2026 SSIEM ETAC ACADEMY
9th – 11th November 2026, Amsterdam
Applications are now open!
The SSIEM ETAC Academy is designed for clinicians and scientists who are early in their career training in inherited metabolic disease.
We recommend that applicants:
- have at least 12 months of experience working in this field before applying (this means having some understanding of the more common conditions and laboratory assessments), and
- have no more than 5 years of experience in the field.
You can find the programme for the SSIEM ETAC Academy 2026 below and download it here.
The main topics of this Academy will be:
Amino acid disorders
Urea cycle defects
Organic acidemias
Disorders of cobalamin metabolism
Neurotransmitter disorders
To enable more people to access the Acadmey, the curriculum has changed from a 4-year to a 3-year cycle and each Academy has been extended by a day.
The required application documents have changed slightly. Instead of submitting a CV and letter of motivation, all applicants should fill out this form and submit it online here. Additionally we will also require a letter from the Head of Department of each applicant to support their application and guaranteeing to release them to attend the Academy if their application is successful.
Applications
- Course applications will open on Monday 23rd March 2026, and close at 23:59 GMT on Monday 18th May 2026. Applications should be submitted through the Training section of the SSIEM website (www.ssiem.org).
- As places are limited, if the courses are oversubscribed there may be a selection process and completion of the application form will not guarantee a place on the course.
- Successful applicants will be asked to submit an abstract for a short case presentation relating to the topics of the Academy when registering. Up to 12 trainee cases will be selected for presentation at the 2026 Academy.
- Accepted delegates will be contacted by Tuesday 16th June 2026.
- Accepted delegates must pay a nominal registration fee (100 Euro for SSIEM members or 240 Euro for non SSIEM members) for the Academy.
- Academy registration includes:
1) Accommodation (including breakfast) for the nights of 8th, 9th and 10th November 2026, and
2) Attendance on the course including lunches on the 9th, 10th and 11th November 2026.
- There will also be an evening meal for all Academy attendees on the 9th November 2026 (20 Euro additional fee).
Please note that participants will need to pay their own travel costs.
For more information, please contact the SSIEM Admin Team (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
