Aynsley-Green has been working on the initiative with the intercollegiate implementation group, which drew up the landmark Healthcare for Adolescents report in 2003.
He confirmed he would take up the issue with the medical regulator, the General Medical Council, as part of discussions on undergraduate training and the competencies required for working with young people.
Pointing out that adolescent health was included in the children's national service framework as a separate standard, he said he was anxious that it should not be treated as an add-on.
Dr John Tripp, chairman of the intercollegiate group, said that although there was some training on adolescent care in some undergraduate health courses, the group planned to ensure it became a formal part of courses, as well as a part of the core curriculum for paediatricians and general practitioners.
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