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The WONCA Europe Working Group for
Young and Future General Practitioners
www.VdGM.eu
Vasco da Gama Movement
The birth – Junior Doctor Pre-conference
WONCA Europe Conference
Amsterdam June 2004
66 participants
13 European countries
Florence – 2006
Vasco da Gama Movement
Foundation of the European Network for GP/FM Junior
Doctors
Declaration of Intent
Under the aegis of
WONCA Region Europe
Doctors in training +
following 5 years
Florence – 2006
Vasco da Gama Movement
Maastricht meeting, May 2005
University of Maastricht offered
office and 2 hours /week to VdGM and international affairs
Participation in workshop on
training
Organising Preconference,
KOS 2005
Vasco da Gama Movement
General assembly, Kos 2005
Vasco da Gama Movement
The Statement of intent
A.
Providing a forum, support and information for trainees and
young GPs through access to WONCA Europe regional
conferences and pre-conferences.
a1. By means of co-organising a Preconference meeting during the
WONCA Europe regional conferences and pre-conferences
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B. Establishing a communication network between European
trainees and young GPs and identifying their concerns, doubts
and needs and helping to address them.
b1. By means of writing and publishing newsletters concerning the
movement for national
b2. By collaborating with national colleges and associations in
general practice and stimulating the formation of national
representation of young and future GPs.
b3. By collaborating with international organisations of general
practice and the representation of the movement at
international meetings.
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C. Improving the quality of training programmes for general
practice.
c1. By establishing a central information database on training
programmes for general practice.
c2. By setting up quality standards.
Vasco da Gama Movement
3rd Preconference, Florence 2006
• 35 participants from 19 countries
Vasco da Gama Movement
VdGM General meeting, Florence 2006