Welcome to PTMR, Poland's newest WONCA full member
WONCA is delighted to welcome the Polish Society of Family Medicine (Polskie Towarzystwo Medycyny Rodzinnej, PTMR) as a full member organisation. PTMR's application was approved by the WONCA Executive Committee, and the Society moves from associate to full membership.
Founded in 1999 and based in Wrocław, PTMR is an interdisciplinary society that brings together everyone with an interest in family medicine, above all specialists in family medicine. It runs a wide education programme for primary care in Poland, including its national congress, the PTMR Resident Academy for doctors preparing for the specialty exam, and regular webinars and podcasts.
Full membership entitles PTMR to send representatives to the WONCA World Council. PTMR joins the College of Family Physicians in Poland as Poland's second full member organisation, and is part of the WONCA Europe region.
Announcing the news, PTMR thanked everyone who contributed and said the new status is an important step in expanding its international cooperation and strengthening the voice of Polish family medicine worldwide.
With this change, WONCA now has 133 member organisations in approximately 140 countries and territories: 124 full members, eight associate members and one pro-tem member. WONCA also has 13 academic members and 12 collaborative organisations.
Welcome to the WONCA family, PTMR. We look forward to working with you.
Find out more on the Polish Society of Family Medicine website, or see PTMR's WONCA member organisation listing.