title: European Psychiatric Association (EPA) guidance on post-graduate psychiatric training in Europe.
abstract: The European Union Free Movement Directive gives professionals the opportunity to work and live within the European Union, but does not give specific requirements regarding how the specialists in medicine have to be trained, with the exception of a required minimum of 4 years of education. Efforts have been undertaken to harmonize post-graduate training in psychiatry in Europe since the Treaty of Rome 1957, with the founding of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) and establishment of a charter outlining how psychiatrists should be trained. However, the different curricula for post-graduate training were only compared by surveys, never through a systematic review of the official national requirements. The published survey data still shows great differences between European countries and unlike other UEMS Boards, the Board of Psychiatry did not introduce a certification for specialists willing to practice in a foreign country within Europe. Such a European certification could help to keep a high qualification level for post-graduate training in psychiatry all over Europe. Moreover, it would make it easier for employers to assess the educational level of European psychiatrists applying for a job in their field.
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Nussbaumstr. 7, 80336 München, Deutschland. Electronic address: simon.mayer@med.uni-muenchen.de.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Mayer
authors: University Medical Centre Nijmegen, St. Radboud and University Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Karakter, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: van der Gaag
authors: Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute-CAPRI, Antwerp University, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Dom
authors: National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institutet, Department of Learning, Informatics, Medical Management & Ethics (LIME), 17177 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Wassermann
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Gaebel
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Nussbaumstr. 7, 80336 München, Deutschland.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Falkai
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Nussbaumstr. 7, 80336 München, Deutschland.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Schüle
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*
keywords: Education in psychiatry; European Union; Medical education; Post-graduate training; Psychiatry in Europe; Specialist training