title: Emergence of family medicine in Ethiopia [corrected]: an international collaborative education model.
abstract: Family Medicine (FM) is a new specialty in Ethiopia. The first seven family physicians graduated in February 2016 from the inaugural residency programme at Addis Ababa University. Cooperation amongst Ethiopian and expatriate decision-makers and physicians was needed to begin the programme. Intentional replacement of expatriates with Ethiopian family physicians has begun. Barriers include lack of understanding of FM and the human and financial resources needed for scaling up the programme. Regular programme review with resident physician involvement has allowed the FM training programme to adapt and fit the Ethiopian context. Further successes will result from ongoing support and advocacy from the Federal Ministry of Health and other Ethiopian, African, and international primary care organisations.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Family Medicine , Addis Ababa Universtiy , Addis Ababa , Ethiopia.|b Sykehuset i Vestfold HF , Tønsberg , Norway.
authors.forename: Cara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Franey
authors.affiliation: c Department of Family Medicine and Community Health , University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine and Public Health , Madison , WI , USA.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Evensen
authors.affiliation: d Department of Family and Community Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada.
authors.forename: Cheri
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bethune
authors.affiliation: e Department of Family Medicine , Addis Ababa Universtiy , Addis Ababa , Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zemenfes
mesh_terms: D005002:Ethiopia; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D017145:Models, Educational; D016730:Program Development
keywords: Ethiopia; Family medicine; collaberation; residency programme; scale up