training

Year family medicine was established: 1981 (Abyad et al., 2007)

Type of Training: Residency (Abyad et al., 2007)

Length of Training: medical school, (6 years), post-graduate 4 years (Abyad et al., 2007)

Number of institutions that offer family medicine: 4 (Obeidat et al., 2017)

Number of family medicine residents graduating each year: 29 (Obeidat et al., 2017)

practice

Family doctor to patients ratio: 1 physician:12,138 patients (Obeidat et al., 2017)

Physician to population ratio: 203 per 100,000 people (International Statistics, n.d.).

DALY: 14,935 per 100,000 individuals (Due to all Causes).

Life Expectancy:

• Females 2017: 76.3 years

• Males 2017: 72.8 years

Mortality rate 2017:

• 2017 Males: 125 per 1,000 male adults.

• 2017 Females: 90 per 1,000 female adults.

Infant Immunization-HepB3: % of 1-year-old children received: 96%

College of Family Physicians (Y or N):

• Yes: The Jordanian Medical Council.

Training:

In Jordan currently, there exists 4 family medicine residency programs. The country’s physicians are eager to move towards Evidence-based medicine and preventative care through the usage of family physicians. The residency programs currently are composed of three years in-hospital training and one year training in an accredited health centre.

practice

Family doctors often work in poly-clinics alongside nurses, midwives, nurse aids and general practitioners (Obeidat et al., 2017). Ultimately, their role is much like that of a general practitioner. They manage patients’ care, promote healthy living and perform routine assessments to ensure early detection of diseases.