title: The European diploma in anaesthesiology and intensive care.
abstract: An attempt has been made to outline the reasons for introducing this examination and the mechanics of running it. The examination is an international end-of-training examination and it is believed that it can play an important role in those countries where a national diploma does not exist but where anaesthesiologists responsible for training believe a postgraduate examination will contribute to training programmes. In addition, it has a role in easing the movement of anaesthesiologists between various European countries and helping to attain a uniformly high standard of training within the specialty.
authors.affiliation: Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Zorab
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000193:education*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans