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.
UEMS Statutes, Rules of Procedure and the Explanatory Notes documents are available at http://www.uems.eu/about-us/statutes
ESCMID GLOBAL 2025 SESSION: European Clinical Microbiology examination and Infectious Disease examination : going forward
When: Sunday 13th April 11:00 - 12:00 CET
Where: Arena 1
Organised by ESCMID Education Subcommittee, ESCMID Professional Affairs Subcommittee, UEMS Section of Medical Microbiology, UEMS Section of Infectious Diseases
Nearly all medical specialties united in UEMS have a European examination for trainees and medical specialists from European countries participating in UEMS. Also, medical microbiology has developed and run two examination sittings ( 2022, 2024) while infectious diseases is in the process of setting up an exam at this moment. These sessions will offer views from all parties, resulting in an overview of problems and possibilities of European exams and training.
Session Chair
Siri GOEPEL, Germany
Speakers
Maeve DOYLE, Ireland: View from medical microbiology
Eoghan DE BARRA, Ireland: view from infectious diseases
Christian KRAEF, Denmark: view from trainees (TAE)
Annelies VERBON, Netherlands: European exam - how to prepare?
Please check your ESCMID Global programme for any updates.
Next European Medical Microbiology Examination 2026: Details to follow
The Last General Meeting
The General-Meeting 2024 of the U.E.M.S. Section of Medical Microbiology was held on 26th April 2024 (Time: 1 pm - 5 pm), on the day before the opening of the ESCMID GLOBAL 2024 in Barcelona, Spain.
Annual General Meeting 2025 : Autumn 2025 details to follow