EYFDM

Author: Exec EYFDM

  • Gifts from 2025

    As 2025 draws to a close we asked our members to look back and reflect on a gift they had received this year from EYFDM.
    Happy holidays, see you in 2026!

    Thank you to all our amazing national delegates and members that collaborated to bring you some holiday spirit:
    Kati Koost – Estonian National Delegate
    Ekin Dikmen – National Delegate – Türkiye
    Vasile Grajdu, family medicine specialist – Romanian National Delegate
    Lia Guledani – National Delegate – Georgia
    Aleksandra Majkut – National Delegate – Poland
    Yanica Vella – Exchange Officer
    Kerry Greenan – Secretary
    Inês Castro – National Delegate – Portugal

  • Scholarships 2026

    Scholarships 2026

    Support the scholar’s studies and career development

    Awarded for a maximum of 4 years

    Annual funding of €2,000

    Apply by: 31 January 2026

    More info: https://www.woncaeurope.org/news/view/call-for-wonca-europe-scholarship-2026

    Apply via email:

    Donald Li YDM Global Scholarship

    Young doctors from low- and middle-income countries to attend a WONCA a regional or rural conference in 2026

    3 successful applicants: $2500 USD bursary each

    Apply by: 29 January 2026

    More info: https://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/member/awards/DonaldLiYDMGlobalScholarship.aspx

    Apply here: https://woncawfdd.questionpro.com/t/AXvHQZ7gHK

    Montegut Global Scholar Programme

    Application to attend 2026 WONCA regional or rural conferences – travel and meeting costs

    1 family doctor from each WONCA region: up to US $3,500

    Apply by: 2 January 2026

    More info: https://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/member/awards/MontegutScholarAward2.aspx

    Form: https://woncawfdd.questionpro.com/Montegut

  • 10th Forum of Młodzi Lekarze Rodzinni

    10th Forum of Młodzi Lekarze Rodzinni


    10th Forum of Młodzi Lekarze Rodzinni (Young Family Doctors from Poland) took place this year in Warsaw, 15-16th of November.

    Great lectures, practical workshops, an amazing atmosphere and inspiring networking. Wellbeing was also central with active breaks, morning run, healthy food, and a family& children room.
    See you in Cracow next year!

    Aleksandra Majkut, ND from Poland

  • WONCA Europe Scholarship 2025 Awardees

    WONCA Europe Scholarship 2025 Awardees

    Dr. Deepthi Lavu and Dr. Ikbal Hümay Arman have been awarded WONCA Europe Scholarship 2025. You can read the full interview at Wonca Europe website and see the video below. Here is a sneak peak:

    Dr Deepthi Lavu, a UK-based academic GP, discusses her inspiring path from local practice to global collaboration in family medicine. As a WONCA Europe Scholarship 2025 winner, she highlights the importance of mentorship, research, and international exchange in shaping the next generation of primary care leaders.

    Read the full interview here.

    Dr İkbal Hümay Arman, recipient of the WONCA Europe Scholarship Award 2025, shares her journey in family medicine, her passion for patient-centered care, and her vision for the future of primary care.

    Read the full interview here.

  • EYFDM Podcast

    EYFDM Podcast

    Earlier this week the 18th episode of the EYFDM Podcast was released:

    Dr. Daria Gheorghe, EYFDM President- She talks about how to get involved with EYFDM and what it’s like being a European GP

    In this episode, Daria Gheorghe, current EYFDM president, takes some time out of her busy WONCA World -Lisbon conference time, to talk about ho the Family Medicine Youth Movement in Europe (European Young Family Doctors Movement:EYFDM). She reflects on her personal experiences and she explains how EYFDM works and how to get involved.

  • “Where continuity is key: Primary care in Norway”

    “Where continuity is key: Primary care in Norway”

    I had a sense of patients being given more time during consultations and never feeling rushed even if the clinic was running late. […]
    What is very different from the UK, and what makes the Norwegian system possible is how it is funded.

    Kerry Greenan
    Kery Greenan

    Hippokrates exchanges are a core part of the EYFDM activity. If you would like to get an insight into how one might sound like you can read a compelling report written by Kerry Greenan and published at the BJGP (British Journal of General Practice) Life.

