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ArticleEuropean geriatric medicine2026

European training requirements in geriatric medicine 2025: driving competency-based education and harmonisation across Europe.

Román Romero Ortuño, Marianne van Iersel, Maria S Nuotio, Helgi Kolk, Eva Topinková, Didier Schoevaerdts, Maria Victoria Farré Mercadé, Christophe Graf, Santiago Cotobal Rodeles, Mark Anthony Vassallo and 4 more

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Román Romero OrtuñoDiscipline of Medical Gerontology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Mercer's Institute for Successful Ageing, St James's Hospital, James's Street, Dublin, D08 NHY1, Ireland. romeroor@tcd.ie.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3882-7447
Marianne van IerselDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University, Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4329-6465
Maria S NuotioDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8050-6084
Helgi KolkFaculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7860-1082
Eva TopinkováDepartment of Geriatrics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6786-4116
Didier SchoevaerdtsDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire UCL Namur, Namur, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7311-571X
Maria Victoria Farré MercadéMedicine Department, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2903-2682
Christophe GrafDepartment of Readaptation and Geriatrics, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0235-5046
Santiago Cotobal RodelesEuropean Junior Doctors (EJD) representative to UEMS-GMS, Unidad de Geriatría, Complejo Asistencial Universitario, Salamanca, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2297-4661
Mark Anthony VassalloKarin Grech Rehabilitation Hospital, Telghet G'Magia, Tal-Pieta', Malta.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3344-7488
Michael VassalloRoyal Bournemouth Hospital, University Hospitals Dorset, Bournemouth, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3474-3713
Dieter LütjeMedizinische Klinik IV, Geriatrie Und Palliativmedizin, Klinikum Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany.
Jūratė MacijauskienėDepartment of Geriatrics, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9343-2010
on behalf of the UEMS Geriatric Medicine Section (UEMS-GMS)

Funding

NETPHARM CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004607
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo describe the process, content, and significance of the 2025 revision of the European Training Requirements (ETR) for the Specialty of Geriatric Medicine, developed under the auspices of the European Union of Medical Specialists-Geriatric Medicine Section (UEMS-GMS). The revision aims to update European postgraduate training standards to reflect current scientific, clinical, and educational advances. PROCESS: The revision followed the official UEMS procedure for ETR development and was conducted by the UEMS-GMS ETR Review Committee between September 2024 and October 2025. Building on the 2019 European Postgraduate Curriculum in Geriatric Medicine and the 2020 ETR, the committee incorporated stakeholder feedback, expert consultation, and international endorsement. The final document was reviewed and formally approved by the UEMS-GMS and endorsed by the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS), the European Academy for Medicine of Ageing (EAMA), the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG), and the European Interdisciplinary Council on Ageing (EICA). HIGHLIGHTS: The 2025 ETR retains the established UEMS three-part structure (for trainees, trainers, and training institutions) whilst introducing a modernised, competency-based education framework. The updated syllabus expands and refines theoretical content to reflect the latest scientific, clinical, and pedagogical advances. The revised ETR further elaborates the use of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) as core instruments for assessing competence. Assessment standards now feature an expanded toolkit, incorporating the knowledge-based European Geriatric Medicine Specialty Exam (EGeMSE). SIGNIFICANCE: The 2025 ETR for Geriatric Medicine represents a further step toward harmonised, competency-based specialist training across Europe and beyond. Reflecting global public health priorities, including the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030), the revision reinforces educational excellence and the delivery of high-quality, integrated, person-centred care for older adults. It also supports the continued development of the specialty of Geriatric Medicine in countries where it is not yet established or remains emerging. LINK to ETR 2025: https://www.uems.eu/european-training-requirements  (Geriatric Medicine, 2025/29).

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Clinical CompetenceCompetency-Based EducationEducation, Medical, GraduateGeriatricsCurriculumEuropeHumansCompetency-based educationCurriculumEntrustable professional activitiesEuropean Training RequirementsGeriatric medicinePostgraduate educationUEMS

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