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  • Fons Sips Award 2025 – Call open

    Fons Sips Award 2025 – Call open

    In 2016, the Fons Sips Outstanding Achievement Award was created in honour of the contributions of one of EYFDM’s (at that time VdGM) founding fathers, Alphons Jacobus Ignatius. It was created in order to ensure that the heritage and history of the movement was not forgotten and in order to recognise great work and contribution of its members. The Fons Sips Outstanding Achievement Award remains first and foremost the chance for EYFDM members to appreciate their colleagues’ achievements and passion for Family Medicine, as well as their commitment to EYFDM community. It continues to be an award “by the members, for the members”.

    The Fons Sips winner is the EYFDM Rising Star Award nominee for WONCA Rising Star Award 2025.

    Nominations will be requested from the EYFDM members, therefore the nominator must be a “young doctor”, meaning family medicine/general practice trainee or within 5 years of completing the training.

    Nominee must be:

    1. A “young doctor”, meaning family medicine/general practice trainee or within 5 years of completing her/his training (the status must be still valid by the month of WONCA World Conference 2025)
    2. A registered member of a WONCA Europe National Member Organisation

      Documents

      To nominate a colleague, please provide:

      1. A letter of consent from the nominee saved as „Name of the nominee_Consent_ FSA2025″
      2. Evidence of the nominee’s “young doctor” status saved as „Name of the nominee_Status_ FSA2025″
      3. A completed template of a nomination letter outlining why the nominee should be considered for the award saved as „Name of the nominee_NL_FSA2025″

      All documents and potential questions should be sent to our Awards Officer. All documents should be sent by the 31th of March 2025.
      The winner of the Fons Sips Outstanding Achievement Award will be informed about the results by 7th of April 2025 and the award will be announced during the 9th EYFDM Forum in Grand Region (25-27 April 2025). The winner of the WONCA World Rising Star Award will be announced during WONCA World Conference in Lisbon (17- 21 September 2025).

      FONS SIPS CALL 2025Download

    1. Family Medicine Initiative

      Family Medicine Initiative

      As we ramp up to 9th forum in the Grand Region, we would like to remind of a website spotlighted by a keynote lecturer in the last Forum in Vienna, Dr. Florian Stigler. We particularly recommend this post in particular, focusing in the importance of Family Medicine:

      8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

      You can also subscribe to Golden Nuggets of Family Medicine – Essential Family Medicine Updates as 1-min-reads.

    2. Reminder – Treasurer elections

      Reminder – Treasurer elections

      We are thrilled to announce that applications are now open for the position of Treasurer on the Executive Committee! As Treasurer, you’ll play a key role in managing finances, ensuring transparency, and contributing to the success of our organisation. You can find all the details in the role description below.

      The elections organisational policy can be found here.

      Who Can Apply?
      We are looking for a young doctor who is an active member of their National Medical Organisation (NMO). If you’re passionate, driven, and ready to take on responsibility, we want to hear from you!

      The required documents for election are as follows: 

      ○ Curriculum Vitae 

      ○ Motivational Letter 

      ○ Proof of membership of their NMO 

      ○ Proof of young doctor status 

      ○ An essential letter of recommendation from their National Delegate if the candidate is not themselves a National Delegate, or from their NEC if the candidate is a National Delegate themselves and their country has a NEC. 

      ○ Up to three desirable letters of recommendation: 

      ■ From their NMO 

      ■ A maximum of two letters from other EYFDM members 

      The deadline to submit applications for this position is 28th March 2025 – email to secretary

      Election Day:
      The election will be held on 25th April 2025, during the Council Meeting in Luxembourg (or online). As a candidate, you’ll deliver a 3-minute presentation and answer questions from the council before voting begins.

      Update: there is no longer the requirement of being EU resident

      Please contact secretary if you have any questions!

    3. Survey on Working Hours for Junior Doctors

      Survey on Working Hours for Junior Doctors

      Dear EYFDMians’

      We are reaching out to invite you to participate in a Survey on Working Hours for Junior Doctors, organised by the European Junior Doctors Association (EJD). EJD is a pan-European organisation representing junior doctors and advocating for better working conditions and training across Europe.

      This survey aims to gather valuable insights into the working hours of junior doctors across Europe. The data collected will help us better understand the challenges faced and advocate for sustainable working conditions.

      Survey link here: https://bit.ly/EJD-WorkingHours
      (It only takes 1 minute to complete!)

      Your input is essential. By disseminating and fostering participation, you’ll contribute to shaping policies that support doctors.

      Feel free to share this survey with your colleagues—every response makes a difference!

      If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

      Thank you for your time and support!

