“ THE RURAL MEDICINE PRACTICAL PERIOD FOR FAMILY MEDICINE

TRAINEES IN SPAIN ”

Jaume Banqué Vidiella (1). Jordi Casanovas Font (2).

Marcos Romero Méndez (3).

1- MD. Family Medicine. CAP Xerta – Institut Catala de la Salut – Semfyc and Camfic Rural WG - Spain.

2- MD. Family Medicine. EAP Vic – El Remei, ABS Vic Sud. Regio sanitaria Centre. Barcelona – Camfic Rural WG - Spain.

3- MD. Family Medicine Resident (trainee). EAP Vic – El Remei, ABS Vic Sud. Regio Sanitaria Centre. Barcelona - Spain.

Aims and Purpose:

Spain owns one of the oldest Family Medicine Training Programmes in Europe. This learning scheme is based on the “Family and Community

Training Programme” which is revised periodically. During its last update (2005) and for the first time, a compulsory Rural Medicine Practical

Period was included on it.

In this poster we describe and spread the various activities that Spanish trainees and the Rural Working Groups of Semfyc and Camfic ( Spanish

Family Medicine Associations) have been doing for the diffusion, assessment and improvement of this Rural Training Period. At the same time, we

try to enhance the international projection of this experience.

Methods:

All the information have been collected and summarized from the varied activities that the authors have been producing for different meetings, workshops and scientific publications. In addition multiple personal interviews have been done with several trainees involved and interested in making known this Rural term.

Results:

Rural Working Groups from Semfyc and Camfyc ( Spanish Family Medicine Associations) have been working as expert groups in collaboration with the National Commission responsible for the Family Medicine Training Programme.In addition, these Rural Working Groups have been acting as promoters and advisers in many Training Centres. Finally, they have produced an specific programme for this Training Period.More information in: http://www.camfic.org/grups_treball/index.html - Medicina Rural

Trainees from multiple Teaching Centres in Spain have produced an observational study assessing the implementation and satisfaction of the Rural Training Period in Spain (2008). As a conclusions, they enhance a good/very good satisfaction for practising in rural

areas (316/400) and some difficulties in attending this rural time (lake of official

responsible and extra expenses for the transport to the rural centres ).

More information in:

http://www.slideshare.net/grupruralcamfic/rotacion-rural-susana-valiente-istambul-

woncaeurope-2008

Vasco da Gama and Euripa (Working Groups from Wonca Europe) have been

carrying out different joining workshops over the last Wonca Conferences for the

promotion of rural training in young Family Doctors in Europe. The Spanish Rural

Training Period is shown as a model for European Countries and these working groups

will work for spreading this idea in different meetings and conferences.

More information in :

http://www.slideshare.net/rqgb/pc-rural-training-presentation

http://www.slideshare.net/rqgb/rural-practice-nowadays

Conclusions:

Different activities have been taking place for the advancement and evaluation of the

Rural Training Period for Trainees in Spain. All the current and future activities will

increase the quality and the importance of this training period for young Family Doctors

in Europe.

More information in : rural@camfic.org