Snapshot of family medicine around the world: Introducing the global family medicine website

Neil Arya; Michael Geurguis; Celine Vereecken-Smith; David Ponka

doi:10.46747/cfp.6905330

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Age of family medicine specialization around the world: Map presents the year in which active family medicine residency was established.
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Length of training programs: Map presents the length of family medicine residency in countries around the world.

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Types of postgraduate family medicine training in various countries and areas

REGION	TYPE OF POSTGRADUATE TRAINING	NO PROGRAM
North America and Oceania	FM residency: Canada, United States FM or GP apprenticeship: Australia (GP), New Zealand (mentored training)	NA
Asia	FM residency: India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand (GP or FP), Japan, Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Laos, Singapore, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia Master’s program: India, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, Myanmar (beginning after the COVID-19 pandemic), Vietnam, Tajikistan (2-year PUST) Diploma: India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Singapore, Turkmenistan, Myanmar (beginning after the COVID-19 pandemic) Fellowship: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Singapore (after residency for clinical instructors) Membership: Sri Lanka (requires formal training), Pakistan, Bangladesh (examination only); Thailand requires recertification after 5 years of experience	North Korea, Mongolia, the Maldives, Uzbekistan, Macau (Hope Family Practice Residency Program)
Western Europe	FM residency: Portugal, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Malta, United Kingdom (GP), Ireland (GP) Master’s program: Belgium and Cyprus have a 4th-year option after residency	Monaco, Iceland
Eastern Europe and the Balkans	FM residency: Moldova, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Armenia, Finland, Slovakia, Croatia, Albania Master’s program: North Macedonia	Georgia, Kosovo, Belarus, Azerbaijan
Middle East and North Africa	FM residency: Israel, Lebanon, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar, Palestine, Jordan, Bahrain, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Libya, Tunisia, Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan (a nascent program with INGOs), Iraq (in development) Master’s program: Egypt, Israel, Iran, Sudan (2-year MSc), Tunisia Diploma: Saudi Arabia (2-year), Morocco (3-year), Sudan (1-year), Afghanistan	Algeria, Yemen
Sub-Saharan Africa	FM residency: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, Somalia, Liberia, Mali, Zambia (in development; has a master’s program), Madagascar (2 years; may not be active), Namibia (in development), Burundi (in development) MMed (4-year specialty program): Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda (3 years), South Africa	Niger, Sierra Leone, Angola, Cameroon, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Mozambique (program cancelled)
Non-Hispanic Caribbean	FM residency: Haiti, Guyana Master’s program: Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago Diploma: Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Jamaica	Saint Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Belize
Latin America	FM residency: Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Colombia, Brazil, Nicaragua, Mexico, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Cuba, El Salvador (ministry-based, not university-based), Panama, Puerto Rico	Honduras (in development), Guatemala (3-year master’s program)