[Training and further education in pediatrics: experience and models in Austria (author's transl)]

A new legal standard was destined for the postgraduate medical training in Austria in 1973. Details and the practical application of this regulation concerning the pediatric specialty are discussed. Special emphasis is given to the need for better integration of the didactic technics in the teaching methods of university hospitals. A special board examination is still point at issue, but should be established in the near future.