ID-5184 Wonca Abstracts supplement A-K 13-10-23 - Flipbook - Page 237
WONCA 2023 Supplement 1: WONCA 2023 abstracts (A–K)
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Are you ready to experience a global family medicine
exchange program?
Dr Ratnasingam Gobith1, Rianne van Vliet2, Dr Rabee Kazan3, Dr Sankha Randenikumara4
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FM360° Regional Coordinator, South Asia – Spice Route Movement, Chair, The Spice Route –
Young Family Doctors’ Movement, Sri Lanka, 2FM360° Regional Coordinator – European Young
Family Doctors Movement, VVR Waarnemend Huisarts, The Hague, 3Fundacion Mutua Terrassa,
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WONCA YDM
Aim
The aim of the workshop is to promote the global exchange program of family medicine (FM360°
exchange) which is specially designed for young doctors around the world.
Content
The Family Medicine 360° Program is a global exchange program for family medicine trainees and
junior family doctors/general practitioners (within five years of completing residency training). The
program enables participants to spend up to four weeks visiting the primary healthcare system of
a different country, all over the world. The program has built in a way to standardised educational
experience with a special framework based on learning objectives and outcomes.
The following topics will be discussed at the workshop:
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How does the FM360° exchange work?
How is the FM360° exchange structured?
How is the application process happening at the hosting and visiting counties?
Sharing past experience of FM360° exchanges.
Future plans of the program.
Outcome
Exchange programs promote a bilateral knowledge exchange on clinical competence in different social
and cultural, resource settings and health systems. Both the visitors and the hosts will be benefited
in numerous ways including professional and personal levels as well to contribute development of
primary healthcare and sharing ideas.
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