Challenges and possibilities for board exams in the Covid-19 era: experience from the Fellowship Committee of European Board of Nuclear Medicine

2022 follow-up: impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nuclear medicine departments in Europe

“…COVID-19 imposed modifications on the previously structured way of teaching and learning for nuclear medicine trainees [ 3 , 4 ]. Moreover, the successful adaptation of nuclear medicine education into online platforms stimulated educators and European Nuclear Medicine board members to implement online solutions for fellowship exams or assessing knowledge after residency training [ 5 ]. This is likely the goal that has been achieved by ESMIT, within the EANM core business.…”

“…This is likely the goal that has been achieved by ESMIT, within the EANM core business. Indeed, efforts have been made to achieve the training objectives and various innovative teaching and learning methods along with available online educational resources, covering also online possibilities for examinations, are now inevitable during the global pandemic [ 3 – 5 ]. That said, anecdotally, staff are keen to get back to face-to-face meetings as virtual education does not deliver all that is required.…”

Large language models (LLM) and ChatGPT: what will the impact on nuclear medicine be?

“…The Fellowship of the European Board Examination is a two-stage examination administered by the Nuclear Medicine Section of the European Union of Medical Specialists in close cooperation with the European Association of Nuclear Medicine [18,19]. The first step is a written examination, which since the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been delivered remotely and online [20]. The second is an oral examination that is delivered alongside the EANM annual congress.…”