EFOG-EBCOG exam passing score requirements.

 The European Fellow of Obstetrics and Genecology (EFOG) exam is the last cumulative test for specialty trainee physicians, administered by the European Board and College of Obstetrics and Genecology (EBCOG).

In 2016, the inaugural EFOG test was administered. The CESMA criteria are taken into consideration when conducting the testing. As EBCOG Fellows, all candidates who cleared the exam are acknowledged.

Based on a preset EU criterion, the goal of the EFOG exam is to assess a candidate’s level of ability in terms of skills, knowledge, attitude, and judgment.

This facilitates OBG mobility throughout all EU (European Union) member states. On the other hand, you are not barred from participating in the practice if you fail this test. But you begin to be referred to as EBCOG fellows.

EBCOG Exam Pattern

Part 1 of the EBCOG is a written test, and Part 2 is an OSCE. The exam is divided into two levels.

Two three-hour papers make up the written EBCOG Part 1 exam, which takes six hours altogether. While the second paper is focused on gynecology, the first study focuses primarily on obstetrics.

The two papers are reviewed on the same day, one after the other, with a 30-minute break in between. Three distinct question kinds are included in each paper: extended matching questions (EMQ), single-best-answer (SBA), and both.

The purpose of the EBCOG Part 2 Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is to assess candidates’ clinical competency. A wide range of clinical abilities are assessed, including gathering medical history from patients, technical competency, communication, teamwork, integrating information into clinical problem solving, and determining the clinical relevance of a scientific publication.

Pass Marks and Mark Setting in EFOG examinations

In essence, the pass mark creates a distinction between applicants who pass and those who fail. The standard setting approach is the same, even though the pass mark varies depending on the exam because it is mostly determined by the difficulty of the questions.

The EFOG Part 1 exam pass-mark is calculated using the modified-Angoff method. A panel of judges, or experts, assesses the probability that a candidate on the edge will pass each question as part of an objective process. The average score of the panel of judges determines an arbitrary (absolute) pass grade for that specific paper.

When calculating the passing score for the EFOG Part 2 OSCE exam, the examiners’ marks are taken into account. The pass mark is determined by using the applicants’ median score that the examiners considered to be “borderline.”

You will become EBCOG fellows and qualified gynecologists who have been taught and supervised in compliance with European standards after passing both Papers 1 and 2.

Since the UK and Ireland are among the countries that are members of the European Board and the European Union, these countries may eventually elect to mandate European evaluations or make them comparable to their own domestic systems.