References

General References:

Regional References:

Middle East

  •  Abyad, A., Al-Baho, A.K., Unluoglu, I., Tarawneh, M., and Al Hilfy, T.K.Y. 2007. “Development of Family Medicine in the Middle East.” Family Medicine 39 (10): 736–41.

  • Al-Shafaee, M. 2009. “Family Medicine Practice in Oman: Present and Future.” Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 9 (2): 116–18. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21509286.

  •  Beirut Arab University. 2019. Faculty of Medicine. Accessed June 19, 2019, https://www.bau.edu.lb/Medicine/Programs/Graduate

  • Cárdenas-lópez, C., Haua-navarro K., and Suverza-fernández, A. n.d. “Family Medicine in Israel: A National Overview and Examples from Ben-Gurion University in the Negev,” 6–8.

  • Ebrahim, Ebrahim MA, Luam Ghebrehiwot, Tasneem Abdalgfar, and Muhammad Hanafiah Juni. "Health care system in Sudan: review and analysis of strength, weakness, opportunity, and threats (SWOT analysis)." Sudan journal of medical sciences 12, no. 3 (2017): 133-150.

  • Axelrod, T., & Nester, A. n.d. “Family Physician Training in Israel.”

  • Farhat, T. 2017. “The History of Family Medicine in Egypt.” Egyptian Family Medicine Journal (EFMJ) 1 (November): 1–4.

  •  Helou, Mariana, and Grace Abi Rizk. 2016. “State of Family Medicine Practice in Lebanon.” Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 5 (1): 51–55. https://doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.184623.

  • Tarawneh, Mohammed. 2015. “4178 : FAMILY MEDICINE - A JORDANIAN EXPERIENCE | Wonca Europe.” 2015. http://www.woncaeurope.org/content/4178-family-medicine-jordanian-experience.

  • World Health Organization.WHO strengthens the capacity of family physicians in Iraq as an approach towards achieving universal health coverage. Accessed March 30, 2018. https://reliefweb.int/report/iraq/who-strengthens-capacity-family-physicians-iraq-approach-towards-achieving-universal.

  • Obeidat, N A, M A Habashneh, R A Shihab, and F I Hawari. n.d. “Are Jordanian Primary Healthcare Practitioners Fulfilling Their Potential in Cancer Prevention and Community Health? Findings from a Cross-Sectional Survey.” BMJ Open Access. Accessed December 2, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015269.

  • Lakha, S.F., Pennefather, P., Badr, H.E., and Mailis-Gagnon, A. "Health Services for Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Kuwait: A Case Study Review." Medical Principles and Practice25, no. 1 (2015): 29-42. doi:10.1159/000442526.

  • Mohamed, Khalid G., Steinar Hunskaar, Samira Hamid Abdelrahman, and Elfatih M. Malik. "Scaling up family medicine training in Gezira, Sudan–a 2-year in-service master programme using modern information and communication technology: a survey study." Human Resources for Health 12, no. 1 (2014): 3.

South Asia

  • Ackerman, L. n.d. "Family Practice Training in Nepal." International Family Medicine32, no. 2, 126-28. http://www.stfm.org/Portals/49/Documents/FMPDF/FamilyMedicineVol32Issue2Ackerman126.pdf.

  • Sabszwari, S. n.d. "The Case for Family Medicine in Pakistan." Journal of Pakistan Medical Association (65), no. 6, 660-64. Retrieved from 2018.http://jpma.org.pk/PdfDownload/7384.pdf.

  • Lewis, M., Smith, S., Paudel, R., & Bhattarai, M. n.d. "General Practice (Family Medicine): Meeting the Health Care Needs of Nepal and Enriching the Medical Education of Undergraduates." Kathmandu University Medical Journal, (3), no. 10, 194-98.https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a596/6384f3b65e96454872dd4a3dae6467ed1229.pdf.

