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  • YDM Pre-Conference Exchange 2025

    YDM Pre-Conference Exchange 2025

    Applications for the YDM Pre-Conference Exchange 2025 in Lisbon are NOW OPEN.

    This is your chance to immerse yourself in the Portuguese healthcare system, shadow GPs in their practice, and engage in community-orientated initiatives. You’ll also have the opportunity to share insights from your own country’s healthcare system and learn from colleagues coming from around the world.

    • Date: Monday, September 15, 2025

    • Application Deadline: May 15, 2025

    • Selection Process: Applications will be reviewed by your National Exchange Coordinator. If your country does not have one, the Pre-Conference Organising Committee or Regional Coordinators will handle the selection.

    • Notification: Selected participants will be informed by June 15, 2025.

    Don’t miss this unique opportunity—apply now and be part of this valuable experience!

    Submit your application here!

    Preconference Exchange Lisbon – informationDownload

  • Primary Care Show Conference Exchange May 2025

    Primary Care Show Conference Exchange May 2025

    Would you like to do an exchange to the UK before attending a conference?

    Junior International Committee RCGP Exchange Team is organising the Primary Care Show Conference Exchange in UK from 12th to 15th May 2025 (Monday to Thursday).

    Deadline to submit you application: Friday 28th March 2025

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  • Application for Bursaries – WONCA Lisbon 2025

    Application for Bursaries – WONCA Lisbon 2025

    Refund

    5 applicants will receive 900 € to attend YDM Preconference and WONCA World Conference in Lisbon.

    The refund can cover:

    • registration fee for the YDM Preconference Lisbon 2025
    • registration fee for the WONCA World Conference Lisbon 2025
    • the cost of flight tickets to YDM Preconference and WONCA World Conference in Lisbon
    • the cost of accommodation during YDM Preconference and WONCA World Conference in Lisbon

    Any costs in excess of the bursary allocation will need to be covered by the bursary holder.

    Documents

    1. Application form (saved Name_AF_Lisbon 2025_Europe) (see below)
    2. Proof of a young doctor status: GP trainee or during the first 5 years after training (saved as Name_Status_Lisbon2025_Europe).
    3. Applicant’s picture (saved as Name_Picture_Lisbon2025_Europe)

    All the documents must be sent to EYFDMBursaries2025 by the 30th of April.
    The applicants will be informed about results through emails by the 31st of May.

    Other Requirements

    1. The applicant will be asked to describe her/his experience (using 250- 500 words) within one month after attending the event.
    2. The applicant will be asked to send proof of incurred costs (e.g.bills, invoices).
    3. The applicant has to attend both events: the WONCA World Conference and the YDM Preconference.

    Inclusion Criteria – to receive the bursary you must:

    1. Be a young family physician (a family medicine trainee or up to 5 years after finishing training, valid in September 2025)
    2. Be a member of a WONCA Europe National Member Organisation of WONCA (valid on the 30th April 2025). You can check it here.
    3. Prove your attendance at both the WONCA World Conference and the YDM Preconference in Lisbon
    4. Send a report of your experience within one month after the event.
    5. Not live in Portugal
    6. Not be a winner of a previous WONCA / EYFDM (previously VdGM) fund or scholarship.

    Failure to meet these requirements, including to send a report of her/his experience within one month after the event fails to prove the incurred costs.

    See more information on the bursaries below:

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  • 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

  • An insightful 360º experience

    An insightful 360º experience

    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

  • 2023 Exchange Awards

    2023 Exchange Awards

    An the winners of the Exchange Awards 2023 are:

    Dr. Mehmet Kocabas (from Turkey), won the best rural exchange and received the Carosino Award. He was hosted by Tommaso Barrini in Florence, Italy on October 2023.

    Dr. Margarida Morais Lopes (from Portugal), won the best urban exchange and received the Hippokrates Award. She was hosted by Per Kallestrup, who was responsible for the establishment of the Hippokrates Exchange Programme and continues to act in a senior supervisory capacity, and also won the Being Young Staying Young Award in 2015. Dr. Margarida Morais Lopes visited Aarhus in Denmark on Oct/23.

    Congratulations to the winners and remember to check Exchanges Page if you are interested.

  • Conference Exchange in Doboj

    Conference Exchange in Doboj

    In association with the 4th Symposium of Medical Doctors in Doboj, family doctors will open the doors of their practices to welcome you and allow you a glimpse into their daily work. The exchange is organised by Public Primary Healthcare Centre Doboj that will host of 4th Symposium of Medical Doctors from 19th to 22nd September 2024.

    The exchange will take place in 18th and 19th September. Deadline for application is 15th June 2024.

    Read more info below.

    CALL-FOR-CONFERENCE-EXCHANGE-IN-DOBOJ-BOSNIA-AND-HERZEGOVINADownload
  • The Bridge Project (2024)

    The Bridge Project (2024)

    The Bridge Project is an opportunity for young family  doctors from across the world to work together on a project of their choice.  

    The aim of the Bridge Project is to connect young family doctors and  encourage communication and collaboration. 

    The project gives you the opportunity to work on a research or quality improvement project in an  area you are interested in and present the results at the WONCA conference.  

    Application opens in a week from now and closes 26th!

    Timeline:

    • Applications open: 19th Feb 2024
    • Deadline: 26th Feb 2024
    • Group formation: beginning March
    • Group Work: April – August
    • Deadline for submission of work: 7th September 2024

    More info here!

    If you still have questions email: bridgeproject.

  • CONF. EXCHANGE BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 5-7 OCT2023

    We would like to invite you to participate in a Conference Exchange in the city Bijeljina (Bosnia and Herzegovina) from 5th to 7th October 2023. The exchange is organised by the
    Family Doctors Association of the Republic of Srpska, which is the host of XVIII national annual conference of family doctors of the Republic of Srpska. You can find all the information needed here!