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Four respiratory medicine disease categories appear in the global top 10 causes of mortality [1], resulting in 600 000 people dying from respiratory disease in Europe each year. 

Some form of medical training accreditation is used in over 110 countries worldwide [1]. Although accreditation criteria and processes vary considerably depending on regional medical training structures and national regulations, various studies suggest that the accreditation of training programmes has a positive impact on trainees’ performance in assessments [2, 3]. 

This position paper is the result of a collaborative approach of several European Specialty Accreditation Boards (ESABs)...