European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 104-108 , March 2007

Core competencies of the European internist: A discussion paper

  • Runolfur Palsson

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Landspitali University Hospital, Hringbraut, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +354 543 6461; fax: +354 543 6467.
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  • John Kellett

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, St Joseph's General Hospital, Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland
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  • Stefan Lindgren

      Affiliations

    • Divison of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital MAS, Malmö, Sweden
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  • Jamie Merino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, San Juan de Alicante, Spain
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  • Colin Semple

      Affiliations

    • Diabetes Centre, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland
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  • Daniel Sereni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France
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  • For the EFIM/UEMS Working Group on Competencies in Internal Medicine in Europe

      Affiliations

    • Members of the Working Group: W. Bauer, F. Ferreira, C. Higgens, J. Kellett, S. Lindgren, J. Merino, R. Palsson, C. Semple)

Received 15 March 2006 ,Revised 29 September 2006 ,Accepted 12 October 2006.

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PII: S0953-6205(06)00301-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2006.10.002

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 104-108 , March 2007

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