FEBN preparation · one-to-one

Mentoring for the EBN oral exam.

The oral part carries 30% of the mark and cannot be learnt from a book: three pieces of your own work, each presented and defended live, online. Rehearse them with a neurologist who sat the exam in 2026.

Registration for the 2027 examination opens 16 November 2026. Places are limited each exam cycle.

Essay · 10%

Public health or ethics

Up to 800 words, a five-minute presentation, five minutes of questions.

We work on choosing a topic that holds an argument, structure, and answering the hard question calmly.

CAT · 10%

Critical appraisal

Your own evaluation of the evidence on a clinical question, presented and questioned.

We work on framing the question, appraising the key trials, and defending your bottom line.

Case · 10%

Clinical case

A case from your own practice: the diagnostic problem, the choices, what went wrong.

We work on picking a case that teaches, telling it in sequence, and the questions it invites.

Included
  • Choosing three topics from three different fields of neurology
  • Written feedback on your own drafts and slides
  • Timed mock presentations online, with examiner-style questions
  • A short debrief after each session on what to keep and what to cut
Not included
  • Writing or rewriting your essay, CAT or slides: the work you submit must be your own
  • Examination recall or “past questions”
  • Any link to, or influence on, the EBN or its examiners
16 Nov 2026Registration opens
14 Mar 2027Essay and CAT due
21–22 May 2027Oral examination, online
  1. Write to usYour exam year, the fields you are considering, and how far along you are.
  2. Agree a planThe number of sessions and the fee, by email, before anything starts.
  3. Work onlineFeedback on drafts by email; mock presentations by video call.

Places are limited each exam cycle. Independent of the EAN, the EBN and the UEMS. Dates are from the EAN examination page; always check them there.

Free, alongside

The written part

The board review, the reference-papers digest and 500 questions stay free for everyone, mentored or not.

FEBN preparation · Question bank

Your mentor

Dr Mohamed Najm, FEBN

Neurologist in neurocritical care and neurological emergencies; passed the European Board of Neurology examination in 2026.

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