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
3,800
questions
FEBS Surgical Oncology
Written MCQ + oral · annual · European supranational certification
3,800
questions
FEBS Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery
100 MCQ + oral structured interview · annual (spring written, autumn oral)
1,340
questions
FEBS Coloproctology
100 MCQ + oral viva · annual (April written, October oral at ESCP congress)
1,476
questions
FEBS Endocrine Surgery
100 MCQ + oral · annual
1,368
questions
FEBS Breast Surgery
100 MCQ + oral · annual
874
questions
FEBS Oesophagogastric Cancer Surgery
100 MCQ + oral · annual
1,327
questions
FEBS Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
120 MCQ computer-based · annual
1,012
questions
FEBS Transplant Surgery
100 MCQ + oral · annual
1,501
questions
MCh / FNB Surgical Oncology
Written theory + clinical viva · biannual (June and December)
5,278
questions
Título de Especialista em Cirurgia Oncológica (SBCO)
Written MCQ + oral practical · annual
5,278
questions
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