History of the Division of Coloproctology (Chapter 1, European Manual of Medicine: Coloproctology Second Edition)

document History of the Division of Coloproctology (Chapter 1, European Manual of Medicine: Coloproctology Second Edition)

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The Division of Coloproctology was formed in 1998. It is one of several subspecialties constituting the Section of Surgery within the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes. Its aim is to develop, through the European Board of Surgery Qualification Examination (EBSQ), a diploma acceptable across Europe as a whole. The EBSQ (Coloproctology) Diploma remains the only recognized pan-European certification in the specialty of coloproctology and one of the few outside the USA and Canada. Its acceptance has grown over the years, with 336 surgeons from 22 countries holding the diploma by 2015.

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