How to become a Resident

If you would like to apply to follow a Residency Programme several requirements need to be fulfilled to be eligible. Please consult the Training Brochure for detailed information on requirements and processes. Standard and Alternative Residency Programmes can be distinguished.

• A Standard Residency Programme is set-up by a specific institution and is approved independent of a Residency Applicant. If you fulfil the requirements and would like to follow a specific Standard Residency Programme, please get in contact with the respective Programme Director of a Standard Residency Programme and negotiate your attendance to the training programme. For application to a Standard Programme only the respective Application Form needs to be completed and submitted.

• If you are eligible to apply for a Residency Programme, but your circumstances do not permit enrolment in a Standard Programme, you may apply to follow an Alternative Residency Programme. You may contact a (certified) Diplomate in your country, preferably affiliated with an approved Residency Programme, to request information about possibilities and conditions. You may also contact the Credentials Committee of the ECPHM for information and support. The Alternative Programme needs to be specifically outlined and submitted for the Resident Applicant in question and must be approved before it starts. Thus, for application the respective Application Form has to be submitted together with the outline of the specific Alternative Residency Programme. Additional experts in PHM and its supporting disciplines, who are not recognized by EBVS, may be included in a Residency Programme as Advisors. Such persons have to be approved by the Credentials Committee and have to pass the College’s re-approval process every five years. For this approval / re-approval process a respective Application form is available. You may additionally use the template to provide the two Reference Letters required for the re-approval process.

If you have negotiated your attendance to a Standard or Alternative Residency Programme with the respective Programme Director, please register as a Resident within the ECPHM as follows:

• Create an SSO account to access the profile area 
• Access your profile area and click on the link "become Resident"
• Fill out the webform 
• Open the respective Application form, complete manually and sign (please note that the complete document should be signed by the Programme Director)
• Convert the Application form to PDF file and rename it with your surname only 
• Upload the PDF file in the profile area 
• Should you encounter any technical difficulties please contact secretary@ecphm.org