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Thirty-five years of family medicine training and development in Uganda
Submitted: 05 February 2025 | Published: 22 May 2025
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Innocent K. Besigye, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, UgandaBrenda Tusubira, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda
Michael Mulowooza, Department of Community Health, Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Jinja, Uganda
Fred Ndoboli, Department of Public Health, School of Graduate Studies, Bugema University, Luwero, Uganda
Abstract
In Uganda, family medicine training was started in 1989 to train an all-round generalist able to provide comprehensive care at a district hospital. Since then, the training programme has undergone several changes to cater for the needs of communities in a changing world. Very low numbers of applicants and poor understanding of the discipline have been a persistent challenge. Availability of non-family physician champions, family physician role models and collaborative networks are key to development of family medicine.
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