EBP-EAP exam

Online - 18 November 2025

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How to prepare

The EBP-EAP has developed a number of case studies, based on the type of question within the exam, that can be accessed to help with your studies. Please see the EAP Learning page for more details.

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Core Knowledge in Paediatrics Course –  October 2025

The EAP organizes a comprehensive annual 2-day online course, held during the second part of October on both Friday and Saturday, focusing on essential topics in pediatric medicine in line with the European Paediatric Training curriculum.


Exclusive rates are available for participants in the examination! Stay tuned to our website for upcoming course dates.

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Textbooks and source material

Several texts provide the background theoretical knowledge needed to pass this exam.


Of the many major textbooks, Nelson’s Textbook of Pediatrics, now in its 21st edition remains the most commonly accessible, and is an excellent basis for any paediatric exam.

Additional recommended reference textbooks for this exam are the ones below. 

The Science of Paediatrics

Lissauer and Carroll

This textbook is well established, and contains all the material needed to pass the knowledge based exam

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Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, Twenty-first Edition

 Kliegman, St. Geme, Blum, Shah, Tasker & Wilson

The reference of choice among pediatricians, pediatric residents, and others involved in the care of young patients.

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Additional recommended reference textbooks for this exam are the ones below. 

Oxford Handbook of Paediatrics

Tasker and Acerini

This textbook is a useful clinical guide to paediatrics, but contains considerable information about the theoretical background.

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Self assessment in Paediatrics

Lissauer and Carroll

A helpful book with facility to test your knowledge during study.

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Clinical cases for mRCPCH applied knowledge in practice

Candidates might also benefit from review of case studies. The EAP is currently in the final stages of preparing a European Case study book. Alternatives include the RCPCH Clinical cases for MRCPCH Applied Knowledge and Practice 

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Core-MD Project

Coordinating Research and Evidence for Medical Devices (CORE-MD)

New ways to test high-risk medical devices.

 

Manufacturers of medical devices need to test their products before being allowed to market them. Specifically, they require clinical data showing their medical device is safe and efficient. In this context, the EU-funded CORE-MD project will translate expert scientific and clinical evidence on study designs for evaluating high-risk medical devices into advice for EU regulators. The project will propose how new trial designs can contribute and suggest ways to aggregate real-world data from medical device registries.


It will also conduct multidisciplinary workshops to propose a hierarchy of levels of evidence from clinical investigations, as well as educational and training objectives for all stakeholders, to build expertise in regulatory science in Europe. CORE–MD will translate expert scientific and clinical evidence on study designs for evaluating high-risk medical devices into advice for EU regulators, to achieve an appropriate balance between innovation, safety, and effectiveness. A unique collaboration between medical associations, regulatory agencies, notified bodies, academic institutions, patients’ groups, and health technology assessment agencies, will systematically review methodologies for the clinical investigation of high-risk medical devices, recommend how new trial designs can contribute, and advise on methods for aggregating real-world data from medical device registries with experience from clinical practice The consortium is led by the European Society of Cardiology and the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, and involves all 33 specialist medical associations that are members of the Biomedical Alliance in Europe.

EAP Representative:

  • BERTHOLD KOLETZKO
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