Building International Partnerships in Family Medicine Development (Jeffrey Markuns MD, EdM)

Successful partnerships between local stakeholders and international consultants can be an important catalyst in creating sustainable programs responsive to unique local contexts, although there can be challenges as well. In this discussion, we aim to discuss challenges and benefits in building collaborations between local and international partners. We will share examples of productive partnerships, and share successes and setbacks in navigating these collaborations and utilizing them to meet local partners ' specific goals in developing and expanding Family Medicine. Specific programs unique to different countries will be discussed to allow comparison with participants ' own programs, such as direct engagement with national government leaders in Vietnam to support primary care policy development, support for development of a private college of family medicine in Myanmar, promoting an updated curriculum and supporting research in Cambodia and establishment of the first fully accredited post-graduate medical training program in Lesotho. Learning objectives Learners should be able to: 1. Outline best practices in building international partnerships for Family Medicine 2. Describe several different examples of successful global health partnerships 3. Apply lessons on building partnerships to their own global health programs Knowledge, competency or performance gaps While understanding of partnerships has been growing among AAFP-CGHI attendees, the importance of this aspect o...
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