Category: Organisation

  • Executive Vacancies – 2026

    Executive Vacancies – 2026

    We are thrilled to announce that applications are now open for a number of positions on the Executive Committee! We are seeking a Secretary, Awards and Fundraising Officer, Exchange Officer, and Image Officer.

    The current Exchange Officer (Yanica Vella) intends to re-stand for a second term, but applications for this role is still open and welcomed.

    You can find all the details in the role descriptions:

    The Elections Organisational Policy can be found below.

    Terms are for 3 years, and a maximum of 2 terms can be served on the Executive Committee.

    Who Can Apply?

    We are looking for a young doctors who are active members 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 your NMO 
    • Proof of young doctor status (that you are either a current trainee or within 5 years of qualifying)
    • An essential letter of recommendation from your National Delegate if you yourself are not a National Delegate, or from your NEC if you are a National Delegate and your country has a NEC. 
    • Up to three desirable letters of recommendation: 
      • From your NMO 
      • A maximum of two letters from other EYFDM members 

    The deadline to submit applications for this position is 30th May 2026 – email to secretary.

    Please note, any information submitted will be shared with the executive committee and council members only in order to determine eligibility and to guide voting preferences. It will be stored on our EYFDM google drive with limited access, and deleted 2 years after the elections have taken place, in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

    Election Day:

    The election will be held on 29th June 2026, during the Council Meeting in Paris. 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!

  • 10th Forum in Tallinn – Council recap

    10th Forum in Tallinn – Council recap

    On January 30 the EYFDM Council meet, worked on and approved the Statement on Family Medicine as a Speciality:

    “EYFDM strongly supports the full recognition of Family Medicine/ General Practice as a medical speciality, within the European Union and the whole European Region.
    EYFDM endorses the WONCA Europe Statement on the Recognition of the Speciality of Family Medicine/ General Practice in the European Region. We call for its inclusion in Directive 2005/36/EC, Annex 1.1.3 on the recognition of professional qualifications, alongside other medical specialities.
    A common European framework, which reflects the diversity of Family Medicine across health systems, will ensure that the knowledge we obtain in the first years of our careers is qualitatively equivalent to our colleagues from surrounding countries. We aim to bring together trainees, trainers and policymakers to address the future needs of family doctors when designing a common curriculum.
    Strengthening the position of Family Medicine in Europe is one of the EYFDM aims, and the recognition of Family Medicine as a speciality means taking a step further towards this goal.
    This position is fully aligned as well with the UEMO and EJD’s “Murcia Declaration on the Future of General Practice and Family Medicine in European Healthcare”, which highlights the crucial role of Family Medicine in ensuring accessible, and sustainable healthcare systems across Europe.”

    The council also endorsed the WONCA Europe Statement on the Recognition of the Speciality of Family Medicine / General Practice in the European Region, as well as Climate Emergency Statement:

    EYFDM acknowledges that:
    ● The climate emergency is a global ecological and health emergency.
    ● The climate emergency is having and will continue to have health impacts that will worsen health inequalities.
    ● We have a commitment as a primary care organisation to raise awareness of the Climate Crisis and advocate for Planetary Health.

    Goals/ targets:
    ● One-health approach
    ● Promote low-carbon activities and health systems
    ● Incentivise campaigns and training for our members to raise awareness on climate crisis and related health emergencies.
    ● Partner with similar organisations and share common grounds.
    ● Develop specific policies supported by scientific evidence.

    Amendments to the EYFDM Bylaws were also approved regarding participation in SIGs, nomination of proxy, ties in voting and update in the logo description and use of EYFDM name.

    The Council also approved a budget amendment to increase funding for bursaries in 2026, after the generous donation of from the Luxembourg HOC of 4500 euros.

    The accessibility guidelines were also approved to improve the experience for all members at EYFDM events.

    Lastly some updates about upcoming events were shared, such as WONCA Europe Paris 2026, the 11th EYFDM Forum Malaga, Spain (registration and abstract submission are now open) as well as the collaboration with EuroPrev Madrid with a pre-forum.

  • 12 Ideas for 12 Months

    We started 2026 showcasing some opportunities within EYFDM including the roles of ND and executive, exchanges, awards, bursaries, bridge project and more.

    Recap the opportunities below:

  • 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

  • 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”

    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).

  • 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: