Endocrine Surgery Comprehensive Board Exam Guide

Every surgical subspecialty has been rapidly developing with
the establishment of board certification. The Division of Endocrine
Surgery (DES) of the European Board of Surgery has
defined the curriculum for endocrine surgery to include thyroid,
parathyroid, and adrenal and GEP-NET surgery, and
handles accreditation in endocrine surgery. The first examinations
in endocrine surgery in Europe were introduced in 2003.
The main goal of these exams is to maintain a uniform and
high standard of endocrine surgical professionalism across
Europe.
This important book project, Endocrine Surgery ComprehensiveBoard Exam Guide, was completed with the expectation
that it would benefit all European surgeons looking to be certified
in endocrine surgery; additionally, surgeons from the
United States and other non-EU countries will also benefit
from this book when the Endocrine Surgery Board Exam is
introduced in the United States or other non-EU countries.
We hope that this book will be the main source of preparation
for the endocrine surgery examination and will bring
endocrine surgery to a higher level of expertise by helping to
raise the standard of training for future endocrine surgeons.