title: [The infectious disease specialty in Europe and America].
abstract: Infectious Diseases is a recognised clinical specialty in almost all European countries, in the United States of America, Canada and most countries in Central and South America. Even though the training programs are heterogeneous in the different European countries, the Infectious Diseases section of the UEMS (European Union of Medical Specialties) is working to harmonise them. In 1998, the European Board of Infectious Diseases recommended a 6-year training period, similar to that of other medical specialties, including 2 years of general internal medicine training and 2 years of specific training. The clinical activity and services provided by Infectious Diseases units in Spanish hospitals is similar to that in other countries. In this article, training programs, clinical activity and scientific activities in Infectious Diseases in the different countries is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España. jesusrodriguez@medynet.com
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Baño
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arrizabalaga
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berenguer
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garau
authors.forename: José María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gatell
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D002568:Certification / Q000592:standards; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D005060:Europe; D006306:Health Surveys; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055552:Infectious Disease Medicine / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D007843:Latin America; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States