UEMS (Union Europeenne des Medecins Specialistes) - Division of Coloproctology

What UEMS (Union Europeenne des Medecins Specialistes) - Division of Coloproctology does

UEMS (Union Europeenne des Medecins Specialistes) - Division of Coloproctology is a Brussels-headquartered, non-profit professional medical organization that operates as one of 12 surgical specialty divisions under the UEMS Section of Surgery. Founded in 1996, it functions as a pan-European standards body covering EU member states, UEMS member countries (Iceland, Norway, Switzerland), and associated countries, with the mandate to standardize and certify surgical competence. The Division of Coloproctology is responsible for the discipline-specific EBSQ (European Board of Surgery Qualification) examination and curriculum in colorectal and anal surgery, sitting alongside parallel divisions covering Breast Surgery, HPB Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Surgical Oncology, and others. Its core constituents are specialist surgeons seeking pan-European recognition of competence via the FEBS (Fellow of the European Board of Surgery) title, and national surgical societies, which supply delegates for examination governance and curriculum development.

The organization's delivery infrastructure combines a WordPress-based public website with the QuizOne online examination platform for application intake, eligibility document uploads, fee collection, and examination registration. EBSQ examinations follow a structured two-part format - Part 1 written MCQ (delivered online) and Part 2 oral viva voce (delivered at physical venues across cities such as Vienna, Madrid, and Berlin) - with priority scoring used where examination places are constrained. Beyond examinations, the Section operates a portfolio of educational and accreditation services: a Surgery Thursday Webinar series run in collaboration with the Berufsverband Österreichischer Chirurgen (Austrian Association of Surgeons), Training Centre Accreditation for specialist surgical training centres, European Training Requirements (ETR) publications, and CME credit allocation through EACCME.

UEMS generates revenue principally through examination and certification fees (€250-€1,000 per candidate depending on specialty, with non-member surcharges and resit fees), preparatory courses (e.g., €250 per delegate for Warsaw-based offerings, capped at 60 delegates), and ancillary services such as certificate re-issue (€300, including DHL delivery). With 28 employees and a delegate-based federation governance model, the Section runs an event- and sales-assisted go-to-market motion combining website, newsletter, and webinars for top- and mid-funnel reach with direct examination enrollment through QuizOne. The organization reports as a non-profit and does not publicly disclose revenue, while maintaining a broad network of specialty society partnerships - including ESES, EUSOMA, ESSO, ABS, ESOT, E-AHPBA, BASO, and others - to access specialty expertise and candidate networks across Europe.

Name

UEMS (Union Europeenne des Medecins Specialistes) - Division of Coloproctology

Legal name

UEMS Section of Surgery

Website

https://uemssurg.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UEMS Section of Surgery's Division of Coloproctology is a Brussels-based non-profit medical federation that administers EBSQ certification examinations and confers the FEBS fellowship across 12 surgical disciplines including Coloproctology, serving specialist surgeons throughout European member states.

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Product category

Medical Professional Certification and Surgical Training Standards

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Certifications (EDAAANAI)

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Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

Keywords

• Surgical specialty certification
• Medical professional examinations
• Surgical training standards
• Continuing medical education
• Professional medical society

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Examination and Certification Fees: The organization generates revenue through examination fees for EBSQ certifications. Fees vary by specialty and membership status. For Breast Surgery: €1,000 total (€150 eligibility assessment + €350 written + €500 oral). For Endocrine Surgery: €850 for ESES members, €1,000 for non-members. For Trauma Surgery Part 1: €300 (€150 eligibility + €150 examination). Additional fees apply for resits, postponements, and certificate re-issues.
2. Preparatory Course Fees: Revenue generated from preparatory courses for examinations, such as the Warsaw Preparatory Course for Breast Surgery at €250 per delegate.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

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Core offering

UEMS Section of Surgery is a non-profit professional medical organization that administers standardized European Board of Surgery Qualification (EBSQ) examinations across 12 surgical specialties, conferring the Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (FEBS) title. It also accredits surgical training centres, publishes European Training Requirements (ETR), provides EACCME-accredited continuing medical education, and offers educational webinars. The Division of Coloproctology is one of 12 specialty divisions delivering EBSQ examinations for colorectal and anal surgeons.

