Update of the ERS international Adult Respiratory Medicine syllabus for postgraduate training

Tabin, Nathalie; Mitchell, Sharon; O’Connell, Elaine; Stolz, Daiana; Rohde, Gernot

To date, there is little consensus on how widely the 2006 published European core syllabus in respiratory medicine [2] has been used for training across countries. This is very much dependent on the training structure of each individual country and their established training programmes. The uptake of an international syllabus is fraught by local and national regulations for training, use of English as an international language versus national and regional Self-assessment questions 1 All of the following are characteristics of the Delphi methodology except: a) It is a consensus-based methodology b) It employs a number of iterations or rounds until a consensus of opinion is reached c) The universal consensus proportion agreed upon for the Delphi method is 80% d) It is a group communication process that focuses on gathering information from a panel of experts 2 Which of the following statements regarding a needs assessment is/ are correct? a) It is a vital component of any curriculum design b) It is always composed of questionnaire surveys, focus groups and interviews c) It is a systematic process aimed at identifying and prioritising needs, collecting and analysing information d) It is used only in the initial stages of curriculum design ERS international Adult Respiratory Medicine syllabus for postgraduate training languages [15] , and how disease and approaches to medical action differ across countries [16] . The use of the 2006 European core syllabus in respiratory medicine across countries will require further investigation to assess the frequency and level of use.