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International Exchange Programs Influence the Personal and Professinonal Developement of young General Practitioners Positively

Year 2016, Volume: 8 Issue: 3, 202 - 207, 26.12.2016
https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.284803

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:Vasco
da Gama Movement (VdGM) is the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA)
working group for European new and future General Practitioners (GPs). VdGM
gives the opportunity to young GPs to observe healthcare systems in different
countries by organizing exchange programs. VdGM Preconference 2015 Exchange
Program was organized in Istanbul in Turkey.

Aim
of this study was to assess expectations of the participants and their
experiences from the program and it’s impact on their lives.   

METHODS:This
is a qualitative study. Data was acquired by a questionnaire including multiple
choice and open ended questions by face-to-face method . Analysis was done
using thematic analyze technique.

RESULTS:Nine
female and 8 male, seventeen people was included in this study. Fifty two point
nine percent (n:9)  of participants were
residents and %47.1 (n: 8) of them were specialists in family medicine. Fifty
eight point eight percent (n:10) of the participants were experienced at least
one difficulty while participating to this program. There was no difference
between the groups who had difficulties and no difficulties in terms of gender,
being resident or specialist, being a host in a previous program or not (p>0.05).

All
participants achieved their personal and professional goals including “cultural
experience”, “making friends”, making international contact” and “learning
health systems”. Eighty two point three percent (n:14) of the participants
stated that program influenced their personal development positively.

CONCLUSION:This
study shows the personal and professional benefits of an exchange program and
reveals the shortcomings of the program and the difficulties experienced during
the program. 

References

  • WONCA Global Family Doctor [Internet]. [Erişim tarihi: 2016 Mart 16]. Available from: http://vdgm.woncaeurope.org/
  • The Vasco da Gama Movement: For New and Future General Practitioners/ Family Physicians [Internet]. [erişim tarihi: 2016 Mart 16]. Available from: http://www.vdgm.woncaeurope.org/
  • Rigon S, Lygidakis C, Pettigrew L, Kallestrup P. International Exchanges in Family Medicine: the Hippokrates Exchange Programme. Educ Prim Care. 2015 Jul;26(4):282–4.
  • Barata AN, Rigon S. Family medicine 360°: Global exchanges in family medicine. J Fam Med Prim care. Jan;4(3):305–9.
  • Tekayak HV, Eraslan AM, İngilok S. Ülkemizin ilk Vasco da Gama Hareketi Konferans Değişim Programı Adana ’ da düzenlendi. Türk Aile Hek Derg. 2015;19(3): i-iv .
  • Çopurlar C, Öztürk Y. A Preconference Exchange Experience in Spain. Turkish J Fam Med Prim Care. 2014;8(4):133.
  • Onat T. Hırvatistan 2014 Değişim Programı Gözlemleri. Türkiye Aile Hekim Derg. 2014;18(3):1–2.
  • Pavlov R, Atalay S. Perceived benefits of mutual VdGM and Foundation for the Development of Family Medicne Exchange in Zagreb, Croatia? 20th WONCA Europe Conference, Istanbul,Turkey, October 22-25, 2015. Program book - TAHUD. 2015. p. 1639–41.
  • Jacobs F, Stegmann K, Siebeck M. Promoting medical competencies through international exchange programs: benefits on communication and effective doctor-patient relationships. BMC Med Educ. 2014 Jan;14:43.
  • Sassenberg K, Matschke C. The impact of exchange programs on the integration of the hostgroup into the self-concept. Eur J Soc Psychol. 2010;40:148–59.
  • Lee RLT, Pang SMC, Wong TKS, Chan MF. Evaluation of an innovative nursing exchange programme: health counselling skills and cultural awareness. Nurse Educ Today. 2007 Nov;27(8):868–77.
  • Lee N-J. The impact of international experience on student nurses’ personal and professional development. Int Nurs Rev. 2004 Jun;51(2):113–22.
  • Maas LG. Benchmarking one’s health care system: professional development through an international experience. Nurse Educ Pract. 2011 Sep;11(5):293–7.
  • Drain PK, Holmes KK, Skeff KM, Hall TL, Gardner P. Global health training and international clinical rotations during residency: current status, needs, and opportunities. Acad Med. 2009 Mar;84(3):320–5.
  • Willoughby H, Welsh V, Attridge M, Ramsay R. The Leonardo Grant: an opportunity to undertake a Hippokrates Exchange Programme. Br J Gen Pract. 2012 Sep;62(602):486.
  • Matias C. The Begining of a Journey: The Shipbuilders. In: Lopez R, Matias C, editors. The Vasco da Gama Movement 10 Years Sailing, Much More to Discover. lisbon: APMGF – Portuguese Association of General Practice and Family Medicine; 2014. p. 10.

