Appointment
- Appointed by UEMS cardiology section president as vice-president for training, and by ESC Education Committee Chair as Certification, Exams and EECC Coordinator
- Under exceptional circumstances, if a single individual cannot fulfil both roles, two appointments may be made with shared responsibilities
- Appointment as chair-elect is made when the post becomes vacant
- Appointment as EECC board chair is normally for two years and may be renewable once
- The chair assumes the role of past-chair when they are replaced by the chair-elect
Requirements
- Current or previous membership of the EECC leadership team
- Active membership of the EECC question writing group
- Active participation in UEMS cardiology section activities
- Detailed understanding of all aspects of the EECC
- Excellent leadership, verbal, and written communication skills
- Dedicated time to attend EECC in-person and on-line meetings and to respond in a timely fashion to contacts from other members of the EECC team and external enquiries
Responsibilities
- Chairs two EECC board meetings per year (January and July, to review exam performance and agree the pass mark)
- Chairs quarterly EECC leadership team meetings
- Develops and implements the strategic vision for the EECC
- Chairs meetings at ESC congress and on-line with representatives of national societies participating, or considering participation, in the EECC
- Represents the EECC on the ESC Education Committee
- Provides written and/or verbal reports on the EECC to ESC committees and Board, and to UEMS cardiology section, as requested
- Oversees the appointment of the chairs-elect of the question writing group,question selection group and standards setting group
- Oversees the appointment of members of the question writing group, question selection group and standards setting group as recommended by the group Chairs
- 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
- 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 and chair-elect of the EECC board
- 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
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
- If any member is unable to attend a board meeting, they should appoint a deputy to attend in their place. For the leadership team, this would normally be the chairelect or past-chair