1. The European Certification for Doctors in Training-a possible model
Dr Ian Barrison
President European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Associate Dean Postgraduate Medicine University of Hertfordshire

2. Topics
The Blue Book
The Examination-supporting structures,example questions,subject areas
The Examination-analysis of results
Candidate feedback

3. The European Specialist Examination in Gastroenterology and Hepatology-(ESEGH)

6. Blue Book Compilation

11. Status of the Examination in Europe
First to receive approval from UEMS and the UK Regulator-the General Medical Council

12. ESEGH Supporting Structures
Collaboration

13. What is the Examination?

14. European Specialty Examination in Gastroenterology and Hepatology (ESEGH) 
The ESEGH is a pan-European knowledge-based assessment for Gastroenterology and Hepatology trainees, delivered in partnership with the Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK (Federation) and the British Society of Gastroenterology(BSG), based on the successful EBGH Examination and the Specialty Certificate Examination (SCE) in Gastroenterology.
The ESEGH is a high quality, reliable examination, based on a proven format, now UK (General Medical Council) Regulator approved, which is currently mandatory in the Netherlands, Switzerland and the UK from 2018.
Registration and information:
Registration for the ESEGH will be hosted on the MRCP(UK) website ( on behalf of the ESBGH, Federation and BSG.
Registration for the ESEGH will open on 19 December Please visit the MRCP(UK) website for more information on application dates and procedure.

17. Conferences
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG)
Digestive Disease Week (DDW)
European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)
Regional Society meetings
United European Gastroenterology Federation (UEG)
Young GI Talent Group
The Young Talent Group promotes junior physicians and researchers working in the field of gastroenterology.
In collaboration with UEG committees, the group members develop initiatives for young specialists, such as the Young GI Network at UEG Week or the Visiting Fellowship Programmes.
Journals
Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Gastroenterology
Gut
Journal of Hepatology
Lancet
New England Journal of Medicine

18. ESEGH Committees Question Writing Group-8 ESBGH Representatives
Standard Setting Group-2
Examination Board-3

19. Sample Questions
Five part stem
One correct answer

24. Entries to the European Examination

25. 413 Allergology and Immunology 62 Cardiology 317 Dermatology 61
Emergency Medicine
309(Parts A &B)
Renal 72
Neurology
Nuclear Medicine 26
Gastroenterology
413

27. ESBGH Examination promotion
ESBGH delegates
National Societies
Young GI network
UEG
EJD
Chairs of National Training Committees
National Journals

29. ESEGH Examination report
2018

31. The 2018 European Specialty Examination in Gastroenterology and Hepatology was sat on 18 April 2018.
The 2018 examination is the first sitting of a joint examination where the Specialty Certificate Examination (SCE) in Gastroenterology and the European Section and Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Examination (ESBGHE) became a single examination which will be referred to as the European Specialty Examination in Gastroenterology and Hepatology (ESEGH).
The examination was conducted using Computer Based Testing, at Pearson Vue test centres in the UK and around the world.
The examination consisted of two sessions of 3 hours. During each session candidates answered 100 best-of-five questions, which were displayed in a random order. A total of 413 candidates completed both sessions.
For this examination 112 questions were new i.e. they had not been pre-tested or used before and 88 items were re-used from a previous diets. The selected questions were standard-set before the examination using the modified Angoff’s method of criterion referencing to produce a pass-mark.
All 200 questions were scored for this examination.

35. The pass mark is set at 60% (120/200)
This results in a pass rate for all candidates of 67.3% (278/413)
UK trainees pass rate is 83% (146/176)
European centres (UK excluded) pass rate 73.9% (65/88)

36. Performance of candidates
The group of 413 candidates had a mean score of 62.4% (S.D. = 9), with a range of 31.5% to 82.5%.
176 candidates declared that they are trained in the UK and their scores have a mean of 65.5% and S.D. = 6.9 (range between 40% and 79%).
88 candidates sat in European centres other than in the UK, their mean score was 64.3% (S.D. = 8.1), with a range of 42% to 82.5%.