Cyprus has an underdeveloped primary care system.1 As in many other countries in the Middle East, family medicine has never grown from its roots so the first point of contact for patients remains secondary care doctors, with paediatricians and obstetrician-gynaecologists providing care for their respective groups. Yet those physicians working as family doctors are eager to pursue postgraduate training, gain due accreditation and ultimately raise the contribution of family medicine to the nation’s health care.
MEETING THE DEMAND
To meet this demand in the region, the University of Nicosia Medical School launched a postgraduate family medicine course in 2014. It already had experience of teaching an international undergraduate course in English in collaboration with St George’s Hospital Medical School in London and an MD programme developed by the University. Setting up an international academic programme with on-the-job training raised unique challenges.
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