Accreditation and Syllabus Subcommittee

An Accreditation and Syllabus Subcommittee has been formed under the umbrella of the Education and Training Committee with the aim of continuing and revitalising the paediatric endocrinology training studies which were started in 1995, with Peter Hindmarsh as the Chair.

The first aim of this group is to update the paediatric endocrinology training syllabus which was last updated in 2001 (as per the ESPE website). An update of the syllabus should: revise, restructure, and amend the current guidelines in light of present practice and new developments; evaluate the feasibility of the current tutorial system approach in view of national differences in paediatric training; and focus on minimum but obligatory requirements.

We would like to ask ESPE members:

1. Whether you are using the ESPE paediatric endocrinology training syllabus in your country;

2. Whether you have a different syllabus at a national level;

3. Whether you have a separate training programme for general paediatricians with a particular interest in paediatric endocrinology; and

4. Whether you have a separate syllabus for diabetes?

We would appreciate your collaboration. Please respond to: [email protected] by 31 January 2012.