Date: Saturday, 16 June 2012 
Venue: 31^st EAACI Congress in Geneva
Application: 01 February 2012 to 01 April 2012
Contact person: Sladjana Scepan, sladjana.scepan@eaaci.org

The 5th EAACI/UEMS Examination in Allergology/Clinical Immunology will take place during the annual EAACI Congress in Geneva, on Saturday, 16 June 2012.

Scope of EAACI examination:
Following the initiative of UEMS to standardize the training curriculum of allergologists/clinical immunologists in Europe (Allergy 59:579-588, 2004), the EAACI examination aims to further improve the standards of our specialty by providing a European examination in Allergology and clinical Immunology.
Such an examination could
• help to harmonize the educational level of Allergology-Clinical Immunology through-out Europe
• give an input for the standardization of the professional examinations for specialization in Allergology-Clinical Immunology among European national societies
• help small membership societies in the provision of a regular written examination at a constant high international level
• identify those colleagues able to fulfill the standards of knowledge for a continuous professional development

Admission to the examination:
The EAACI examination is open for members of the EAACI and for non members.
Clich here to become a member.

Mode of examination:
The examination will consist of a the Application Form for EAACI/UEMS Knowledge Examinationknowledge test with 100 multiple-choice questions. It will comprise questions in Allergology (70%) and basic/ clinical Immunology (30%), all in English language. The questions will be carefully formulated and reviewed by an international board of experts in allergology and clinical immunology, together with a specialized, professional institution (institute for medical teaching, IML, Bern, www.iml.unibe.ch), which also supervises the evaluation of the examination.
The background of required knowledge will be based on the currently existing modern textbooks, preferably but not exclusively in English. Furthermore, a list of recent publications related to the possible questions will be provided. The examination will not contain a practical part.

Costs of the examination*:
EAACI member: € 250 - * reduction possible upon request
EAACI non members: € 400

Evaluation of the EAACI examination:
The examination will be evaluated by IML (Institute for Medical Teaching, IML, Bern-http://www.iawf.unibe.ch/self-assessment/).
Information about the achieved points will be provided within 4 weeks after the exam. A certificate will be provided if the examination was passed successfully.

Legal aspects:
The registration for the examination implies the acceptance that the result of the examination is ultimate and no legal debate of the final decision is possible.

Application:
Time for application to the 5th EAACI examination in Geneva (Saturday, 16 June 2012 at 11.00) will be February 1st 2012 to April 1st, 2012. Application must be signed by supervisor and sent to:

EAACI Headquarters
Sladjana Scepan
Education and Specialty Manager
Genferstrasse 21
8002 Zurich
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 44 205 55 33
Fax: +41 44 205 55 39
E-Mail: education@eaaci.org

More information will be available soon.