training

Year of family medicine established: 2011 (University of Nicosia, n.d.)

Type of Training: Residency Program or Master’s program (University of Nicosia, n.d.)

Length of Training: 6 years of Medical School, 4 years of residency or 12-month Master’s program (University of Nicosia, n.d.)

Number of institutions that offer family medicine: 2 (University Cyprus and University of Nicosia Medical School) (University of Nicosia, n.d.)

practice

Number of family doctors: 786 family physicians in Cyprus (Statistics Explained, 2016)

Physician to population ratio: On average, the ratio of family physicians to patients is 249.6 per 100,000 (World Bank, 2018).

DALY: 12,010 per 100,000 individuals (Due to all Causes).

Life Expectancy:

• Females 2017: 82.8 years

• Males 2017: 78.5 years

Mortality rate 2017:

• 2017 Males: 66 per 1,000 male adults.

• 2017 Females: 33 per 1,000 female adults.

Infant Immunization-HepB3: % of 1-year-old children received: 97%

College of Family Physicians (Y or N):

• Yes: Philippines Academy of Family Physicians (PAFP).

training

Cyprus has a residency program or Master’s program. They require 6 years of Medical School followed by 4 years of residency or 12-month Master’s program. Two universities in Cyprus offer family medicine training: the University Cyprus and University of Nicosia Medical School (University of Nicosia, n.d.). On average there are 2.496 physicians per 1,000 patients.

practice

Family physicians in Cyprus work in clinics, performing preventative care, lifestyle advice and management, Well-Man and Well-Woman care and assessment (AIMIS Clinics, n.d.) Cyprus also has other primary caregivers such as gynecologists and pediatricians (AIMIS Clinics, n.d.)

Cyprus uses a “patient centeredness” multidisciplinary approach to healthcare where patients receive an evaluation and medical opinion. They focus on a whole-person multidisciplinary care (AIMIS Clinics, n.d.). Use a “patient centeredness” multidisciplinary approach to healthcare where patients receive an evaluation and medical opinion. They focus on a whole-person multidisciplinary care.