    Kerry Greenan is a GP Partner at Bromley-by-Bow Health Partnership, Tower Hamlets ICB Clinical Lead for Population Health and Neighbourhoods including Homelessness, and the Secretary for the European Young Family Doctors’ Movement.

    In Askøy, north of Bergen, Norway, surrounded by postcard-pretty views from the clinic windows, patients were waiting patiently for their GP to return from an emergency call-out to collapsed patient in a cabin in the woods. Over an hour late for appointments, there was no grumbling, just gratitude to be seen on her return.

    I was in Askøy on a Hippokrates exchange, a week-long observational placement organised by the European Young Family Doctors’ Movement. With my time as a young doctor running out, I wanted to experience primary care in a different setting. Norway, with its reputation for world-class healthcare and emphasis on continuity, felt the obvious choice. (A love of Scandi-noir and a desire to see the fjords may also have played their part.)

  • WONCA World 2025 – look back

    WONCA World 2025 – look back

    Over a month ago WONCA World 2025 took place in Lisbon.

    The Young Doctors’ Movement (YDM) preconference at WONCA World Lisbon 2025 was a vibrant and impactful gathering, setting an inspiring tone for the main conference to come. Held in the beautiful and historic city of Lisbon (Portugal), the event brought together a global community of young family medicine professionals under the main theme of ‘Future-proofing family medicine.’ The atmosphere was one of collaboration and shared purpose, as over 300 attendees from 58 countries to discuss the pressing issues shaping the future of our speciality.

    You can recap the Pre-conference here at Wonca Europe website, in this article beautifully written by Charlotte Morris.

    You can re-watch the aftermovie of the conference below:

    If you want here are more news from WONCA and from WONCA Europe.

    Looking for the next events? We are meeting in Tallin in January (final days to register, closes on October 31)and in June in Paris (abstract deadline on November 24).

    You can also read some editiorials published in RPMGF (the portuguese journal of APMGF).

  • Call for Bursaries – 10th Forum Tallinn 2026

    Call for Bursaries – 10th Forum Tallinn 2026

    Apply now, and until 2th of November, for bursaries to attend the 10th EYFDM Forum!

    All the documents must be sent to the awards officer by the 2th of November.
    The applicants will be informed about the results through emails by the 16th of November.

    The refund can cover:

    • registration fee for the EYFDM Forum in Tallinn 2026
    • the cost of flight tickets/ train tickets to EYFDM Forum Tallinn 2026
    • the cost of accommodation during EYFDM Forum Tallinn 2026

    More info below:

    EYFDM FUND TALLINN 2026Download

  • EYFDM BYSY Award 2025 – Call for nominees

    EYFDM BYSY Award 2025 – Call for nominees

    The EYFDM Being Young Staying Young Award is a prestigious award that recognised an individual of significance and substance within the EYFDM sphere; an individual who over a prolonged period of time had made a valuable and key contribution to, previously Vasco da Gama Movement, and now EYFDM. A recipient should be an individual who has not only contributed to and influenced the development of EYFDM, but also epitomizes, espouses and evokes in others the youthful mindset which characterises and underpins the heart, soul and ethos of EYFDM.

    The nominator should be a young doctor.

    Documents

    To nominate your candidate for BYSY Award, please provide:

    1. A letter of consent from the nominee saved as „Name of the nominee_Consent_BYSY2025″
    2. A completed template of a nomination form (see below) outlining why the nominee should be considered for the award saved as „Name of the nominee_NL_ BYSY2025″:
      • Describe how the nominee contributed to the European Young Family Doctors‘ Movement and why they should be considered for the award. The following examples of contribution are not mandatory but may help you choose in what fields your nominee excels. Your nominee may:
        • actively advocate for VdGM/ EYFDM at international or national level
        • ignite valuable improvements in the functioning of VdGM/ EYFDM
        • take an active role in VdGM/ EYFDMForum or Preconference
        • support activism of VdGM/ EYFDM members
        • offer new opportunities for VdGM/ EYFDM
        • collaborate with VdGM/ EYFDM
    Important dates

    Both documents should be sent to the Awards&Fundraising officer: 2nd of November 2025

    The winner of the BYSY Award will be:

    • informed about the results by the 9th of November 2025
    • announced during the 10th EYFDM Forum in Tallinn (30-31st January 2026).

    If you have any questions feel free to contact Awards&Fundraising officer.

    More info below:

    BYSY 2025Download