Uluslararası Değişim Programları Genç Aile Hekimlerinin Kişisel ve Profesyonel Gelişimlerine Olumlu Etki Etmektedir

Year 2016, Volume: 8 Issue: 3, 202 - 207, 26.12.2016
https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.284803

Abstract

AMAÇ:Vasco da Gama Hareketi (VdGM), Dünya Aile Hekimliği
Birliği (WONCA)’nin Avrupalı genç aile hekimleri için kurulmuş bir çalışma grubudur.
VdGM, değişim programları düzenleyerek genç aile hekimlerine farklı ülkelerdeki
sağlık sistemlerini gözlemleme imkânı sağlamaktadır. VdGM Prekonferans 2015
Değişim Programı İstanbul’da ger
çekleştirilmiştir.

Bu çalışmanın amacı, VdGM Prekonferans 2015 Değişim Programı
katılımcılarının değişim programlarından beklentilerini, değişim
programlarından elde ettikleri deneyimleri ve bu deneyimlerin günlük
hayatlarına etkilerini değerlendirmektir.

GEREÇ
VE YÖNTEM:
Bu çalışma niteliksel bir çalışmadır. Veriler, çoktan
seçmeli ve açık uçlu sorulardan oluşan bir anket aracılığıyla ve yüz yüze
görüşme yöntemiyle elde edilmiştir. Analizlerde tematik analiz yöntemi
kullanılmıştır.

BULGULAR:Bu çalışmaya 9 kadın, 8 erkek olmak üzere toplam 17 kişi
katıldı. Katılımcıların
%52.9’u (n:9) aile hekimliği asistanı, %47.1’i
(n: 8) aile hekimliği uzmanıydı.
Değişim
programına katılımları sırasında katılımcıların %58,8’i (n:10) en az bir
konuda zorluk yaşamıştı. Zorluk yaşayan grup ile yaşamayan grup arasında
cinsiyet, yaş, asistan veya uzman olma, daha önce benzer bir değişim programına
ev sahipliği yapma açısından anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmadı. Katılımcıların
tamamı “kültürel deneyim kazanma”, “arkadaş edinme”, “uluslararası
bağlantı oluşturma” ile “farklı sağlık sistemlerini öğrenme” kişisel ve
profesyonel hedeflerini karşılamıştı. Katılımcıların %82,3’ü (n:14) değişim
programının kişisel gelişimini pozitif yönde etkilediğini belirtti.

SONUÇ:Bu çalışma, değişim programlarının genç aile hekimlerine
kişisel ve profesyonel katkılarını, programların geliştirilmesi gereken
yönlerini ve genç aile hekimlerinin bu programlara katılımının önündeki
çeşitli engelleri
ortaya koymaktadır.

