The Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK has announced that from January 2018 the current Specialty Certificate Examination (SCE) in Gastroenterology and the European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Examination (EBGHE) will become a single examination which will be referred to as the European Specialty Examination in Gastroenterology and Hepatology (ESEGH).

The examination will be developed and delivered jointly in partnership with the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG), the European Section and Board of Gastroenterology (ESBGH) and the Federation.

In the UK, the examination continues to be the General Medical Council (GMC) approved mandatory summative assessment of knowledge for trainees in Gastroenterology and Hepatology as part of the requirement for the award of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) and therefore entry onto the Specialist Register.

For European based candidates, success in this exam is a demonstration of having achieved the knowledge necessary to fulfil the requirements of the ESBGH curriculum which is a Europe-wide description of the level expected of a specialist in Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

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