Resources
ESMS fellowships requirements
Criteria for ESMS-approved fellowship in Mohs or Micrographic Surgery
ESMS position document
ESMS position document on the use of Mohs micrographic surgery and other micrographic surgery techniques in Europe.
Table Comparison of Mohs Technique and 3D-Histology
MOHS SURGERY LAB TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION BY THE ESMS
The ESMS has set up criteria for becoming a certified Mohs surgery lab technician in order to recognize that lab technicians performing Mohs surgery using frozen sectioning on fresh tissue have acquired a level of expertise that guarantees high-quality results.
Article on 3D Histology (French)
CV template
Letter of Recommendation
Case registration form
Micrographic Surgery Certification by the ESMS
At present there are no guidelines for setting up and managing a Micrographic Surgery (MS) service. The main goal of these guidelines is to define terms and conditions for Micrographic surgeons and services in order to guarantee the quality of this specific health care procedure in Europe. National health care laws in each European country supersede these guidelines. A variety of methods of complete margin control during surgical removal of skin cancers exist. This document is about MS with paraffin sections.
Mohs Surgery Certification by the ESMS
At present there are no guidelines for setting up and managing a Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS) service. The main goal of these guidelines is to define terms and conditions for Mohs surgeons and services in order to guarantee the quality of this specific health care procedure in Europe. National health care laws in each European country supersede these guidelines. A variety of methods of complete margin control during surgical removal of skin cancers exist. This document is about MMS with FROZEN sections on fresh tissue.
ESMS fellowships requirements
Criteria for ESMS-approved fellowship in Mohs or Micrographic Surgery
ESMS position document
ESMS position document on the use of Mohs micrographic surgery and other micrographic surgery techniques in Europe.
Mohs Surgery Certification by the ESMS
At present there are no guidelines for setting up and managing a Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS) service. The main goal of these guidelines is to define terms and conditions for Mohs surgeons and services in order to guarantee the quality of this specific health care procedure in Europe. National health care laws in each European country supersede these guidelines. A variety of methods of complete margin control during surgical removal of skin cancers exist. This document is about MMS with FROZEN sections on fresh tissue.
Micrographic Surgery Certification by the ESMS
At present there are no guidelines for setting up and managing a Micrographic Surgery (MS) service. The main goal of these guidelines is to define terms and conditions for Micrographic surgeons and services in order to guarantee the quality of this specific health care procedure in Europe. National health care laws in each European country supersede these guidelines. A variety of methods of complete margin control during surgical removal of skin cancers exist. This document is about MS with paraffin sections.
MOHS SURGERY LAB TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION BY THE ESMS
The ESMS has set up criteria for becoming a certified Mohs surgery lab technician in order to recognize that lab technicians performing Mohs surgery using frozen sectioning on fresh tissue have acquired a level of expertise that guarantees high-quality results.
Trainers
Overview of Mohs and Micrographic trainers per November 2023.