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Pages 28-31 (January 2011)
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Vol. 35. Issue 1.
Pages 28-31 (January 2011)
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Validation of Intensive Medicine Degree in the United Kingdom
Convalidación del título de Medicina Intensiva en el Reino Unido
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G. de la Cerdaa,
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, D. Mateob, A. Tanc, A. Quintanod, N. Kovacse
a NeuroIntensive Care Unit, Queen's University Hospital, London, United Kingdom
b Intensive Care Unit, Newham General Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
c Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, King's College NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
d Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital de Vitoria, Vitoria, Álava, Spain
e Departamento de Anestesia, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
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Abstract

The specialty of Intensive Care Medicine was established over twenty years ago in Spain as part of the MIR (Resident training) system. The European Union allows for free circulation of its workers and the multilateral recognition of their university degrees as well as their postgraduate training. Unfortunately, our specialty is excluded from such a privilege. This limits our European rights and hinders the mobility of the intensivists trained in our country. The main objective of this article is to provide a practical guide on how to obtain recognition of the Spanish Certificate of Training (MIR system) in Intensive Care Medicine in the United Kingdom (UK). This review has been done by several Spanish intensivists with vast professional experience in the UK.

Keywords:
Recognition
Certificate of Completion of Training
United Kingdom
Intensive Care Medicine
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La especialidad de Medicina Intensiva vía MIR se estableció en España hace más de 20 años. La Unión Europea permite la libre circulación de trabajadores y el reconocimiento multilateral de sus estudios universitarios de posgrado. Desgraciadamente, eso no ocurre en nuestra especialidad, hecho que dificulta el ejercicio de este derecho europeo y la movilidad de los intensivistas formados en nuestro país. El objetivo de este artículo es ofrecer una guía práctica de cómo convalidar el título de especialista en Medicina Intensiva en el Reino Unido. Esta revisión ha sido realizada por varios intensivistas españoles con amplia experiencia laboral en Reino Unido.

Palabras clave:
Convalidación
Título de Especialista
Reino Unido
Medicina Intensiva
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Directive 2005/36/EC of the European parliament & Council on recognition of professional qualifications, 7th September 2005.
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