The International Federation of Infantile and Juvenile Gynaecology (FIGIJ) has created the international recognition of the specialty of Infantile and Juvenile Gynaecology for physicians specialising in different areas and interested in this field. This specialty is recognised by some European Universities in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Greece and France, in Canada in North America and in Argentina, Venezuela and Chile in Latin America. There are many other universities in different countries that offer courses in this area, as is the case in almost all the European countries, the USA, Hong Kong in China, Australia and New Zealand, together with some specialised Centres in India, Philippines and Malaysia.
The purpose of IFEPAG is to encourage Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Endocrinologists, Paediatricians, Paediatric Surgeons, Specialists in Adolescence and Family Practice Physicians to work in Infantile and Juvenile Gynaecology and to do research in this field. The first examination (IFEPAG) took place in 1997, at the 7th European Congress of Infantile and Juvenile Gynaecology in Vienna, and was created by Prof. Dr. George Creatsas, Chairman of FIGIJ.
The coming IFEPAG examinations in 2027 are shown in the table below.
Summary of IFEPAG deadlines
| Important dates | 42nd IFEPAG EURAPAG 2027 Bratislava, Slovakia | 43rd IFEPAG ALOGIA 2027 | 44th IFEPAG AOSPAG 2027 Hangzhou, China |
|---|---|---|---|
| Announcement | 1 Oct 2026 | 1 Oct 2026 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Registration deadlines | 28 Feb 2027 | 14 Feb 2027 | 31 July 2027 |
| Approval to Written exam | 12 Mar 2027 | 12 Mar 2027 | 13 Aug 2027 |
| Online trial of Written exam | 19-21 Mar 2027 | 19-21 Mar 2027 | 20-22 Aug 2027 |
| Written exam | 10 Apr 2027 | 10 Apr 2027 | 4 Sep 2027 |
| Release of Written exam result | 20 Apr 2027 | 20 Apr 2027 | 20 Sep 2027 |
| Oral Exam (Online or on-site) | 2 June 2027 | 27 July 2027 | 25 Nov 2027 |
The next table shows the distribution of candidates to IFEPAG by, place, year, countries, type of the examination and success rate.
IFEPAG fellows Directory by year, country and email [pdf]
IFEPAG Passing list 2012 to 2026[pdf]
CANDIDATES BY EXAM AND PART I/II OF IFEPAG
| IFEPAG | Lugar Place Local | Year Ano | Nº Países Countries | Total Candidat. | Part I | Part II | No aprobado Not Approved Não aprovado | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nº | % | |||||||
| 1 | Viena | 1997 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22.2 |
| 2 | Helsinki | 1998 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 30.8 |
| 3 | La Habana | 1999 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| 4 | Praga | 2000 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| 5 | B. Aires | 2001 | 10 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Firenze | 2002 | 5 | 10(*) | 7 | 3(*) | – | – |
| 7 | Asunción | 2003 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | – | – |
| 8 | Santiago-Chile | 2003 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | – | – |
| 9 | Athens | 2004 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | – | – |
| 10 | Cartagena-Colombia | 2005 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11.1 |
| 11 | Budapest | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
| 12 | Philippine | 2006 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14.2 |
| 13 | Sao Paulo | 2007 | 10 | 24(*) | 16 | 10(**) | 1 | 3.8 |
| 14 | St. Petersburg | 2008 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| 15 | Panama | 2009 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | – | – |
| 16 | Montpellier | 2010 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 3 | – | – |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 2011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| 18 | Santiago-Chile | 2011 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| 19 | Rome | 2012 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | – | – |
| 20 | Montevideo | 2012 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | – | – |
| 21 | Hong Kong | 2013 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | – | – |
| 22 | Lime | 2013 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 14.2 |
| 23 | London | 2014 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16.7 |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 2015 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1 | – | – |
| 25 | Florence | 2016 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 14.3 |
| 26 | Montevideo | 2017 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | – |
| 27 | Vilnius | 2017 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| 28 | Hong Kong | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| 29 | Paraguay | 2019 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16.7 |
| 30 | Manila | 2019 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16.7 |
| 31 | Melbourne | 2019 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | – | – |
| 32 | Online (COVID-19) | 2020 | 7 | 11 2(****) | 10 2(****) | 9 1(****) | 1 | 9.1 |
| 33 | Rotterdam & Zoom | 2021 | 4 | 7 2(****) | 7 2(****) | 5 1(****) | – | – |
| 34 | Online (COVID-19) | 2022 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 50 |
| 35 | Buenos Aires & Online | 2022 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 18.8 |
| 36 | Belgrade | 2023 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11.1 |
| 37 | Thessaloniki | 2024 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 20.0 |
| 38 | Lima and online | 2024 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 13.3 |
| 39 | Bratislava and online | 2025 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.7 |
| 40 | Kuala Lumpur and online | 2025 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 11# | 1 (IFEPAG II) | 9.1 |
| 41 | San Francisco | 2026 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 8## | 1 (IFEPAG I) 3 (IFEPAG II) | 7.7 27.3 |
| Total | – | – | 403 | 296 | 183 | |||
| Candidates applying for: | 324 | 204(***) | ||||||
| Nº Approved | 296 | 183 | ||||||
| % Approved | 91.4 | 89.7 |
(**) 2 candidates IFEPAG II, previously I
(***) 5 candidates IFEPAG I & II, were given II in different place
(****) Another 2 candidates passed IFEPAG I & II written exam. They continued oral examination in 33rd IFEPAG
#3 candidates of IFEPAG II passed IFEPAG I previously
##2 candidates of IFEPAG II passed IFEPAG I previously
