Current status of the recognition of the clinical / medical genetics specialty

Milan Macek

Department of Biology and Medical GeneticsCharles University Prague and Faculty Hospital Motol,

Czech Republic

6th Meeting of the European Human Genetics SocietiesGoteborg 2010

https://www.eshg.org/index.php?id=111

Joint petition of NHGS presidents / DG Internal Market

Number of votes for each country in the Council

Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom 29Spain and Poland 27Romania 14Netherlands 13Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary and Portugal 12Austria, Bulgaria and Sweden 10Denmark, Ireland, Lithuania, Slovakia and Finland 7

Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg and Slovenia 4Malta 3Total: 345A minimum of 255 votes out of 345 (73.9 %) is required to reach a qualified majority. In addition:

a majority of member states (in some cases two thirds) must approve the decision, and any member state may ask for confirmation that the votes cast in favour represent at least 62 % of the EU’s total population

4

Cyprus UD

4

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5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

2

5

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5

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Malta UD

4

5

5

EU27 & EEA status VI/2010 21/27 primary specialty

Primary, legal dossier and duration of training

Subspecialty, legal dossier and duration of training

Recognition requested by NHGS, curriculum Under Development

milan.macek.jr@LFmotol.cuni.cz

Thank you very much for your continuous support !

Let us now use our experience to foster EU recognition of the

laboratory specialty and of genetic nurses / counsellors.