Table 2.

Number of countries that offer mandatory or optional training sessions within the postgraduate training of physicians in specific disciplines

Primary care paediatricians mandatory 11

(Nonexistent in some countries) optional 3

Not as a stand-alone 11

Not applicable 11

Primary care physicians (GPs) mandatory 3

(Not applicable in some countries) optional 10

Not as a stand-alone 20

Not applicable 3

Secondary care paediatricians mandatory 8

(Not applicable in some countries) optional 12

Not as a stand-alone 14

Not applicable 2

Gynaecologists mandatory 3

Optional 18

Not as a stand-alone 15

Psychiatrists mandatory 9

(Not applicable in some countries) optional 16

Not as a stand-alone 11

School physicians mandatory 10

(Not applicable in some countries) optional 1

Not as a stand-alone 5

Not applicable 20