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.
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.
We, the European Young Family Doctors Movement (EYFDM), stand united in condemning violence inflicted upon healthcare professionals, patients, and healthcare facilities amidst the tragic conflict in Israel, Gaza and the wider Middle East. Attacks on doctors, patients, and hospitals are a violation of the values we uphold as medical professionals.
Healthcare professionals dedicate their lives to serving others, often at great personal risk, bound by an ethical commitment to care for all people without prejudice. In times of crisis, these values are more essential than ever, as our work transcends political and ideological divides, prioritising health, humanity, and compassion above all.
We consider that all parties involved in this conflict should respect healthcare spaces and ensure the safety and protection of all healthcare workers and the patients they serve. Hospitals, clinics, and medical personnel are neutral and must remain untouched by the violence that surrounds them.
EYFDM expresses its deepest solidarity with our colleagues and all individuals affected by conflict, reaffirming our commitment to uphold the principles of care, empathy, and respect for human life.
Get a glimpse what we have been up to in the last 12 months, check the annual EYFDM report below. The yearly report was approved by the council in Dublin.
Coming next week, Sunday 8th December at 13:00 UTC a webinar on Violence against Female doctors organised by EYFDM and Women’s Health SIG with WONCA Working Party on Women’s and Family Medicine (WWPCWFM).
Be sure to register here or scanning the qr code.
Dr. Tehzeeb Zulfiqar – Australian National University Pakistan //Australia, South Asia
I am a GP from Pakistan with extensive back ground of primary health care teaching and research. I am based in Australia for now, where I am working as a Fellow in Department of applied epidemiology at the Australian National University. My clinical practice is in Pakistan. I pioneered Department of Family Medicine at the Health Services Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan and launched Regional Diploma of Family Medicine in 2020. I moved to Australian in 2021, however, I am involved in teaching and research with Family Medicine faculties at the Health Services Academy and Khyber Medical University. In Australia, I teach first and second year medical students at the ANU Medical School. Most recently, I along with Dr Hina Jawaid and Dr Humaira Khattak authored a case study on violence against female doctors in Pakistan, for a book on “Sexual harassment and abuse doctors by doctors” which is right now at the Cambridge press. It is authored by Dr Louise Stone from the ANU.
Official ANU page is Dr Tehzeeb Zulfiqar | ANU National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
Dr. Mary Robertson – EYFDM, UK, Europe; MBBS M.Sc B.Sc Hons UWI
GP Registrar – Training in England, UK.
Member of the Women’s Health SIG EYFDM (Special Interest Group of European Young Family Doctors Movement).
UK Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Severn Faculty International Representative (Junior).
WONCA EURIPA (European Rural and Isolated Practitioners Association) member.
Dr. Abimbola Silva – Family Physician, W, Nigeria, Africa
Family Physician with Special Interest in Intimate partner violence, also a member of the WONCA SIG Family Violence.
Dr. Alejandra León – Waynakay, Colombia, South America
Specialist in Family Medicine at the Miraflores Hospital. Lecturer in Medicine and Family Medicine UPTC. Representative of Waynakay Latin America to the CIMF. Coordinator of the Scientific Committee of the SOCMEF.
Moderator:
Dr. Helena Alonso – UK, Europe
Family doctor (GP) in Cornwall, South West of Great Britain. Past chair of EYFDM Women’s health SIG and current EYFDM Policy officer. Member of WWPWFM Europe.
Dear EYFDMians,
The call for bursaries to Grand Region Forum 2025 is open. Get all the details in the document call below. Also, keep in mind the important deadline to send all documents to our Awards Officer: December 22nd.
Hope to see you in Grand Region.
Dear colleague Celestina Wiberg, took a 360º exchange from Sweden to Sri Lanka.
The article is in Swedish and you can use translator tools to get the gist. You can read more about it here:
https://allmanmedicin.sfam.se/shared/article/allmanmedicin-pa-sri-lanka/-AYe8qwl
Applications dates for Treasurer on the Executive have been extended:
The elections organisational policy can be found here.
Candidates should be a young doctor and a member of their National Member Organisation (NMO).
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 National Exchange Coordinator (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
Candidates will also need to submit a 3 minute video presentation to accompany their application.
Please contact secretary if you have any questions.
Come and join us helping delivery awards and bursaries and build a more inclusive future for family medicine in Europe!
We are pleased to open calls for applications to the position of Treasurer on the Executive. Please find the role description below.
This will be an online election:
The elections organisational policy can be found here.
Candidates should be a young doctor and a member of their NMO.
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
Candidates will also need to submit a 3 minute video presentation to accompany their application.
Please contact secretary if you have any questions!