Central Asia

  • Hardison, C., Fonken, P., Chew, T., and Smith, B. “The Emergence of Family Medicine in Kyrgyzstan”, Regional Reports-Asia39, no. 9: 627-633 (2007) Accessed December 1, 2018, https://www.stfm.org/fmhub/fm2007/October/Charles627.pdf

  • Juma, A., “Establishing a Family Medicine System and Achieving Clinical Excellence in Tajikistan”, the.ismali, (2007). Accessed December 1, 2018, https://www.timeandknowledge.org/establishing-family-medicine-system-and-achieving-clinical-excellence-tajikistan

East Asia

  • Chen, T., Du, Y., Sohal, A., and Underwood, M. “Essay – Family medicine education and training in China: past, present and future”, British Journal of General Practice57, no. 541: 674-676 (2007). Accessed December 1, 2018, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6150381_Essay__Family_medicine_education_and_training_in_China_past_present_and_future.

  • Dai, H., Fang, L., Allen Malouin, R., Huang, L., Yokosawa, K.E., Liu, G. “Family Medicine Training in China”, Fam Med Journal 45, no. 5 (2013): 341-344. Accessed December 1, 2018, http://www.stfm.org/FamilyMedicine/Vol45Issue5/Dai341.

  • Kim, J., Kim, J.Y., Kown, K.Y., Lee, C.M., Jeon, T.H., and Hyun, S.S. “Satisfaction and Difficulties of Korean Family Medicine Resident Training Faculty”, Korean Journal of Family Medicine34, no. 5: 357-363 (2013). Accessed December 1, 2018, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3791343/.

  • Wun, Y.T., Lam, T.P., Lam, K.F., Li, D.K.T., and Yip, K.C. “Family medicine training in Hong Kong: similarities and differences between family and non-family doctors”, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Journal17, no. 1: 47-53 (2011). Accessed December 1, 2018,https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49799871_Family_medicine_training_in_Hong_Kong_Similarities_and_differences_between_family_and_non-family_doctorsKato, D., personal correspondence with Calandra Li, October 18, 2018.

  • Takemura, Y. “Family medicine: What does it mean in Japan?”, Asia Pacific Family Medicine2: 188-192 (2003). Accessed December 1, 2018, http://www.apfmj-archive.com/afm2.4/afm_94.pdf.

Southeast Asia

  • Leopando, Z.E., and Olazo, R.A. "Training specialists in family medicine in the Philippines." Asia Pacific Family Medicine2, no. 1 (2003): 38-41.http://apfmj-archive.com/afm2.1/afm_049.pdf.

  • Guenter, D., interviewed by Elvira Sathurni, December 11, 2018 "History." Philippine Academy of Family Physicians.http://thepafp.org/history/.

  • Chew, B.H., Cheong, A.T., Ismail, M., Hamzah, Z., Mohd-Radzniwan A-Rashid, Mazapuspavina Md-Yasin, Norsiah Ali, Noridah Mohd-Salleh, and Baizury Bashah. "A Nationwide Survey of Public Healthcare Providers’ Impressions of Family Medicine Specialists in Malaysia: A Qualitative Analysis of Written Comments." BMJ Open6, no. 1 (2016). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009375. 

Eastern Europe

  • Avdeeva, Olga, and Melinda Elias. 2007. “Bulgaria.” Vol. 9. http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/80592/E90023.pdf.

  • Christianson, C.E., Bistrovsky, V.F., and Kogut, B.M. “Family medicine in the Russian far East”, Journal of Family Medicine39, no. 10: 742-745 (2007). Accessed December 1, 2018, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1798741.

  • Hays, J., “Health Care in Russia”, Facts and Details(2016). Accessed December 1, 2018, http://factsanddetails.com/russia/Education_Health_Transportation_Energy/sub9_6b/entry-5145.html.

  • Kolesnyk, P., Švab, I. 2013. “Development of Family Medicine in Ukraine.” The European Journal of General Practice 19 (4): 261–65. https://doi.org/10.3109/13814788.2013.807791.

