2022
- ESMO examination offered in 4 languages English, French, Spanish and for the first time Slovenian
2020
- ESMO examination offered in 4 languages English, French, German and for the first time Spanish
2018
- ESMO examination offered in three languages English, German and for the first time French
- Highest registration number 598 candidates in six sessions
- New parallel session offered in Baghdad, Iraq
2017
- ESMO examination offered in two languages English and for the first time German
2016
- Highest registration number 507 candidates in five simultaneous sessions
- Type B questions removed in order to streamline the ESMO examination with international exam standards
2013
- Highest registration number 375 candidates in five simultaneous sessions
- Questions' number increased from 80 to 100
- Distribution of second Examination survey to the participants of the 2013 exam
2012
- Highest registration number 321 candidates in five simultaneous sessions
- Improvement of online preparation tools
2010
- Highest registration number 275 in five simultaneous sessions
- Implementation of the online trial examination
- ESMO examination accredited with 50 CME points
2009
- 20th Anniversary ESMO Exam
2006
- Major participants in 3 sessions – Bern, Frankfurt and Istanbul - 213
2005
- Possibility for ESMO members to arrange parallel sessions
- Belgium Society of Medical Oncology joins the German Society AIO and requires ESMO Examination for Full society membership
2004
- Slovenia joins Switzerland in recognizing ESMO Exam as national oncology examination
2002
- Exam Award
- First session of the ESMO Examination in India
2000
- 180 participants over five (5) simultaneous sessions in Hamburg, Frankfurt, Bern, Buenos Aires and Brazil
1989
- First Exam session, London, United Kingdom