The contribution of family medicine to the health system in Somaliland

Somaliland’s first specialty training programme for physicians was a master’s degree in Family Medicine that began at Amoud University in 2012. A survey of the 24 Family Medicine graduates working in Somaliland demonstrates their clinical and leadership impact on the health system and their contribu...

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Main Authors: Abdikadir O. Rabiile, Mohamed A. Abdillahi, Mohamoud H. Abdi, Rahma I. Yasin, Mubarik A. Magan, Tim Fader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2021-09-01
Series:African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
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Online Access:https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/3051
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author Abdikadir O. Rabiile
Mohamed A. Abdillahi
Mohamoud H. Abdi
Rahma I. Yasin
Mubarik A. Magan
Tim Fader
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description Somaliland’s first specialty training programme for physicians was a master’s degree in Family Medicine that began at Amoud University in 2012. A survey of the 24 Family Medicine graduates working in Somaliland demonstrates their clinical and leadership impact on the health system and their contribution to higher education. The specialists directly contribute to the health and education priorities of the government of Somaliland.
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spelling doaj.art-ebfbb437afe5473eb49ff8109e6060f12022-12-21T19:54:11ZengAOSISAfrican Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine2071-29282071-29362021-09-01131e1e310.4102/phcfm.v13i1.3051857The contribution of family medicine to the health system in SomalilandAbdikadir O. Rabiile0Mohamed A. Abdillahi1Mohamoud H. Abdi2Rahma I. Yasin3Mubarik A. Magan4Tim Fader5Department of Family Medicine, Amoud University, BoramaDepartment of Family Medicine, Amoud University, BoramaDepartment of Family Medicine, Amoud University, BoramaDepartment of Family Medicine, Amoud University, BoramaDepartment of Family Medicine, Amoud University, BoramaDepartment of Family Medicine, Amoud University, BoramaSomaliland’s first specialty training programme for physicians was a master’s degree in Family Medicine that began at Amoud University in 2012. A survey of the 24 Family Medicine graduates working in Somaliland demonstrates their clinical and leadership impact on the health system and their contribution to higher education. The specialists directly contribute to the health and education priorities of the government of Somaliland.https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/3051family medicinefamily medicine trainingemploymentemigrationhealth systemessential package of health servicesprimary health care
spellingShingle Abdikadir O. Rabiile
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The contribution of family medicine to the health system in Somaliland
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
family medicine
family medicine training
employment
emigration
health system
essential package of health services
primary health care
title The contribution of family medicine to the health system in Somaliland
title_full The contribution of family medicine to the health system in Somaliland
title_fullStr The contribution of family medicine to the health system in Somaliland
title_full_unstemmed The contribution of family medicine to the health system in Somaliland
title_short The contribution of family medicine to the health system in Somaliland
title_sort contribution of family medicine to the health system in somaliland
topic family medicine
family medicine training
employment
emigration
health system
essential package of health services
primary health care
url https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/3051
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