    4. Apply for treasurer

      Apply for treasurer

      We are thrilled to announce that applications are now open for the position of Treasurer on the Executive Committee! As Treasurer, you’ll play a key role in managing finances, ensuring transparency, and contributing to the success of our organisation. You can find all the details in the role description below.

      The elections organisational policy can be found here.

      Who Can Apply?
      We are looking for a young doctor who is an active member of their National Medical Organisation (NMO). If you’re passionate, driven, and ready to take on responsibility, we want to hear from you!

      The required documents for election are as follows: 

      ○ Curriculum Vitae 

      ○ Motivational Letter 

      ○ Proof of membership of their NMO 

      ○ Proof of young doctor status 

      ○ An essential letter of recommendation from their National Delegate if the candidate is not themselves a National Delegate, or from their NEC if the candidate is a National Delegate themselves and their country has a NEC. 

      ○ Up to three desirable letters of recommendation: 

      ■ From their NMO 

      ■ A maximum of two letters from other EYFDM members 

      The deadline to submit applications for this position is 28th March 2025 – email to secretary

      Election Day:
      The election will be held on 25th April 2025, during the Council Meeting in Luxembourg (or online). As a candidate, you’ll deliver a 3-minute presentation and answer questions from the council before voting begins.

      Please contact secretary if you have any questions!

      Treasurer Role Description v2025Download
    5. International Eastern Black Sea Family Medicine Congress 2025

      International Eastern Black Sea Family Medicine Congress 2025

      We are honored to invite not only the Family Medicine branch but also all branches that we manage diseases together with a multidisciplinary approach to our third International Eastern Black Sea Family Medicine Congress to be held on May 22-24, 2025 at Ordu, Türkiye.

      In our congress, with the participation of our speakers who have knowledge and experience in the national and international fields, we have prepared a strong program that will contribute to our practical applications with rich scientific content in the light of current literature information. A congress awaits us with trainings, oral presentations, hours where we find answers to our questions in hybrid sessions with interactive participation, and social programs where we will get away from fatigue and stress.

      We are looking forward to the participation of our guests from all our provinces, especially the Black Sea Region, and from various countries of the world in our congress.

      Therefore, we are announcing free online registration bursaries for 20 international participants who will present their papers in our congress.

      Winners of the scholarship will be selected according to the acceptance date of the oral presentation. For more information please visit our website: www.kahsed.com

      Our unity will add strength to our strength and carry the value and vision of the Family Medicine specialty discipline to higher levels for the future. Hope to see you at our congress.

      Best regards,

      On behalf of the Organizing Committee

    6. EYFDM & WWPWFM Webinar – watch

      EYFDM & WWPWFM Webinar – watch

      The collaborative webinar between EYFDM and WWPWFM, “Violence against female doctors”, held on 8 Dec 2024 has been uploaded. The webinar was organised by WONCA’s Women’s Health Special Interest Group and the European Network of Young Doctors’ Movement. It was moderated by Helena Alonso (EYFDM Policy Officer) as the past chair of the Women’s Health Special Interest Group.

      Violence against women doctors is a serious and widespread problem that affects women all over the world. This webinar explores the issue from a global perspective, with speakers from Nigeria, Colombia, and the UK. The webinar discusses the prevalence of violence against women doctors, the impact of this violence on their work and well-being, and actionable solutions to create safer and more supportive medical workplaces.

      During the webinar we got to hear from several experts, including Dr. Tehzeeb Zulfiqar from Pakistan and currently at Australian National University Pakistan, Dr. Rimola Silva from Nigeria, Dr. Alejandra Leon from Colombia, and Dr. Mary Robertson from the UK. The speakers discussed the prevalence of violence against women doctors in their respective countries, the impact of this violence on their work and well-being, and strategies for prevention and response. The webinar also highlighted the importance of data collection and research to better understand the scope of the problem and develop effective interventions.

      Watch the recording of the webinar and learn more about how to address this important issue.

    7. Call for bursaries -Forum 2025 – new deadline

      Call for bursaries -Forum 2025 – new deadline

      Dear EYFDMians,

      The call for bursaries to Grand Region Forum 2025 is open. Get all the details in the document call below. The number of bursaries has been extended from 2 to 6 with generous sponsorship from Health Ministry of Luxembourg. The new deadline to send all documents to our Awards Officer: December 31st. Announcement on January 12.

      EYFDM FUND Grand RegionDownload

    8. Holiday Greetings 2024

      Holiday Greetings 2024

      The year is ending and the festive season is here! We would like to share our season’s greetings with you! Thank you to all our amazing national delegates and members that collaborated to bring you some holiday spirit:

      We hope you all have a joyous time.