Table 1 CME and additional requirements for a radiologist to keep his/her license to practise per country
From: Maintenance of certification for radiologists: an overview of European countries
Country | Required number of CME credits | Additional requirements | License period | Average CME credits required per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Albania | 250 | Practising clinical radiology for 40 h per week | 5 years | 50 |
Austria | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) |
Armenia | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) |
Belarus | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) |
Belgium | -6 (required for federal agency for nuclear control, mean 2 per year) -60 (other, of which at least 9 [mean 3 per year] in ethics and economy) | -Attending 2 local quality group meetings per year -Production performance of at least 1250 “prestaties”* | 3 years | 22 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 90 | None | 5 years | 18 |
Bulgaria | None | None | NA | NA |
Croatia | 120 | None | 6 years | 20 |
Cyprus | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) |
Czech Republic | None | None | NA | NA |
Denmark | None | None | NA | NA |
Estonia | None | None | NA | NA |
Finland | 40 (radiation safety training) | None | 5 years | 8 |
France | None | None | NA | NA |
Georgia | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) |
Germany | 200 | - Attending 1 radiation safety training per year - Attending 1 refresher course in radiation safety per 5 years | 5 years | 40 |
Greece | None | None | NA | NA |
Hungary | 250 | Practising clinical radiology without any specific requirements | 5 years | 50 |
Iceland | None | None | NA | NA |
Ireland | 50 (minimum 20 external [maintenance of knowledgeand skills], minimum 20 internal [practice evaluation and development], minimum 5 personal learning, and a desired 2 in research and teaching) | Attending 1 clinical audit (equals 12 CME credits) | 1 year | 50 |
Israel | None | None | NA | NA |
Italy | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) |
Kazakhstan | 108 to 216 (depending on the specialties required: radiography, ultrasound, CT/MRI, and/or nuclear medicine) | None | 5 years | 21.6 to 43.2 |
Kosovo | 100 | None | 5 years | 20 |
Kyrgyzstan | Unknown (no contact information available) | Unknown (no contact information available) | Unknown (no contact information available) | Unknown (no contact information available) |
Latvia | 250 (at least 60% in radiology) | None | 5 years | 50 |
Lithuania | 120 | None | 5 years | 24 |
Luxembourg | None** | None | NA | NA |
North Macedonia | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) |
Malta | None | None | NA | NA |
Moldava | Unknown (no contact information available) | Unknown (no contact information available) | Unknown (no contact information available) | Unknown (no contact information available) |
Montenegro | 120 (at least 72 in radiology, the number of CME points accumulated in one calendar year may not be less than 10)*** | None | 7 years | 17.1 |
The Netherlands | 200 (with a maximum of 50 that can be counted in from continued education provided by other non-imaging medical specialties) | - Practising clinical radiology at least 16 h per week -Participation in individual performance evaluation -Attending 1 clinical audit | 5 years | 40 |
Norway | None | None | NA | NA |
Poland | 25 | None | 1 year | 25 |
Portugal | None | None | NA | NA |
Romania | 200 | None | 5 years | 40 |
Russia | 250 | None | 5 years | 50 |
Serbia | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) |
Slovakia | 250**** | None | 5 years | 50 |
Slovenia | 75 | Practising clinical radiology without any specific requirements | 7 years | 10.7 |
Spain | None | None | NA | NA |
Sweden | None | None | NA | NA |
Switzerland | 150 (at least 50% in radiology) | None | 3 years | 50 |
Turkey | None | None | NA | NA |
Ukraine | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) | Unknown (no response) |
United Kingdom | 250 | None | 5 years | 50 |
Uzbekistan | 288 | Attending 1-month training course at the Institute of Advanced Medical Training (equals 144 CME credits) | 5 years | 57.6 |