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10‐year anniversary of the European Somnologist examination – A historic overview and critical appraisal
Author(s) -
Grote Ludger,
Pevernagie Dirk,
Bruni Oliviero,
Deboer Tom,
GarciaBorreguero Diego,
Hill Elizabeth A.,
Penzel Thomas,
Puertas F. Javier,
Wiechmann Axel,
Verspaandonk Margret,
Paunio Tiina
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of sleep research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.297
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2869
pISSN - 0962-1105
DOI - 10.1111/jsr.13667
Subject(s) - certification , accreditation , medical education , process (computing) , curriculum , constructive , sleep medicine , medicine , psychology , engineering ethics , political science , engineering , computer science , pedagogy , cognition , sleep disorder , psychiatry , law , operating system
Summary The European Somnologist certification programme was developed by the European Sleep Research Society to improve patient care in sleep medicine by providing an independent evaluation of theoretical and practical knowledge. The examination of eligible experts plays a key role in this procedure. A process was started more than 15 years ago to create the European sleep medicine curriculum, eligibility criteria for certification, and sleep centre accreditation criteria. The process was characterised by interdisciplinary collaboration, consensus, and achieving new solutions. During the past 10 years, experience has been gained by the examination and certification of more than 1000 sleep medicine experts from more than 50 countries. The process has continuously been improved. However, as the programme was designed and administered mainly by medical experts in the field, systematic influence from teaching and pedagogic experts was partially underrepresented. The current critical appraisal pinpoints several missing links in the process – mainly as a missing constructive alignment between learning objectives, learning and teaching activities, and the final assessment. A series of suggestions has been made to further improve the ESRS certification programme.