Despite the increasing attention on patient mobility, there remains a lack of European-level
interest in assuring the sustained competence of health professionals. Specifically, the …

Objectives With increased cross-border movement, ensuring safe and high-quality
healthcare has gained primacy. The purpose of recertification is to ensure quality of care …

This paper reviews procedures for ensuring that physicians in the European Union (EU)
continue to meet criteria for registration and the implications of these procedures for cross …

Assuring fitness to practice for doctors internationally is increasingly complex. In the United
Kingdom, the General Medical Council (GMC) has recently launched revalidation, which has …

The present public demand for periodic revalidation of doctors is inevitable. The tradition of
graduating from a training programme and obtaining a licence for life seems naive in this era …

Methods: A tested questionnaire was sent to 2 experts per country (except in Germany),
during August–September 2004. Results: In the analyzed countries medical societies …

The arguments in favour of recertification have been made cogently. Doctors in the UK on
the whole continue to enjoy the trust and respect of their patients and the general public, but …

Background Medical revalidation is the process by which all licensed doctors are legally
required to demonstrate that they are up to date and fit to practise in order to maintain their …

Methods We reviewed the peer reviewed literature and publicly available documents
describing either existing or proposed steps for the revalidation of medical licensure or …

The current proposals to update the European Union (EU) directive on professional
qualifications will have potentially important implications for health professions. Yet those …