  • Richardson, E., Malakhova, I., Novik, I., & Famenka, A. 2013. “Health Systems in Transition.” Belarus Health System Review. Vol. 15. http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/232835/HiT-Belarus.pdf.

  • Rrumbullaku, L, P N Theodorakis, P Pulluqi, C Lionis, and E Trell. 2002. “Postgraduate Training in Family Medicine in Albania.” Postgraduate Medical Journal 78 (919): 308–10. https://doi.org/10.1136/PMJ.78.919.308.

  • The World Bank. 2005. “Azerbaijan: Health Sector Review Note.” Human Development Sector Unit Europe and Central Asia Region. Retrieved from http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTAZERBAIJAN/Resources/HealthSectorNote_Vol.1.pdf.

  • Vychytil, P., and Marx, D. 2009. “The Reform of Specialist Training for General Practice in the Czech Republic.” Cent Eur J Public Health. Vol. 17. http://www.uzis.cz/healt_info.php?type=8&region=100&mnu_id=3000&lng=en.

  • Steylaerts, C. n.d. “313 Belarusian Association of General Practitioners (Bagp) Is 10 Years Old.” Accessed November 28, 2018. http://www.woncaeurope.org/content/313-belarusian-association-general-practitioners-bagp-10-years-old.

  • Kringos, Dionne S., Wienke GW Boerma, Allen Hutchinson, and Richard B. Saltman. Building primary care in a changing Europe. Case studies. WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2015.

  • Eurostat. n.d. “Physicians per 1000 people.” Retrieved from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=File:Physicians,_by_speciality,_2016_HLTH18.png

North America/Non-Hispanic Caribbean

  • Lemire, Francine. n.d. “Cumulative Profile | First Contact: What Does It Mean for Family Practice in 2017?” Canadian Family Physician. Le Médecin de Famille Canadien |. Vol. 63. Accessed December 2, 2018. http://www.cfp.ca/content/cfp/63/3/256.full.pdf.

  • Owens, Brian. 2016. “Evolution in Models of Primary Care.” CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal = Journal de l’Association Medicale Canadienne. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5283.

  • The College of Family Physicians Canada.” n.d. Accessed November 25, 2018. https://www.cfpc.ca/CollegeHistory.

  • Millman, Michael, ed. Access to health care in America. National Academies Press, 1993.

Western Europe

  • Buddeberg-Fischer, Barbara, Martina Stamm, and Franz Marty. 2007. “Family Medicine in Switzerland: Training Experiences in Medical School and Residency.” Family Medicine 39 (9): 651–55. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17932799.

  • Dedeu, T., Bolibar, B., Gené, J., Pareja, C., & Violan, C. 2015. “Spain.” In Kringos DS, Boerma WGW, Hutchinson A, et al., editors. “Building primary care in a changing Europe: Case studies.” Observatory Studies Series, No. 40. 27. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459029/

  • Freire, J.M., Infante, A., de Aguiar, A.C., Carbajo, P. 2015. “An analysis of the medical specialty training program in Spain.” Human Resoures for Health, 13,no. 42, doi: 10.1186/s12960-015-0038-y

  • Mellado, N. 1993. “Internal Medicine in Spain.” Postgraduate Medical Journal, 69. 304-305.https://pmj.bmj.com/content/postgradmedj/69/810/304.full.pdf

  • Al’arabi, M., Al-Ansary, L., Al Ali, H., Al Dabbagh, A., Al-Duwaisan, H., Al Gasseer, N., Al Hadidi, M.H., et al. 2019. “Family Practice in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.” In , edited by Hassan Salah and Michael Kidd, 1st ed. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

 Latin America

  • Carmenate Milian, L., Herrera Ramos, A., Ramos Caceres, D., Lagos Ordonez, K., Lagos Ordonez, T., Somoza Valladares, C., and Somoza-Valladares. 2017, C. “Situation of the Health System in Honduras and the New Proposed Health Model.”Archives of Medicine09 (04). https://doi.org/10.21767/1989-5216.1000222.

