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CZECH REPUBLIC

The period of last several months we can called "period of preparation of changes in system of medical education".

In April 2002 experts group of EC through its office TAIEX/=Technical Assistence Information Exchange Office/have evaluated our system of medical education.

The aim - approaching and integrating the system of education for medical proffesionals incl. GPs with the situation in EU according The European Directive 2001/19/EC.

Conclusions for General Medicine

• BME - no problems in total duration of BME education /6 years/ and also in theory and practice proportion, focusing on practical educational methods in last school year.
  Main problem for most of Medical Schools - the lack of teaching practities and teaching literature
• VT - changes are needed
  - to cancel second grade of VT in GM
  - to construct educational agenda and intergate it with EU
  the possibility of Family Doctor institution establishing
  Problem - most of GPs for adults and also for children do not agree with Family Doctor institution/retraining? parallel systems?
  competition?
• CME - current system will go on in near future
  The main features:
  - compulsory CME
  - collecting Certificates and Credits for participation on educational activities, for lectures, publications and training abroad
  - five years period, than CME Diploma
  - no recertification, only checking by Czech medical Chamber

Problem with evaluation of GPs will have to be solved in near future.

Good message - GPs are interesting in CME activities very much.

Many various high quality seminars, courses and conferences are organized around the whole country.

New rules should valid since January 2003 if they would be approved by Parliament. Performing of this new system will be hard and long lasting work.