The EECC Board

Chair

Appointment

• Appointed by UEMS cardiology section as vice-president for training

Requirements

• Active member of the EECC question writing group
• Detailed understanding of all aspects of the exam
• Good leadership and IT skills

Responsibilities

• Chairs two EECC board meetings per year (January at European Heart House and July to review exam performance and agree pass mark)
• Chairs the kick-off meeting at ESC
• Agrees/appoints chair and deputy of the question writing group with ESC education committee chair
• Appoints chair and deputy of the question selection group
• Appoints chair and deputy and members of the standards setting group
• Responsible for the overall performance of all EECC groups
• Development and implementation of EECC policies and standard operating procedures to be ratified by the EECC board
• Responsible for interactions with new countries wanting to join theEECC
• If the chair is temporarily unable to perform their duties, they will nominate one of the group chairs to act on their behalf

Members

• Chair of EECC Question Writing Group
• Chair of EECC Question Selection Group
• Chair of EECC Standards Setting Group
• Representative of ESC Education Committee
• Representative of each National Society taking part in the EECC

Responsibilities

• To ensure good governance of all aspects of the EECC

Meetings

• The board will meet routinely twice each year in January and July
• The chair may call additional meetings of the full board or a sub-group as required