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THE CHALLENGE OF RHEUMATOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN EUROPE
H. Bijlsma.Chairman, EULAR Standing Committee on Education and Training

Education program: It is the task of the EULAR Standing Committee on Education and Training (ESCET) to formulate and promote education and training opportunities in rheumatology in Europe (however, most of these activities are also open for people from other areas). The committee has been responsible for training and educational activities for physicians and rheumatologists, while the tasks on education and training of Allied Health Professionals and Patients was part of the task of their separate Standing Committees. For operational and educational purposes, our target population will be classified into the following groups: undergraduate students, general practitioners, young rheumatologists and experienced rheumatologists. Young rheumatologists are those in training to become rheumatologists and those registered as a rheumatologist within the last 5 years. For practical reasons, this group will have an age limit of 40 years. Experienced rheumatologists are . . . [Full text of this article]