romania
Population (2017): 19.64 M
Income per Capita (2018): 10,932.33 US
Percentage of GDP on Healthcare (2015): 4.95%
training
Type of Training: unknown
Length of Training: Medical school (6 years), family medicine training (3 years)
Year family medicine established: 1992 (UEMO, n.d.)
Number of institutions that offer family medicine: There are 4 universities that teach family medicine: Gr. T. Popa, University of Med, Lasi, University Transilvania, Brasov, University Med Pharm, Victor Babes, Timisoara, and University Med Pharm Iuliu Hatieganu, Cluj-Napoca (Brekke et al., 2013)
Number of family medicine residents graduating each year: unknown
Number of Institutions providing Family medicine Training:
All 12 medical universities in Romania provide family medicine training.
practice
Number of family doctors in country (2016): 15, 211 family physicians (Eurostat, 2016)
Physician to population ratio (2006): 68.7 family physicians per 100,000 people (Masseria et al., 2009).
Number of family doctors in country (2016): 1,412 family physicians (Eurostat, 2016)
Physician to population ratio (2006): 56.1 family physicians per 100,000 people (Masseria et al., 2009).
DALY: 17,685 per 100,000 individuals (Due to all Causes).
Life Expectancy:
Females 2017: 79.1 years
Males 2017: 71.7 years
Mortality rate 2017:
2017 Males: 174 per 1,000 male adults.
2017 Females: 74 per 1,000 female adults.
Infant Immunization-HepB3: % of 1-year-old children received: 93%
College of Family Physicians (Y or N):
Yes: Romanian College of Family Physicians
healthcare system
The Romanian National Society of Family Medicine was founded in 1990. Romania provides universal healthcare in the primary, secondary, and tertiary health sectors. This is overlooked by the Romanian ministry of health.
training
Family medicine was established in 1992, (UEMO, n.d.) and it requires 6 years of medical school followed by 3 years of family medicine training. Four universities currently offer this training: Gr. T. Popa, University of Med, Lasi, University Transilvania, Brasov, University Med Pharm, Victor Babes, Timisoara, and University Med Pharm Iuliu Hatieganu, Cluj-Napoca, (Brekke et al., 2013)
practice
In 2016 15, 211 family physicians were practicing in Romania, (Eurostat, 2016) with 68.7 family physicians per 100,000 people recorded in 2006 (Masseria et al., 2009)
The gatekeeping method is used in Romania.
References
Brekke, M., Carelli, F., Zarbailov, N., Javashvili, G., Wilm, S., Timonen, M., & Tandeter, H. 2013. “Undergraduate Medical Education in General Practice/Family Medicine throughout Europe-a Descriptive Study.” http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/13/157.
Masseria, C., Irwin, R., Thomson, S., Gemmill, M., & Mossialos, E. 2009. “Primary Care in Europe.” The London School of Economics and Political Science, no. December: 1–42. https://doi.org/10.1097/JAC.0b013e31824b45f4.
“Physicians, by Speciality.” 2016. Eurostat. Accessed on December 1, 2018. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statisticsexplained/index.php?title=File:Physicians,_by_speciality,_2016_HLTH18.png.
“Romania.” UEMO, Accessed December 2, 2018. http://www.uemo.eu/2016/02/10/romania/