Welcome to the website of the U.E.M.S. Section of Medical Microbiology

The Section of Medical Microbiology was founded at a meeting of the UEMS Council held in Brussels on 19 April 2008 on the initiative of Prof. John E. Degener.  Twenty-one delegates from 16 European countries attended the first Meeting of this new Section in Brussels on 27 September 2008. The Section now includes 23 full-member countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, France, UK), 3 associate-member country (Turkey, Georgia, and Serbia) and 1 observer country (Macedonia).

The main purposes of the UEMS are the harmonisation and improvement of the quality of medical specialists training, qualifications and practice in the European Union.

The first UEMS Medical Microbiology Examination was held in Paris in 2022. The second UEMS Medical Microbiology Examination was held online on December 3rd  2024.  See examination page for more details on examination, the next UEMS Medical Microbiology Examination will be held in 2026, details to follow.

UEMS Statutes, Rules of Procedure and the Explanatory Notes documents are available at http://www.uems.eu/about-us/statutes

The Next Annual General meeting will be held in Bratislavia 18th October 2025.