  • Del Carmen, G.M., Tarres, M.C., D’Ottavio, A.E. Primary Health Care Medical Curricula Reflections and Proposals from the Present Argentinean Reality. Actual Med. 2011, 96(784):036-040. Available from: http://www.academia.edu/8861764/Curr%C3%ADculos_m%C3%A9dicos_y_Atenci%C3%B3n_Primaria_de_la_SaNasmith, L. Focus on Cuba’s accomplishments. Can Fam Physician 2006; 52:813. (Eng), 814 (Fr). 

  • Giuseppi Slater, R. n.d. “Reflections on Curative Health Care in Nicaragua.” Accessed December 2, 2018. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.79.5.646.

  • Gorry, Conner. 2017. “Cuba’s Family Doctor-and-Nurse Teams: A Day in the Life.” MEDICC Review. Vol. 19. Gorry, Conner. 2017. “Cuba’s Family Doctor-and-Nurse Teams: A Day in the Life.” MEDICC Review. Vol. 19. 

  • Szwako Pawlowicz, Andrés. 2013. “Family Medicine in Paraguay.” Medwave13 (01): e5612–e5612. https://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2013.01.5612.

  • Ruiz Guzmán, J. 2007. “La Medicina Familiar En Bolivia1.” Atención Primaria39 (3): 157–59. https://doi.org/10.1157/13099564.

  • Rennert, W., and Koop, E. 2009. “Primary Health Care for Remote Village Communities in Honduras: A Model for Training and Support of Community Health Workers.” http://www.chwcentral.org/sites/default/files/Primary Health Care for Remote Village Communities in Honduras- A Model for Training and Support of Community Health Workers.pdf.

  • Montenegro Torres, F. 2013. “UNICO Studies Series 14 Costa Rica Case Study: Primary Health Care Achievements and Challenges within the Framework of the Social Health Insurance 1.” Retrieved from https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/13279/74962.pdf;sequence=1

Oceania

General data

The World Bank. “Physicians per 1000 People.” Retrieved from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/sh.med.phys.zs.

Amaro, Y. "Building a Medical System without a Foundation?" Phnom Penh Post. October 21, 2016.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/building-medical-system-without-foundation.

Bilbao C., Maria Teresa, Maria Paola Arellano M., and Marco Antonio Garcia C. 2011. Hemoptisis.Revista Médica La Paz. Vol. http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1726-89582011000200009.“Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP) | Data.” n.d. Accessed December 16, 2018. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS.

Bohumil, S., interviewed by Isabella Aversa, November 21, 2018. 

Gulland, Anne. 2017. “Will Private Practice Remain an Attractive Career Option for Doctors?” BMJ 356 (March): j1258. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j1258.

Herbert, C.P. 2004. “Future of Research in Family Medicine: Where to from Here?” Annals of Family Medicine 2 Suppl 2 (Suppl 2): S60-4. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.151.

Malloy, Tim, Api Talemaitoga, Lauren Mcgifford, Sue Crengle, Anita Mazzoleni, Mark Peterson, and Jo Scott-Jones. n.d. “The Seven Members of The College Board”. Accessed November 25, 2018. https://oldgp16.rnzcgp.org.nz/assets/Intranet/Resources/FINALOrientationGuidePart2.pdf.

Optagelse, V. 2011. “Karrieremuligheder - Bachelor i Medicin,” March. https://studier.ku.dk/bachelor/medicin/karrieremuligheder/.

 Reventlow, J., interview by Isabella Aversa, November 26, 2018.

University of Otago, The Otago Medical. n.d. “About the Otago Medical Degree.” Accessed November 25, 2018. https://www.otago.ac.nz/medicine/about/index.html.