Common Platforms, Biomedical Scientists

Common Platforms Biomedical Scientists (BMS)

Directive 2005-36 Recognition of Qualifications Article 15 of this Directive aims to facilitate the recognition of professional qualifications on the basis of common platforms.

Stage 1: Inventory of national regulations •In which Member States is the profession regulated with regard to qualifications? •What level of qualification is required/provided in the various Member States? •What are the areas of activities of the profession and the content of the training in the various Member States?

Stage 2: Establishing the platform •Training of an overall minimum duration of 6 years •Minimum diploma Bac+3 •Minimum 1 year of professional experience •Flexibility over the two remaining years(academic training work experience, traineeships, etc.)

Stage 3 : Adopting the platform •Presenting the Platform of the European Commission •Consulting the Member States – Discussing the platform within the Group of Experts •Submitting a set of draft measures to the “Article 58 Committe” •Adoption of a Commission decision •Following-up the Commission decision

Stage 1: Inventory of national regulations In which Member States is the profession regulated with regard to qualifications? What level of qualification is required/provided in the various Member States? What are the areas of activities of the profession and the content of the training in the various Member States?

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No

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What level of qualification is required/provided in the various Members States? (general)

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What are the areas of activities of the profession and the content of the training in the various Member States?

This question for us is not just one, for better comprehension we divided it in three:

• Main areas of activities of the profession • Places where we do our training • Content of the training

Main areas of activities of the BMS?

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Places where BMS do their training.

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Clinical Laboratories

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Content of the Training

Clinical Laboratories: - Biochemistry - Molecular Biology - Immunology - Clinical Histology/Citology - Toxicology - Microbiology - Transfusion Science - Haematology - Medical genetics - Quality Control

Research Laboratories: - Research in all different areas Industrial Laboratories: - Pharmaceutical Industries Others: - Public Health