European Board Examination in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Candidates who are Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism trainees, mostly will sit the examination in their penultimate year of specialist training.

In addition, your country must not be in a sanctioned list by the UK government. Please see the ESE website here for more information. 

All applications need to be submitted online. Upload a recent colour passport photo (minimum resolution 100*100 pixels) as part of your application.

Preparation requires a wide breath of knowledge and you should review what you have learned during your specialist training, and access relevant textbooks, journals, and clinical guidelines.

All of our written examinations are delivered by remote invigilation. Instead of travelling to an examination centre and sitting the computer-based examination with other candidates, you do the examination online in a quiet, secure place of your choosing at your own computer, e.g. at home or at work. You will also need a stable internet connection. Candidates are supervised remotely by invigilators throughout the examination.

A quiet, secure environment means:

• A room to which you have exclusive access (single occupancy - not shared)
• A room that does not have integrated security cameras, or any recording equipment, other than the webcam on your PC or laptop
• You are confident you will not be disturbed during the examination, e.g. by traffic, construction work, or people

See Remote Invigilation of Examinations for further details.

No, places are not limited.

The exam fee is €750.00.

The ESE have a limited number of grants available to ESE members who are in the ‘in-training’ or ‘reduced rate’ categories, and will be for 50% of the registration fee.

ESE provides a limited number of grants to cover 50% of the cost of taking the European Board Examination in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

These grants will only be available to ESE members who are in the ‘in-training’ or ‘reduced rate’ categories, and will be for 50% of the registration fee.

For all queries relating to the ESE Examination Grant, please contact the ESE Office.

Please refer to our Information and resources page to download our latest exam policies and procedures.

Please refer to our Information and resources page to download our latest exam policies and procedures.

All applications need to be submitted online via an application form. For more information, visit the exam applications page. 

We have a dedicated examinations support team in our Dublin headquarters. They are there to guide you through your full exam journey. They are always happy to answer your questions.

Contact us at helpdesk@rcpi.ie or tel: +353 1 8639721 (open Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm Irish time).