Following recent discussions between the Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians UK, UEMS Geriatric Medicine Section, and the BGS, the examination format has changed from remote online proctoring to supervised in-centre computer-based testing.
This change will apply from the third pilot examination scheduled for 21 October 2026 onwards.
The decision was taken primarily to:
•    improve examination reliability and minimise technical disruption,
•    strengthen examination integrity and invigilation processes,
•    align EGeMSE delivery with the Federation’s wider examination policy for specialty examinations.
The examination itself remains unchanged in content and structure:
•    two written papers,
•    100 best-of-five questions per paper,
•    each paper lasting three hours,
•    delivered in English.
Regarding the test centre arrangements:
•    the examination will be delivered through the Surpass in-centre testing network,
•    centres will be available across multiple participating countries,
•    candidates will be able to indicate their preferred country and city during the application process,
•    final allocation of centres will depend on availability and candidate numbers.
Importantly, we have been informed that there will be no additional cost to candidates associated with the move to in-centre delivery.
The application period for the third pilot examination will run from:
1 July 2026 – 19 August 2026
Further details are now available on the EGeMSE website:
https://www.egemse.org/ and flyer is attached.

The ETR 2025 article has now been published in European Geriatric Medicine. The article itself can be accessed on the following link https://rdcu.be/e4l0b

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