Centre accreditation of subspecialist training programme in Reproductive Medicine
- UEMS – OB/GYN Section
- EBCOG
- ESHRE
ESHRE offers the opportunity for MAR or RM Centres to become recognised as ESHRE Training Centres for Reproductive Medicine physicians. These Centres must meet requirements for specialist training, including use of an approved training syllabus and logbooks to record both practical training and competence assessment. The criteria for accreditation of MAR Centres for specialist training of Reproductive Medicine trainees are described on these web pages.
The ESHRE theory examinations for physicians (EFRM) are recognised by UEMS-CESMA, while accreditation of practical training in Reproductive Medicine operates under the ESHRE/EBCOG umbrella.
Reproductive Medicine subspecialist requires highly specialised education and skills to be capable providing adequate clinical treatment to the patients. Specialist training involves acquisition of theoretical knowledge, training in practical skills via a syllabus and logbook, competence assessments and continuous professional development. Specialist examinations, approved by professional bodies (Nationally and Internationally), can verify the quality of practical training.
Established Tutors acknowledge that to train a sub-specialist is to be capable of:
- Improving knowledge, practice, teaching, research and audit.
- Apply internationally recognised standards for subspecialist training.
- Co-ordinating and promoting collaboration and organisation of the service.
- Providing leadership in the development and research within the subspecialty.
The aim of training certification is to harmonise training programmes, knowledge and competence level among practitioners and by this improve the care of patients with disorders of reproductive function in collaboration with other care providers.
In the time when Europe urge for increased mobility of professionals and more cooperation between colleagues and institutions, certification from recognised society like ESHRE, known by high educational standards, under umbrella of EBCOG and UEMS, means professional recognition out of country borders.
Every year, during the Annual Meeting opening ceremony, ESHRE chairs will announce publicly which Centre, out of all certified training Centres was scored as best, as kind of excellency awarding.
Who can benefit from accreditation of training in Reproductive Medicine?
- National professional bodies responsible for the level of education in healthcare, which can easily adopt a European standardised system for training and testing the knowledge in Reproductive Medicine.
- MAR Centres, which can use a standardised ESHRE tool to establish the required traceable system of training, Knowledge and competency assessment for their Reproductive Medicine Fellows. Their accreditation can attract more Fellows in the Centre.
- Reproductive Medicine Fellows who obtain the European Diploma of Practical Competence to work in an RM unit after passing ESHRE exams and completing accredited training.
Disclaimer
While the certification by ESHRE® is based on compliance with certain objective criteria at a given point in time, certification cannot - under any circumstance - be a guarantee for successful future treatments. ESHRE®, its agents or any of its personnel shall not be liable, in any way, for (in)direct or consequential damages that might occur following the certification (such as - but not limited to - damage to third parties).