Under the leadership of Anton Luger, former Head of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the Department of Medicine III, the European Society of Endocrinology has drawn up a recommendation for the curriculum for training as a specialist in endocrinology. This was published in the European Journal of Endocrinology.
In addition to listing the required knowledge content to be acquired, it also contains recommendations for the structure of the curriculum. The basis is a solid training in general internal medicine of 1-3 years and then in special endocrinology of 3-5 years. There is also a very clear stance against splitting the specialty into specialist subjects such as diabetology. Furthermore, recommendations are also given for the requirements for training centers, for the qualification of trainers and the ratio of trainees per trainer for monitoring the progress of trainees. The aim of this curriculum is to harmonize the training of endocrinologists across Europe in order to ensure the best possible care for patients with endocrinological diseases.
The document was supported by 48 national endocrinology societies of the ESE Council of Affiliated Societies (of which Anton Luger was Chairman until November 2024) and the General Assembly of the Council and Board of Endocrinology of the UEMS (European Union of Medical Specialists). In an editorial in the European Journal of Endocrinology , the comprehensive document was described as a milestone in the standardization of postgraduate training in endocrinology in Europe.
Publication: European Society of Endocrinology Curriculum and Training Recommendation in Endocrinology. Anton Luger, Maeve Durkan, Mirjam Christ-Crain, Pedro Marques on behalf of theEuropean Society of Endocrinology (ESE) and U.E.M.S. Section and Board of Endocrinology https://doi.org/10.1093/ejendo/lvae141