Working Party News
In my View: Prof Val Wass
May, 2019
Professor Val Wass, globally renowned medical educator, Chair of the WONCA Working Party on Education, and also WONCA Member At Large and Honorary Treasurer, to give her views on how the education of medical students needs to adapt to the changing health environment.
Rural Round-up; Training for under-resourced areas
May, 2019
Sommer Aldulaimi MD FAAFP discusses the way one urban-based Family Medicine Residency Program in Arizona, USA, has accomplished 45% of its graduating residents from the last three years working in rural practice and 100% of the graduates from the last three years working in healthcare professional shortage areas in North America.
Education for Primary Care features Scottish article
April, 2019
Prof Val Wass OBE, Chair WONCA Working Party on Education and WONCA World Honorary Treasurer, updates us on this month's free access offering from Education for Primary Care - our affiliated journal.
Air Health Train the Trainer Program update
April, 2019
Alan Abelsohn and Alice McGushin from the WONCA Working Party on the Environment report on the high level of interest in the WONCA Air Health Train the Trainer Program.
WP on Rural Practice report
March, 2019
Dr John Wynn-Jones, Chair WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice (WWPRP), reports on past year's activities.
WP on Mental health report
March, 2019
Prof Chris Dowrick, chair of the WONCA Working Party for Mental Health, reports on activities during the past year.
WP on Education report
March, 2019
Prof Val Wass, chair of the WONCA Working Party on education (WWPE) reports on the past year's activities: “Education is the most powerful weapon to change the world” Mandela