Family medicine education in Singapore: a long-standing collaboration between specialists and family physicians.
In many countries, family medicine (FM) training has been conducted mainly by senior family physicians alone. However, FM training in Singapore in the last 30 years has involved specialists working in close collaboration with family physicians. The areas in which specialists are currently involved include the training of FM trainees in tertiary hospitals, the Master of Medicine in Family Medicine [MMed (FM)] and Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine (GDFM) programmes. This close relationship has been crucial in the continuing vocational and professional development of family physicians and in fostering closer collaboration between family physicians and specialists, thus ultimately benefiting patient care.
Wong
Teck Yee
TY
Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore. cofwty@nus.edu.sg
Koh
Gerald Ch
GCh
Lee
Eng Hin
EH
Cheong
Seng Kwing
SK
Goh
Lee Gan
LG
D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008511:Medicine; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000193:education*; D012846:Singapore; D013038:Specialization