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Examination Working Group
The ESMO Examination Working Group is a satellite of the Educational Steering Committee. It is in charge of preparing the ESMO Examination which certifies that a medical oncologist possesses the knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential for providing care to cancer patients.
Chair
Dr. Carsten Bokemeyer
Activities and responsibilities
- Selecting exam questions
- Supervising exam sessions
- Analyzing exam results
- Awarding the ESMO certificate of medical oncology to successful participants
Major achievements
| 2009 | 20th Anniversary ESMO Exam |
| 2006 | Major participants in 3 sessions – Bern, Frankfurt and Istanbul - 213 |
| 2005 | Possibility to arrange parallel sessions in regions outside of Europe |
| 2005 | Belgium Society of Medical Oncology joins the German Society AIO and requires ESMO Examination for Full society membership |
| 2004 | Slovenia joins Switzerland and Germany in recognizing ESMO Exam as national oncology examination |
| 2002 | Exam Award |
| 2000 | 180 participants over five (5) simultaneous sessions in Hamburg, Frankfurt, Bern, Buenos Aires and Brazil |
| 1999 | First Exam session, London, United Kingdom |
| 1998 | Examination Working Group established |
Committee Members
| NAME | COUNTRY | FUNCTION |
|---|---|---|
| Carsten Bokemeyer | Germany | Chair |
| Richard Hermann | Switzerland | Co-Chair |
| Johanna W. Baars | Netherlands | Committee Member |
| Radovan Barilla | Slovakia | Committee Member |
| Giannicola D'Addario | Switzerland | Committee Member |
| Sebastian Fetscher | Germany | Committee Member |
| Giulio Metro | Italy | Committee Member |
| Wim Wynendaele | Belgium | Committee Member |
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