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Transpl. Int., 28 August 2026

Volume 39 - 2026 | https://doi.org/10.3389/ti.2026.17461

Correction: The European Board of transplant medicine: evolution, present role and future directions toward harmonised transplant medicine training in Europe

  • NM

    Nuria Montero 1,2† *

  • MA

    Miha Arnol 3,4†

  • SB

    Susanne Beckebaum 5†

  • IB

    Isabelle Binet 6†

  • VC

    Vito Cicinnati 5

  • DC

    David Cucchiari 7,8†

  • CD

    Caroline Den Hoed 9†

  • AD

    Antoine Durrbach 10

  • SI

    Speranta Iacob 11,12†

  • SM

    Smaragdi Marinaki 13

  • AP

    Anna Paola Mitterhofer 14†

  • AM

    Anna Mrzljak 15†

  • AR

    Adam Remport 16†

  • PR

    Pablo Ruiz 17†

  • SS

    Susana Sampaio 18,19

  • FT

    Francesca Tinti 20†

  • MP

    Marios Prikis 21† *

  • 1. Nephrology Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain

  • 2. Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L’ Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

  • 3. Department of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

  • 4. Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

  • 5. Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Transplant Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

  • 6. Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Health Ostschweiz, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

  • 7. Renal Transplant Unit, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

  • 8. Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

  • 9. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, Rotterdam, Netherlands

  • 10. University Paris Saclay, INSERM UMR 1356, Nephrology Department, Hopital Henri Mondor, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Créteil, France

  • 11. Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania

  • 12. Center for Digestive Diseases and Liver Transplant, Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania

  • 13. Clinic of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Medical School of Athens, Laiko Hospital, Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece

  • 14. Department of System Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Nephrology and Dyalisis Unit University Hospital Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

  • 15. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Liver Transplant Centre, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

  • 16. Department of Surgery, Transplantation and Gastroenterology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

  • 17. Liver Unit, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

  • 18. Kidney Transplant Unit, Unidade Local de Saúde (ULS) S João, Oporto, Portugal

  • 19. Faculdade Medicina, Oporto University, Oporto, Portugal

  • 20. Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicina, Nephrology and Dialysis Unit University Hospital S. Andrea, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

  • 21. Nephrology Department, University of Vermont and Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, United States

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A Correction on The European Board of transplant medicine: evolution, present role and future directions toward harmonised transplant medicine training in Europe by Montero N, Arnol M, Beckebaum S, Binet I, Cicinnati V, Cucchiari D, Den Hoed C, Durrbach A, Iacob S, Marinaki S, Mitterhofer AP, Mrzljak A, Remport A, Ruiz P, Sampaio S, Tinti F and Prikis M (2026). Transpl. Int. 39:16968. doi: 10.3389/ti.2026.16968

Table one and Table two were erroneously omitted from this article. The tables appear below.

TABLE 1

CountryParent specialtyFormal transplant subspecialty recognitionTraining pathway (summary)Transplant exposurePerceived value of EBTM certification*
CyprusNephrologyNo≥2 years internal medicine + 4 years nephrologyMandatory (≥3 months in transplant centre)Objective validation and harmonisation
Gastroenterology/HepatologyNo2 years internal medicine + 4 years gastroenterologyIntegratedObjective validation and harmonisation
CroatiaNephrologyNo5-year nephrology residencyIntegratedObjective validation and harmonisation
Gastroenterology/HepatologyNo5-year gastroenterology residencyIntegratedObjective validation and harmonisation
FranceNephrologyNo5-year residency + 2-year clinical fellowshipIntegrated within nephrologyHarmonisation and professional mobility
Gastroenterology/HepatologyNo5-year gastroenterology residencyIntegratedObjective validation and harmonisation
Germany**NephrologyYesBoard certification in internal medicine + nephrology + ≥2 years transplant nephrologyMandatoryComplementary to existing national certification
Gastroenterology/HepatologyYesBoard certification in internal medicine + gastroenterology + ≥2 years transplant hepatologyMandatoryComplementary to existing national certification
GreeceNephrologyNo2 years internal medicine + 4 years nephrologyMandatory (≥3 months in transplant centre)Fills training gap; supports hiring in transplant centres
Gastroenterology/HepatologyNo2 years internal medicine + 4 years gastroenterologyIntegratedFills training gap; european-level credential
HungaryNephrologyNo5-year nephrology or internal medicine + 2 years nephrologyVariableStandardisation and capacity building
Gastroenterology/HepatologyNo5-year gastroenterology residencyIntegratedFills educational gap; capacity building
ItalyNephrologyNoNational competitive residency; no transplant certificationVariableFills training gap; harmonisation
Gastroenterology/HepatologyNo4-year gastroenterology residencyVariableFills educational gap
NetherlandsNephrologyNo4 years internal medicine + 2 years nephrology (transplant mandatory)MandatoryFills educational gap
Gastroenterology/HepatologyNo6-year combined GI–Hepatology trainingOptional hepatology registrationStandardised validation
PortugalNephrologyNo5-year residency including transplantationIntegratedCertification and quality standardisation
Gastroenterology/HepatologyNo5–6 years GI/Internal medicine + additional liver trainingVariableCertification and quality standardisation
RomaniaNephrologyNo5-year nephrology residency; transplant via accredited centresCentre-dependentEuropean benchmark; supports professional mobility
Gastroenterology/HepatologyNo5-year gastroenterology residencyIntegratedEuropean benchmark
SloveniaNephrologyNo6-year regulated nephrology residency; national examIntegratedObjective validation and harmonisation
Gastroenterology/HepatologyNo6-year regulated gastroenterology residency; national examIntegratedObjective validation and harmonisation
SpainNephrologyNo4-year residency (MIR); transplant exposure mandatoryMandatoryEuropean-level credential
Gastroenterology/HepatologyNo4-year GI/Hepatology residencyVariableUnifies training criteria
SwitzerlandNephrologyNo2–3 years internal medicine + 3–4 years nephrology; national + UEMS examsIntegratedEuropean standards embedded
Gastroenterology/HepatologyNo3 years internal medicine + 3 years gastroenterology + hepatology subspecialty yearIntegratedEuropean standards embedded

