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Election process
Step 1 - The application
Once the application form is duly completed
and all the requested documents are ready, you may forward
them to the EBSC Office by post before the deadline
for the selected session. Please note that neither application
form nor any document may be faxed.
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Step 2 - Applications
validation
Once your application reaches the EBSC Office,
it is handled by the EBSC Assistant who will make sure all
is in order and possibly come back to you for missing elements
or any further/additional documents. This screening process
is mandatory prior to forwarding any application to the EBSC
Board for evaluation.
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Step 3 - EBSC Board
review
Each application is reviewed by three (3)
EBSC Board members. Applications are randomly allocated to
evaluators with a special care to avoid conflict of interest,
that is that an evaluator will never review a candidate from
his/her home country. This is to keep the process as unbias
and fair as possible. The EBSC Chairman has the specific task
of moderating all evaluations and to settle any undecided
cases.
There are at least two (2) reviews. At the
end of each review, unsettled cases are discussed among the
EBSC Board members. Additional information may be requested
to applicants.
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Step 4 - Election
results
At the end of the second review, the EBSC
Chairman validates all election results. The EBSC Office in
turn contacts all candidates to inform them about the Board's
decision. Each candidate receives a letter from the EBSC Chairman
informing them of the Board's decision. In case a candidate
is not elected, the Chairman explicits the Board's decision
and may request additional information in case of appeal.
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Step 5 - Appeals
For all cases of appeal against an EBSC Board's
decision, candidates have to motivate their appeal in writing
directly to the EBSC Chairman, by sending their letter to
the EBSC Office to the following address:
EBSC Chairman
EBSC Office - European Heart House
2035, route des Colles - Les Templiers - BP179
06903 Sophia Antipolis - Cedex - France
Upon receiving the appeal request, the EBSC
Board will gather in order to re-examine the application in
the light of provided argumentation and/or additional documentations.
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Step 6 - Fees settlement
Elected European Cardiologists will be requested
to settle an administrative and processing fees of €250/-
(present fees may be modified in the future) in order to obtain
their diploma.
Fees may be settled either by bank transfer or by credit card.
Since the launch of the EBSC on-line system, payments are
processed on-line.
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Step 7 - Diploma
Once the fees have been settled, you
will be given two (2) options to receive your Diploma of European
Cardiologist.
Option 1 - At ESC Congress
Traditionally indeed, Diplomas of European Cardiologist have
been awarded during the ESC Congress.
Option 2 - Diploma by post
In case elected candidates are not attending the ESC Congress,
the EBSC Office will send the diplomas by post to the address
indicated on the payment form, at no extra charge.
Please note that for costs and logistics
reasons, diplomas are printed only twice a year, that is prior
to the ESC Annual Congress and in the winter.
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Step 8 - Re-accreditation
The Diploma of European Cardiologist has
a validity of five (5) years. In other words, every five (5)
years, European Cardiologists, in order to preserve their
title and status, will need to apply for re-accreditation.
This process involves providing evidence
of the following:
- CME (Continual Medical Education) activity
over the five (5) year period
- registration as a physician in the European
country where currently practising - medical license
- recognition as a cardiology specialist
in a European country where currently practising - license
to practice cardiology
More detailed information will be circulated
on the re-accreditation process shortly.
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