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Egyptian Board — General Surgery

Part 1

Feature	Details
Format	Written MCQ
Timing	Held regularly, with dates announced per round
Eligibility	After at least 3 months of training, plus TOEFL 500 and ICDL Standard
Attempts	Maximum 6
Question count and duration	Set by the Scientific Council — not published
Pass standard	Standard-setting method; no fixed percentage published
Exemption	Arab Board, Master's or Doctorate in the same specialty, applied for within 5 years

Feature	Details
Format	Written. MCQ papers, plus short-essay papers in some specialties (see the specialty page)
Timing	Held regularly, with dates announced per round
Eligibility	Part 1 pass or exemption · completed training · logbook submitted at least 3 months before the exam · a personal interview · foundation and mandatory course certificates · a proficiency (readiness) report
Attempts	Confirm with the Egyptian Health Council
Pass standard	Standard-setting method

The three-month logbook deadline is easy to miss. A candidate who discovers it late loses a sitting.

Feature	Details
Format	OSCE · OSPE · Data OSCE · oral exam · short and long cases possible
Timing	Held regularly, with dates announced per round
Duration	2–4 days per trainee
Station count	Specialty-specific; confirm with the Egyptian Health Council
Pass standard	Borderline regression — except where the specialty's cohort is 10 candidates or fewer, in which case the pass mark is a fixed 60%

In a specialty with a small intake you are not marked against a borderline group — you need 60%.

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