Overview of transplant nephrology and hepatology training across selected European countries.

*

This measure reflects stakeholders’ perceptions of the value and professional impact of the EBTM, certification across different clinical and academic environments.

**

Germany is the only surveyed country with formally recognised national certification in Transplant Medicine.

Core duties across all countries encompass pre-transplant candidate evaluation, perioperative management, and lifelong post-transplant care.

Abbreviations: EBTM, european board of transplantation medicine; GI, gastroenterology; MIR, Médico Interno Residente; UEMS, Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes; yrs, years.

TABLE 2

DomainRequirements
Training duration and background• Board certification in internal medicine or paediatrics and a recognised subspecialty (e.g., Nephrology, gastroenterology/Hepatology, cardiology, pulmonology)
• Minimum 2 years of continuous transplant medicine training (up to 4 years if part-time)
• Training must be completed or validated in a UEMS member country
Clinical competencies• Documented experience in pre-transplant evaluation, inpatient management, and outpatient follow-up
• Evidence of supervised and independently performed specialised procedures
• Attestation by a senior transplant physician or head of department confirming patient caseload and procedural exposure
Education and academic activity• Attendance at recognised transplant courses (including ESOT educational programmes), national and international transplant congresses, and CME-accredited symposia
• Mandatory: Participation in a minimum of two national/international transplant meetings with first or last authorship (oral or poster presentation)
Non-technical skills• Proficiency in English (required for the oral examination)

EBTM eligibility requirements for certification.

Abbreviations: CME, continuing medical education; ESOT, european society for organ transplantation; UEMS, Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes.

The original version of this article has been updated.

Summary

Keywords

education and training, harmonization, hepatology, nephrology, transplant care

Citation

Montero N, Arnol M, Beckebaum S, Binet I, Cicinnati V, Cucchiari D, Den Hoed C, Durrbach A, Iacob S, Marinaki S, Mitterhofer AP, Mrzljak A, Remport A, Ruiz P, Sampaio S, Tinti F and Prikis M (2026) Correction: The European Board of transplant medicine: evolution, present role and future directions toward harmonised transplant medicine training in Europe. Transpl. Int. 39:17461. doi: 10.3389/ti.2026.17461

Received

27 July 2026

Revised

29 July 2026

Accepted

10 August 2026

Published

28 August 2026

Volume

39 - 2026

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© 2026 Montero, Arnol, Beckebaum, Binet, Cicinnati, Cucchiari, Den Hoed, Durrbach, Iacob, Marinaki, Mitterhofer, Mrzljak, Remport, Ruiz, Sampaio, Tinti and Prikis.

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*Correspondence: Marios Prikis, ; Nuria Montero,

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ORCID: Nuria Montero, orcid.org/0000-0002-5123-4603; Miha Arnol, orcid.org/0000-0002-2379-7820; Susanne Beckebaum, orcid.org/0009-0006-1454-5847; Isabelle Binet, orcid.org/0000-0002-2697-9822; David Cucchiari, orcid.org/0000-0002-7594-1070; Caroline Den Hoed, orcid.org/0000-0003-3840-0213; Speranta Iacob, orcid.org/0000-0002-7805-5920; Anna Paola Mitterhofer, orcid.org/0000-0002-0132-386X; Anna Mrzljak, orcid.org/0000-0001-6270-2305; Adam Remport, orcid.org/0000-0003-3980-0534; Pablo Ruiz, orcid.org/0000-0002-5810-8802; Francesca Tinti, orcid.org/000-0001-8867-3979; Marios Prikis, orcid.org/0000-0003-1048-6422

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