The EBNR must ensure that a candidate fulfills all requirements before participating in the final examination. The decision of the EBNR to accept a candidate for the examination is based on a complete online registration, documentation, and records. Those who take the examination agree that they are bound by the EBNR’s rulings regarding credentials and examination scores.
The requirements to be eligible to sit for the final examination for the European Diploma in Interventional Neuroradiology (EDiINR) are the following:
• The candidate must be a certified radiologist, neuroradiologist, neurologist, or neurosurgeon for at least two years (see note 1);
• The candidate must hold either the European Diploma in Neuroradiology (EDiNR) or have successfully completed the vascular module of the level II European Course in Neuroradiology (ECNR) and completed diagnostic neuroradiology training for a minimum of 12 months (see note 2);
• The candidate must be a full or associate member of the ESNR (see note 3);
• The candidate must have successfully attended and passed a complete cycle of the European Course in Interventional Neuroradiology (ECINR) (see note 4);
• The candidate must exhibit proof of training at an institution with a recognized neurointerventional training program and/or is actively practicing neurointervention and present a log-book (see note 5);
• The candidate must have participated in at least two episodes of International Live Case Discussion Meetings, such as the World Live Neurovascular Conference (WLNC), the Live Interventional and Neurovascular Course (LINNC), or the Advanced Live Interventional Course of Essen (ALICE) (see note 6);
• Completion of online registration;
• Payment of examination fee.
Additional notes:
1. The candidate must be a certified radiologist, neuroradiologist, neurologist or neurosurgeon. In other words, she/he must have completed her/his radiology/neuroradiology/neurology/neurosurgery training according to her/his local and national regulations within the two years prior to the final examination. Please note that candidates who are NOT certified radiologists, neuroradiologists, neurologists or neurosurgeons CANNOT sit for the final examination for the European Diploma in Interventional Neuroradiology.
Proof of completion of specialist training by the national certifying body must be submitted with the application. Certifications must be officially translated into English. Auto-certification is not sufficient.
- A candidate who has completed her or his training in a non-European country, is welcome to sit for the examination when this training or experience is deemed adequate by the EBNR Committee.
2. The candidate must either:
a) hold the EDiNR, or
b) have successfully completed the vascular module of the level II European Course in Neuroradiology (ECNR) AND provide proof of completion of the diagnostic neuroradiology training for a minimum of 12 months, as attested to by the Chief of the Radiology department.
3. Individual full or associate membership to the ESNR is a prerequisite for application. Junior or institutional membership is not accepted.
4. The candidate must have attended all modules of the European Course in Interventional Neuroradiology, presently consisting of three modules, and must have passed the modular examination administered at the end of each module. There must not be an interval longer than five years between attendance at the modular courses and the final diploma examination.
5. The candidate must have undergone training in neurointervention to be eligible for the EDiINR. Participation in a neurointerventional training program as attested to by a document, or actively practicing neurointervention, as documented by their institution, for a period of 24 months or more, is required. All certifications must be officially translated into English. Auto-certification is not sufficient.
6. The candidate must have participated in at least two episodes of International Live Case Discussion Meetings from 2019 and onward (World Live Neurovascular Conference (WLNC), Live Interventional and Neurovascular Course (LINNC) or Advanced Live Interventional Course of Essen (ALICE))
7. The candidate must have sufficient ability in the English language to be able to communicate with foreign colleagues, to study international literature, and to master the examination.
The Certificate of the ECINR will be awarded to all doctors, regardless of individual specialty, who pass all three sets of the modular examinations.
These terms and conditions serve as a binding contract between the European Board of Neuroradiology (EBNR) and the candidate for the European Diploma in Interventional Neuroradiology (EDiINR) examinations.