Examination Guidelines

Complete and comprehensive examination guidelines documents for the  European Examination in Adult Respiratory Medicine are available.

 In-training assessment examination guidelines

 Self-assessment examination guidelines

 European Diploma examination guidelines 

Examination Preparation

The blueprint for the content of this knowledge-based examination is the consensus-based European syllabus published on Breathe in March 2009

             Click here to see the available syllabus

The selected format of the blueprint for this first examination has two dimensions:

1. Respiratory diseases composed of 10 categories
2. Medical Actions 
   
   Click here to see the examination blueprint 

Access the ERS Learning Resources for further reading and study.

Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) Examination

The examination is knowledge-based only. It will be run in the form of a paper-based Multiple Choice Questionnaire (MCQ) in English. Candidates will have 3 hours to answer 90 questions.

Examination Regulation

• Identification documents will be required on the day of the examination
• Examination duration is maximum of 3 hours for 90 questions
• Examination aids are not permitted e.g. review aids, calculator
• Mobile phones, laptops, PDA's and other electronic aids are not permitted during the examination
• Copying or cheating of any description will result in disqualification and exclusion from future applications to sit the examination

Legal Aspects

The examination per se has no legal standing. 

Registration for the examination implies that the candidate accepts that the result of the examination is final. No legal debate on the final decision is possible.