g The trainee should develop the life-long habit of
Continued medical education (CME), reading,
literature searches, consultation with colleagues,
attendance at scientific meetings and the presen–
tation of scientific work as part of his/her daily
work.
h Skills in information technology to cope with
the !arge quantities of data routinely processed
by modern laboratories. These skills should
include familiarity with the use of databases,
spreadsheets, statistical proeectures and data
packages etc.
Skills in management and communications. The
trainee should, under supervision, gain insight
in planning departrnental policies and develop
leadership skills necessary to implement them.
The trainee needs familiarity with the legal and
technical aspects of health and safety issues for
the management of clinicallaboratories.
k The trainee should have experience in teaching
more junior trainees and scientific/technical
staff.
The initial training in these 5 years can only provide
the foundation for the judgement, skills and
knowledge which comes with rnature experience.
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cannot be emphasised too strongly that sound
clinical experience, based on patient care, is an
important element in a biopathologist's preliminary
training.
Artide 3
REQUIREMENTS for TRAINING
INSTITUTIONS
3.1
In
the first instance all nationally recognised
training centres will be accepted for training.
3.2 National standards for training institutions
differ. The Specialist Section believes that a
European standard is desirable and should be
developed over the next few years.
3.3 National recognition for training centres
should be based on structured educational
visits and on the European Union standards
when these have been defined.
3.4 The trainers should be medical specialists in
Chemical Biopathology having practised
Chemical Biopathology actively for more than
five years.
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3.5 To achieve full training in Medical Biopat–
hology it may be necessary to gain experience
and receive training in more than one centre.
Artide 4
REQUIREMENTS for TEACHERS
within the SPECIALTY
4.1 The chief of training as head of the department in
a training centre should have been practising as a
specialist in that speciaity for more than 5 years.
All trainers should have been recognised as
trainers by the national authority for specialist
training and should be knowledgeable in
research work.
4.2 Taking into account the var1atwns in avail–
ability of training in particular centres the
training of individuals should meet the
requirements of national rules, the European
Union directives and the recommendations ofthe
UEMS/European Boards.
4.3 The ratio between the number of qualified
specialists in the teaching staff and the
number of trainees shou1d provide a close
personal monitoring of the trainee during
his/her training and provide adequate exposure
of the trainee to training.
Artide 5
REQUIREMENTS for TRAINEES
5.1 Experience: to build up his/her experience
the trainee should be able to perform a suffi–
cient number of practical proeectures of
sufficient diversity. Helshe should under–
stand the scientific basis of such proeectures
and the clinical basis for applying them to
particular problems of diagnosis and patient–
management.
5.2 The trainee shou! d receive sufficient training
in the management of clinical laboratories.
5.3 The trainee should have sufficient linguistic
ability to communicate fluently with
patients, with medical and other colleagues
and to write meaningful reports. He/she
should be able to study the international
literature and to communicate with foreign
colleagues.
5.4 The time spent by trainees in unsupervised
service work should not exceed the time
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