This section provides a series of documents produced by the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes detailing the Training Programme, Syllabus and Evaluation Process for General and Higher Speciality Training in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes.

The information contained is constantly in the process of development and any queries should be addressed to the Chair of the SAC Dr T Cheetham.

These electronic documents are always the most current version, please do not refer to older drafts.

1. Introduction
2. Flow Chart for Career Decisions
3. Flow Chart for Overview of Training
4. Paediatric Training in Europe
   • Common Trunk
   • Primary Care Paediatrics
   • Secondary Care
   • Tertiary Care Paediatrics
   • Social and Community Paediatrics
5. General Aspects of Training in Paediatric Endocrinology
   • General
   • Secondary Course in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
   • Tertiary Course in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
   • Flexibility and Continuing Medical Education
   • Research Training
6. Training
   • a) Clinical Paediatric Training
     1. Background
     2. Endocrinology
     3. Diabetes
     4. Metabolic Disease
     5. Laboratory endocrinology
   • b) Multidisciplinary Training
     1. Clinical
     2. Biostatistics
     3. Audit
     4. Personal Development
7. End Result of Training
8. Requirements for Training Institutions
   • Full Training Centre
   • Training Unit
9. Requirements for Teachers in Paediatric Endocrinology
10. Requirements of Trainees
    • Criteria for assessment of trainees
11. Accreditation of Centres
    • Criteria for assessment of Centres
    • Manpower Issues