Application deadline: 15th January 2026
Apply through the UEMS MIS exam website via the link below.
Please note the UEMS offers 2 exams. This page is dedicated to the Minimally Invasive Surgery exam. For the Robotic Assisted Surgery exam, please click here.
Fellow of the European Board of Surgery – MIS
UEMS Division & Board of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) cordially invites you to the Fellowship Examination within Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS). The examination is offered in collaboration with the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery. The successful candidates are awarded the title “Fellow of the European Board of Surgery – MIS” or “F.E.B.S./MIS” and provided with the relevant Diploma.
For more information on examination organisation & rules, eligibility requirements, examination fees, examination format and suggested readings, please visit the UEMS website.
2026 EXAM DATES:
April 21, 2026 – MCQ online + OSCE online
June 23, 2026 – OSCE practical, at the EAES congress in Athens, Greece
TOP CLASS AWARDS
For participants in the exam, there is an opportunity to win a grant to participate in the 33rd EAES congress 2025.
The ONE best scoring exam receives the TOP CLASS AWARD which is a grant of 750 euro.
Requirements:
– must be an EAES member at the time of the application
– registered for the congress and
– under 40 years old
Suggested readings
Please note! The complete list of suggested readings in electronic version is available to EAES members free of charge. Become a member now and enjoy these and many more member benefits!
- The use of 3D laparoscopic imaging systems in surgery: EAES consensus development conference 2018
Surg Endosc2019 Oct;33(10):3251-3274. doi: 10.1007/s00464-018-06612-x. Epub 2018 Dec 4. - European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons (EAES) consensusstatement on the use of robotics in general surgery
Surg Endosc. 2015 Feb;29(2):253-88. doi: 10.1007/s00464-014-3916-9. Epub 2014 Nov 8.PMID: 25380708 - EAES Recommendations for Recovery Plan in Minimally Invasive Surgery Amid COVID-19 Pandemic.
Surg Endosc. 2021 Jan;35(1):1-17. doi: 10.1007/s00464-020-08131-0. Epub 2020 Nov 10.PMID: 33170335 - Clinical practice guidelines of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) on bariatric surgery: update 2020 endorsed by IFSO-EC, EASO and ESPCOP.
Surg Endosc. 2020 Jun;34(6):2332-2358. doi: 10.1007/s00464-020-07555-y. Epub 2020 Apr 23.PMID: 32328827 - EAES and SAGES 2018 consensus conference on acute diverticulitis management: evidence-based recommendations for clinical practice.
Surg Endosc. 2019 Sep;33(9):2726-2741. doi: 10.1007/s00464-019-06882-z. Epub 2019 Jun 27 - Laparoscopic surgery for pancreatic neoplasms: the European association for endoscopic surgery clinical consensus conference.
Edwin B, Sahakyan MA, Abu Hilal M, Besselink MG, Braga M, Fabre JM, Fernández-Cruz L, Gayet B, Kim SC, Khatkov IE; EAES Consensus Conference Study Group.Surg Endosc. 2017 May;31(5):2023-2041. doi: 10.1007/s00464-017-5414-3. Epub 2017 Feb 15.PMID: 28205034 - Diagnosis and management of acute appendicitis. EAES consensus development conference 2015.
Surg Endosc. 2016 Nov;30(11):4668-4690. doi: 10.1007/s00464-016-5245-7. Epub 2016 Sep 22.PMID: 27660247 - EAES Consensus Development Conference on endoscopic repair of groin hernias
Surg Endosc 2013 Oct;27(10):3505-19.doi: 10.1007/s00464-013-3001-9 - EAES rapid guideline: systematic review, meta-analysis, GRADE assessment, and evidence-informed European recommendations on appendicitis in pregnancy.
Surg Endosc. 2022 Dec;36(12):8699-8712. doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09625-9. Epub 2022 Oct 28. PMID: 36307599. - EAES rapid guideline: updated systematic review, network meta-analysis, CINeMA and GRADE assessment, and evidence-informed European recommendations on the management of common bile duct stones
Surg Endosc. 2022 Nov;36(11):7863-7876. doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09662-4. Epub 2022 Oct 13. PMID: 36229556. - UEG and EAES rapid guideline: Update systematic review, network meta-analysis, CINeMA and GRADE assessment, and evidence-informed European recommendations on surgical management of GERD.
United European Gastroenterol J. 2022 Oct 5. doi: 10.1002/ueg2.12318. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36196591. - UEG and EAES rapid guideline: Systematic review, meta-analysis, GRADE assessment and evidence-informed European recommendations on TaTME for rectal cancer.
Surg Endosc. 2022 Apr;36(4):2221-2232. doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09090-4. Epub 2022 Feb 25. PMID: 35212821; PMCID: PMC8921163. - EAES rapid guideline: systematic review, network meta-analysis, CINeMA and GRADE ssessment, and European consensus on bariatric surgery-extension 2022.
Surg Endosc. 2022 Mar;36(3):1709-1725. doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09008-0. Epub 2022 Jan 20. PMID: 35059839. - EAES rapid guideline: appendicitis in the elderly.
Surg Endosc. 2021 Jul;35(7):3233-3243. doi: 10.1007/s00464-021-08524-9. Epub 2021 May 17. PMID: 33999255. - EAES Manual
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