FEBS-Endo

FEBS Endocrine Surgery

FormatWritten examination + oral examination

DurationWritten: 2.5–3 hours; Oral: 30 minutes

FrequencyAnnual (UEMS-SESS / ENETS endorsed)

Pass Rate~75%

Exam Fee€500–€700 EUR

Minimum 5 years postgraduate training in surgery

At least 2 years working in an endocrine surgery unit (≥50 thyroid, ≥20 parathyroid, ≥15 adrenal cases per year)

Logbook with sufficient operative volume in thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal surgery

Thyroid Cancer (DTC, MTC, ATC — staging, RAI, thyroidectomy extent)35%

Hyperparathyroidism & Parathyroid Surgery20%

Adrenal Surgery (adrenocortical carcinoma, pheochromocytoma, incidentaloma)20%

Neuroendocrine Tumors & MEN Syndromes (MEN1, MEN2A/2B)20%

Benign Thyroid Disease & Multinodular Goiter5%

ATA/ETA Thyroid Cancer Management Guidelines

Guideline

Textbook of Endocrine Surgery (Clark, Doherty, Greenfield)

Book

AACE/ACE Pheochromocytoma Clinical Practice Guidelines

Guideline

~440

questions available

Topics covered

Thyroid CancerParathyroid DiseaseAdrenal SurgeryNETsMEN SyndromesBenign Thyroid

Month 1

Thyroid cancer: DTC risk stratification (ATA), extent of thyroidectomy, central neck dissection, RAI

Month 2

MTC and ATC: RET mutation testing, surgical strategy, multimodal approach, tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Month 3

Hyperparathyroidism: primary, secondary, tertiary; parathyroid localization, minimally invasive parathyroidectomy

Month 4

Adrenal gland: ACC staging, pheochromocytoma preoperative preparation, laparoscopic adrenalectomy approach

Month 5

NETs: pancreatic NETs (pNETs), functioning/non-functioning, MEN1/MEN2A/2B genetics and surveillance

Month 6

Benign thyroid disease; oral examination preparation with endocrine case scenarios

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