Family Medicine Specialist Malaysia Pathway
A shared care approach between stakeholders in areas with limited access to specialist.
Family medicine specialist malaysia pathway. Academy of family physicians of malaysia would like to convey our sincere apologies for the disruption in the planned academic events for advanced training in family medicine atfm and graduate certificate in family medicine gcfm as well to the annual scientific meeting and. The integrated care pathway for post stroke patients icapps. Great to hear that you are interested in primary care or family medicine and quite refreshing too since many young doctors seek a career in glamourous specialties and with the pressure on private gp practice legislation financial and more primary care or family medicine in malaysia is beginning to face pressure like in the us. 3 department of family medicine 14th floor.
Warm wishes to all primary healthcare providers on behalf of the organizing committee we are pleased to announce the family medicine specialists association malaysia in collaboration with sarawak state health department and university. I hope the information here will be beneficial to all. Malaysia ireland training programme for family medicine mintfm family medicine has been recognised as essential to achieving universal health coverage for the population. Although general practitioners gp have been around for the longest time in malaysia however the recognition and training of family medicine specialist fms in malaysia is a relatively new and began in 2003 or so.
The family medicine association malaysia was born on 17 august 2001 the idea of forming an association representing primary care physicians all over malaysia was mooted by the senior family medicine specialists fms after 3 years inception of the family medicine fraternity. School of rehabilitation sciences faculty of health sciences university kebangsaan malaysia kuala lumpur malaysia. Imgs who have a primary qualification in medicine and surgery awarded by a training institution recognised by both the australian medical council and the world directory of medical schools wdoms and who have satisfied all the training and examination requirements to practise in their field of specialty in their country of training can apply for assessment under this pathway specialist. Cranbrook medical clinics are looking to hire at least eight family physicians in the next two to 12 months the ek division of family practice a non profit society that supports family physicians in meeting community health care needs recently received funding support from the regional district of east kootenay rdek once again for physician recruitment work throughout the east.
Where once the family physician was a reliable first contact for health concerns they are now at the frontline of chronic disease management paediatric and women s healthcare family planning and mental health management. Specialists in general medicine are commonly called physicians. Lately a few friends have approached me with regards to becoming a family medicine specialist in malaysia.