Marking the International Women’s Day 2026 the European WONCA Working Party on Women and Family Medicine (WWPWFM) and EYFDM Special Interest Group (SIG) in Women’s Health made an amazing video highlighting the importance of Women’s Health.
See below and share:
The European Young Family Doctors’ Movement wants to encourage New and Future General Practitioners/Family Physicians (GP/FM) to develop their research skills to improve health care in primary care. For this reason, the EYFDM presents an annual Junior Research Award with the aim of rewarding advanced projects of GP/FM trainees or junior GP/FM physicians with up to 6 years working experience after graduation.
Applicants are asked to describe in detail a research project. Three finalists will be invited to present their research projects during the workshop that will be held at the WONCA Europe Conference in Paris.
The research project must be an advanced research project and must have an impact on the field of primary care. We accept both the finalised research project and these still in progress.
For the winner:
For the two runner-up finalists
Find out everything you need to know including deadlines, documents and how to apply below:
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:
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:
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
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
And the winner of the Junior Research Award 2025 winner is…
The European Young Family Doctors’ Movement wants to encourage New and Future General Practitioners/Family Physicians (GP/FM) to develop their research skills to improve health care in primary care. For this reason, the EYFDM presents an annual Junior Research Award with the aim of rewarding advanced projects of GP/FM trainees or junior GP/FM physicians with up to 6 years working experience after graduation.
The call for the research award of EYFDM is now open!
The European Young Family Doctors’ Movement wants to encourage New and Future General Practitioners/Family Physicians (GP/FM) to develop their research skills to improve health care in primary care. For this reason, the EYFDM presents an annual Junior Research Award with the aim of rewarding advanced projects of GP/FM trainees or junior GP/FM physicians with up to 6 years working experience after graduation.
Applicants are asked to describe in detail a research project and finalists will be invited to present it during a EYFDM workshop at the WONCA World Conference in Lisbon.
The researcher must be either a GP/FM trainee or a Junior GP/FM up to 6 years after graduation from vocational training. The research project must be an advanced research project and must have an impact on the field of primary care.
Read all the relevant information below:
The EYFDM Bridge Project is now in its 4rd year!
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.
Previous projects have investigated diverse areas, including family medicine exchanges, prescribing, appointments and comparing healthcare systems. Family medicine doctors
from many different countries have participated and worked together on projects. To get involved, you send an application explaining the area you are interested to complete your project in. This might be ‘elderly care’ or ‘safe prescribing’, it can bea nything you are interested in!
The Bridge Project team will then match you to other family medicine doctors from around the world who are interested in a similar project. We will then send you details of your Bridge Project Group, and you can start working together. We suggest that you have online meetings about the project, but there is nothing stopping you meeting in person as a group to work on the project.
Ideas of what you could do might be comparing health care systems or prescribing processes, a quality improvement project in your clinics or even a literature review. You might even be able to publish the work in a journal!
The main thing is that getting involved with the Bridge Project will help you connect with new colleagues from all over the world, share learning and experiences.
Deadline to submit the form April 7
Meetings in fixed group sessions will take place from April to September.
Its advised to have at least 4-5 meetings during that period to aid discussion & come up with a project.
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:
You can also subscribe to Golden Nuggets of Family Medicine – Essential Family Medicine Updates as 1-min-reads.
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!
