title: Medicine in Europe: a personal view of the SHO 'European Centres of Excellence Exchange Scheme'.
abstract: There has been much attention recently on the working conditions, practice and training of junior doctors in Britain. This article is a personal account of an exchange year spent as a senior house officer in Germany (1993-4). It illustrates differences between the countries and suggests what can be learnt from the experience.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Child Health, Lambeth Community Care (NHS) Trust, London.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kessel
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005858:Germany; D006295:Health Resources; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D011364:Professional Practice; D006113:United Kingdom