Product overview

UEMS Section of Surgery is a professional medical organization (European Union of Medical Specialists) that represents 12 surgical specialties and provides standardized surgical training, examination, and accreditation services across Europe. The core offerings include EBSQ (European Board of Surgery Qualification) Examinations leading to the Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (FEBS) certification, training centre accreditation, CME accreditation through EACCME, and educational webinars. The Division of Coloproctology is one of the specialty divisions offering discipline-specific EBSQ examinations.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• EBSQ Examinations (European Board of Surgery Qualification) Standardized high-level specialty examinations for surgical trainees across multiple surgical fields, leading to the Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (FEBS) certification. The EBSQ Coloproctology examination is delivered as part of the Division of Coloproctology's offerings.
• Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (FEBS) A prestigious fellowship title conferred upon surgeons who pass the EBSQ examination, representing professional competence and excellence at European level.
• Training Centre Accreditation Service that audits and accredits training centres for specialist surgeons across Europe to ensure quality standards in surgical education.
• CME Accreditation (EACCME) Review and accreditation of educational events for credit points to support continuing medical education of surgeons in Europe.
• UEMS Webinars (Surgery Thursday Webinar series) Online educational sessions organized in collaboration with various surgical divisions, offering CME points for participating surgeons.
• Preparatory Courses for EBSQ Examinations Paid preparatory courses for candidates preparing to sit EBSQ specialty examinations, such as the Warsaw Preparatory Course for Breast Surgery.
• Certificate Re-issue Service Administrative service for re-issuing FEBS certificates beyond the initial delivery window, including DHL delivery.

Quantifiable outcome

• EBSQ examinations are conducted in English language with standardized formats including written MCQ and oral viva voce components
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Berufsverband Österreichischer Chirurgen (Austrian Association of Surgeons)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Collaborative partnership for the Surgery Thursday Webinar series. The Austrian Association of Surgeons co-organizes monthly webinars on surgical topics with the UEMS Section of Surgery, with CME points granted to Austrian attendees and validated for other EU countries.
• EUSOMA - European Society of Breast Cancer SpecialistscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEUSOMA is listed as a partner European society for the Breast Surgery Division, contributing to curriculum development and examination standards for breast cancer surgery specialists.
• ESSO - European Society of Surgical OncologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for surgical oncology specialty representation and examination development. ESSO provides input on curriculum and examination standards for surgical oncology professionals.
• BASO - British Association of Surgical OncologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK-based surgical oncology society contributing to breast surgery division governance and examination processes.
• ESOT - European Society of Organ TransplantationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndorsement partnership for transplant surgery events and congresses. The 5th International Living Donor Liver Transplantation Congress was endorsed by ESOT along with ELITA, ELTR, ILTS, ISLS, and ILLS.
• ELITA - European Liver Intestine Transplant AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for liver transplantation congress endorsement and transplant surgery examination development.
• ILTS - International Liver Transplantation SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for liver transplantation education, congress endorsement, and examination standards.
• E-AHPBA - European-Asian HPB AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for HPB surgery education. E-AHPBA Gold Seal Post Graduate Courses are endorsed as preparatory courses for UEMS HPB examinations.
• International Living Donor Liver Transplantation Group (iLDLTG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary organizer of the International Living Donor Congress, held in collaboration with Belgian transplantation societies and endorsed by UEMS-EBTS. The congress focuses on living donor liver transplantation and advanced hepatobiliary surgery.
• SwisstransplantcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss transplant organization that hosted the 5th Preparatory Course in Transplant Coordination in collaboration with UEMS and EDTCO.
• EDTCO - European Donor Controllers and Transplant Coordination OrganizationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for transplant coordination education and preparatory courses, working with Swisstransplant and UEMS.
• BELIAC - Belgian Liver-Intestine CommitteeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian committee collaborating on the International Living Donor Congress organization with iLDLTG.
• BTS - Belgian Transplantation SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational transplantation society contributing to congress organization for the International Living Donor Congress.
• RBSS - Royal Belgian Society of SurgeryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational surgical society whose Belgian Section for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery (BSHBPS) co-organized the International Living Donor Congress.
• ESES - European Society of Endocrine SurgeonscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary partnership for endocrine surgery specialty. National delegates of ESES correspond to national delegates of the UEMS Division of Endocrine Surgery. ESES provides curriculum input and examination standards.
• ABS - Association of Breast SurgerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK-based breast surgery association listed as a partner society for the Breast Surgery Division, contributing to examination and training standards.
• BSI - Breast Surgery InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational breast surgery society contributing to global standards and examination recognition for breast surgery specialists.
• EUROLIVER FOUNDATIONminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation endorsed the International Living Donor Congress, supporting hepatobiliary surgery education and research.
• ILLS - International Laparoscopic Liver Surgery SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational society endorsed for the Living Donor Congress, contributing to laparoscopic surgery techniques in liver transplantation.
• ISLS - International Society for Liver SurgeryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational society endorsed for liver surgery congress, supporting academic exchange on liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery.
• ELTR - European Liver Transplant RegistryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegistry partnership for tracking liver transplant outcomes and contributing data to transplant surgery education.
• ACHBT - Association de Chirurgie Hépato-Biliaire et Transplantation HépatiqueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench-speaking hepatobiliary surgery association contributing to European congress organization.
• HEPATOTRANSPLANT BRUSSELSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Brussels organization supporting hepatobiliary and transplant surgery congress activities.
• European and National Breast Surgery Societies NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of national delegates from Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and UK representing breast surgery societies and facilitating examination access across Europe.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Royal College of Surgeons of England: RCS England is a long-established national surgical certification body (FRCS) that competes with UEMS EBSQ as the primary credential for UK-trained surgeons. While national in scope, it provides an analogous certification and training accreditation model against which UEMS must differentiate.
• American Board of Surgery (ABS): ABS is the US national surgical certification authority, structurally analogous to the EBSQ examinations run by UEMS. It offers a comparable model of standardized examinations, training requirements, and continuous certification for surgical specialists.
• Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh: RCSEd confers the FRCS and intercollegiate MRCS/FRCS examinations widely used across UK and international surgical trainees, providing an alternative credentialing pathway that overlaps with UEMS EBSQ examinations for European surgeons.
• UEMS (Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes): UEMS is the parent federation of the Section of Surgery. It manages all medical-specialty sections across Europe, sets cross-specialty CME policy (EACCME), and provides the regulatory umbrella under which the Division of Coloproctology operates.

Direct peers

• European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP): ESCP is the pan-European medical society serving colorectal surgeons, the same constituency served by UEMS's Division of Coloproctology. Both organizations compete for the same specialist audience through educational events, training standards, and committee governance across Europe.
• European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO): ESSO is a current UEMS Section of Surgery partner that, like UEMS, organizes surgical oncology education across Europe including courses, congresses, and certification-adjacent activities. It serves an overlapping audience and is directly involved in UEMS Surgical Oncology division governance.
• European-African HPB Association (E-AHPBA): E-AHPBA is a UEMS partner society whose Gold Seal postgraduate courses are officially endorsed as preparatory courses for UEMS HPB examinations. It serves the same hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeons and co-develops curriculum standards with UEMS.
• European Society for Coloproctology (ESCP) - already listed: Listed above as the primary peer for colorectal surgery audience overlap.
• European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES): ESES is the specialty society that corresponds to UEMS's Division of Endocrine Surgery; national delegates of ESES are also national delegates of the division. The two organizations jointly set curricula and examination standards, functioning as a parallel society for the same endocrine surgeons.

Regional players

• Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI): ACPGBI is the dedicated coloproctology society for the UK and Ireland, focused on the same specialty surgeons as UEMS's Division of Coloproctology. It runs parallel education, training, and audit programs that compete for the time and dues of colorectal trainees in those geographies.

Market position

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