE: 2 long cases and 4 short cases · annual
1,609
questions
Saudi Fellowship in Endocrine and Breast Surgery
80–120 single-best-answer MCQ · pass mark 70% · annual
3,008
questions
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