For the European Society of Pathology (ESP), education is one of the pillars of its operation. A flagship educational event for ESP is the annual ESP Pathology Progress Test (PPT).
The ESP PPT is designed to be free self-assessment tool for end-year residents who are preparing for their board examination.
The ESP PPT is created and supervised by the ESP Education Committee and is supported by ESP Experts and Volunteers.
Mark your agendas for the next edition, the ESP PPT 2026!
This edition will be available from 11 November until 13 December 2026.
The ESP PPT consists of 120 multiple choice questions, each with four distractors, one of which been the correct one. The questions can be case-based and accompanied by an Whole Scanned Image or a still photomicrograph, or theory-only.
The ESP PPT covers all subjects of modern pathology. There is no option for participants to select which subspecialty questions they may answer, and a PPT is considered completed when all 120 questions are answered.
It is offered free of charge to all participants.
ESP members may access it via the ESP Educational Platform.
Colleagues who are not yet ESP members may access it via this LINK (creation of a guest account is mandatory).
Note that currently the ESP PPT folder is inactive and will be made available on 11 November.
While the ESP PPT is primarily indented for residents in Pathology, any Pathologist is welcome to participate if he/she wished to test their knowledge in Pathology.
We warmly invite all Pathologists to mark their agendas for the ESP PPT, 2026 edition and participate in this exceptional educational tool.
We also invite colleagues to access the recently published paper of the ESP Education Committee that describes the scope and history of the ESP PPT available via this LINK.
Sincerely,
European Society of Pathology