Egyptian Board — Pediatric Surgery
جراحة الأطفال (Pediatric Surgery) is an Egyptian Board specialty, entered directly after the bachelor’s degree and internship. Training is 5 years. Certification runs through the same three-stage structure as the rest of the Egyptian Board: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
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 |
Part 2
| 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.
Part 3
| 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%.
Structure
The shared Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 blocks apply in full — timings, eligibility, attempts, the five-year exemption rule, the three-month logbook deadline, and the small-cohort 60% rule.
Written Examination
The final written examination is set out in the Pediatric Surgery curriculum in the Egyptian Board’s curriculum database. It has four papers over two days: two papers of 100 MCQs and two of short-essay questions. The curriculum publishes a percentage blueprint: abdomen 25%, thoracic 15%, urology 15%, general principles 10%, trauma 10%, neoplasms 10%, and 5% each for the inguinal region and scrotum, skin and soft tissue, and other problems. Paper durations are not published. The curriculum was written for the earlier entry route, after General Surgery training, so confirm the current format with the Egyptian Health Council.
Not Yet Published
The Part 1 question count, duration and content blueprint are not published.
What we offer
Egyptian Board Pediatric Surgery preparation across Part 1, Part 2 and the Part 3 clinical assessment.