The primary goal of the Section, is to create a common high standard for Rheumatology in European countries and establish a standard in Training Requirement that can be recognised across Europe. This should also allow for mutual recognition between European Countries.

The objectives are:

• To improve the awareness of UEMS/EBR and its activities amongst rheumatologists and their national societies, national organisations responsible for training and CME and the European Commission
• To expand its collaboration with relevant institutions (UEMS, EULAR) and its influence
• To raise standards of specialist training by
  • Establishing standards of training centres
  • Ensuring these standards are met by training centers by processes of accreditation, documentation and visitation
  • Ensuring that trainees have a comprehensive training according to UEMS/EBR and national standards and that there is evidence of the satisfactory completion of this with the acquisition of appropriate competencies through log books, appraisal and examination
  • Enabling training in different centres within Europe
• To maintain standards of clinical care by recommendations for requirements for CME
• To ensure provision of appropriate and high quality educational activity; setting and monitoring standards for courses, meetings and other educational activities
• To promote the development of the specialty of rheumatology