Most commonly used terms within the UEMS

UEMS - European Union of Medical Specialists

UEMS EC - UEMS Executive

UEMS EEC - UEMS Enlarged Executive

NMA – National Member Associations

WG PGT - Working Group on Postgraduate Training

WG CME - Working Group on Continuing Medical Education

WG ehealth - Working Group on eHealth

WG Specialist Practice - Working Group on Specialist Practice in current health systems

WG Quality of Care – Working Group on Quality of Care

MJC - Multidisciplinary Joint Committee

T.F - Thematic Federation

S&B – Sections and European Boards

CME - Continuing Medical Education

EACCME - European Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education

ECMEC - European Continuing Medical Education Credits

NAA – National Accreditation Authority

ESAB – European Speciality Accreditation Board

AMA - American Medical Association

PGT - postgraduate training

ECAMSQ - European Council for Accreditation of Medical Specialist Qualifications

CESMA - Council for European Specialist Medical Assessment

CPD - Continuing Professional Development

SCeP – Steering Committee on e-Platform

QA - Quality Assurance

EACQM - European Accreditation Council for Quality Management

EMOs - European Medical Organisations

EMOs - European Medical Organisations

UEMO - Union Européenne des Médecins Omnipracticien (GPs)

FEMS - Fédération Européenne des Médecins Salariés (Salaried doctors)

AEMH - Association Européenne des Médecins Hospitaliers (hospital doctors

CEOM - Council of European Medical Orders

CPME - Comité Permanent des Médecins Européens (Standing Committee of European Doctors)

EMSA - European Medical Students Association

EJD - European Junior Doctors

EU Affairs

ACMT – Advisory Committee on Medical Training

CEN - Centre Européen de Normalisation -European Standardisation Centrer

EMA – European Medicine Agency

ECDC – European Center for Disease prevention and Control

EFPIA - European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industry Association

EUCOMED - European Committee for Medical Device

COCIR - European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT industry

EU – European Union

MS – Member States

EC – European Commission

EP – European Parliament

DG SANCO – Directorate General for Health and Consumers (European Commission)

DG MARKT – Directorate General for Internal Market (European Commission)

IMCO – Internal Market Committee (European Parliament)

ENVI – Committee on Environment and Health (European Parliament)

PQD – Professional Qualifications Directive

CBC – Cross Border Care

IMI – Internal Market Information System

JA – Joint Action