FEBU

The written examination tests breadth of urological knowledge across the curriculum in a single sitting. The oral examination assesses how you reason and communicate clinical decisions under direct questioning. The EBU Appeals Regulation explicitly names examiner bias in the Oral Examination as a possible ground for appeal, which shows how much weight the oral format carries.

The EBU states on its website that it organises 3 tests per year, including the FEBU exams. That figure covers the EBU's testing calendar as a whole rather than a guaranteed number of sittings for each individual part, so check the EBU calendar for the specific written and oral dates before you plan your revision.

The EBU does not publish pass rates, so difficulty cannot be quantified from official sources. The regulations hint at the common failure pattern: appeals cannot turn a fail into a pass, because academic judgement decisions are final. Candidates who lose marks usually do so through incomplete curriculum coverage or poor structure in oral answers, not through disputed marking.

Yes, but only on procedural grounds. The Appeals Regulation covers procedural defects or irregularities such as administrative errors or examiner bias in the oral examination, and states that an appeal cannot lead to a fail result being changed to a pass result. You must send the application form within 10 working days of the examination, and the EBU Office confirms receipt within 5 working days.

Use the Exceptional Circumstances Regulation. You send the application form before the examination, or at the latest 5 days after it, with independent evidence such as a letter from a health professional, transport documents, court or solicitor letters, or a death certificate. The EBU Office confirms receipt within 5 working days and informs you of the outcome within 30 working days of submission. If upheld, 50% of the examination fee is refunded.

There are two stages. Stage 1 is an EBU Office review, initiated within 5 working days and completed within a maximum of 60 working days of receipt, decided on documentary evidence and ending in rejected, upheld, or referral to the Appeals Panel. Stage 2 is a hearing before a three-member panel: the EBU Secretary as chairman, plus the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the EBU Examination Committee.

A complaint concerns the provision or quality of the EBU or an affiliate partner, including staff conduct, and is filed separately from an appeal. Send the application form within 10 working days of the examination; the EBU Office confirms receipt within 5 working days and informs you of the outcome within 30 working days of submission. If upheld, the full examination fee is refunded.

Build breadth first, then rehearse aloud. Cover the full urological curriculum systematically for the written part, since the oral examination assumes that knowledge base. Once written-level recall is secure, practise presenting diagnoses, staging and management plans concisely, because oral marks come from structured reasoning and defensible decisions rather than from listing facts.

Possibly. The EBU states that in countries where the European Board Examinations in Urology are part of the national exams, additional rules may apply, and inquiries should then be directed to the responsible national authorities. Check with your national body before relying on the EBU timelines for appeals, exceptional circumstances or complaints.