References

  • WONCA Global Family Doctor [Internet]. [Erişim tarihi: 2016 Mart 16]. Available from: http://vdgm.woncaeurope.org/
  • The Vasco da Gama Movement: For New and Future General Practitioners/ Family Physicians [Internet]. [erişim tarihi: 2016 Mart 16]. Available from: http://www.vdgm.woncaeurope.org/
  • Rigon S, Lygidakis C, Pettigrew L, Kallestrup P. International Exchanges in Family Medicine: the Hippokrates Exchange Programme. Educ Prim Care. 2015 Jul;26(4):282–4.
  • Barata AN, Rigon S. Family medicine 360°: Global exchanges in family medicine. J Fam Med Prim care. Jan;4(3):305–9.
  • Tekayak HV, Eraslan AM, İngilok S. Ülkemizin ilk Vasco da Gama Hareketi Konferans Değişim Programı Adana ’ da düzenlendi. Türk Aile Hek Derg. 2015;19(3): i-iv .
  • Çopurlar C, Öztürk Y. A Preconference Exchange Experience in Spain. Turkish J Fam Med Prim Care. 2014;8(4):133.
  • Onat T. Hırvatistan 2014 Değişim Programı Gözlemleri. Türkiye Aile Hekim Derg. 2014;18(3):1–2.
  • Pavlov R, Atalay S. Perceived benefits of mutual VdGM and Foundation for the Development of Family Medicne Exchange in Zagreb, Croatia? 20th WONCA Europe Conference, Istanbul,Turkey, October 22-25, 2015. Program book - TAHUD. 2015. p. 1639–41.
  • Jacobs F, Stegmann K, Siebeck M. Promoting medical competencies through international exchange programs: benefits on communication and effective doctor-patient relationships. BMC Med Educ. 2014 Jan;14:43.
  • Sassenberg K, Matschke C. The impact of exchange programs on the integration of the hostgroup into the self-concept. Eur J Soc Psychol. 2010;40:148–59.
  • Lee RLT, Pang SMC, Wong TKS, Chan MF. Evaluation of an innovative nursing exchange programme: health counselling skills and cultural awareness. Nurse Educ Today. 2007 Nov;27(8):868–77.
  • Lee N-J. The impact of international experience on student nurses’ personal and professional development. Int Nurs Rev. 2004 Jun;51(2):113–22.
  • Maas LG. Benchmarking one’s health care system: professional development through an international experience. Nurse Educ Pract. 2011 Sep;11(5):293–7.
  • Drain PK, Holmes KK, Skeff KM, Hall TL, Gardner P. Global health training and international clinical rotations during residency: current status, needs, and opportunities. Acad Med. 2009 Mar;84(3):320–5.
  • Willoughby H, Welsh V, Attridge M, Ramsay R. The Leonardo Grant: an opportunity to undertake a Hippokrates Exchange Programme. Br J Gen Pract. 2012 Sep;62(602):486.
  • Matias C. The Begining of a Journey: The Shipbuilders. In: Lopez R, Matias C, editors. The Vasco da Gama Movement 10 Years Sailing, Much More to Discover. lisbon: APMGF – Portuguese Association of General Practice and Family Medicine; 2014. p. 10.
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Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Demet Merder Coşkun

Candan Kendir Çopurlar

Hakan Mut This is me

Tuğba Onat This is me

Halil Volkan Tekayak

Süheyla Atalay This is me

Saliha Şahin This is me

Merve Karademirci This is me

Kübra Makara This is me

Ozan Şengül This is me

Hilal Toplu Öztürk This is me

Publication Date December 26, 2016
Acceptance Date December 18, 2016
Published in Issue Year 2016 Volume: 8 Issue: 3

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APA Merder Coşkun, D., Kendir Çopurlar, C., Mut, H., Onat, T., et al. (2016). International Exchange Programs Influence the Personal and Professinonal Developement of young General Practitioners Positively. Konuralp Medical Journal, 8(3), 202-207. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.284803
AMA Merder Coşkun D, Kendir Çopurlar C, Mut H, Onat T, Tekayak HV, Atalay S, Şahin S, Karademirci M, Makara K, Şengül O, Toplu Öztürk H. International Exchange Programs Influence the Personal and Professinonal Developement of young General Practitioners Positively. Konuralp Medical Journal. December 2016;8(3):202-207. doi:10.18521/ktd.284803
Chicago Merder Coşkun, Demet, Candan Kendir Çopurlar, Hakan Mut, Tuğba Onat, Halil Volkan Tekayak, Süheyla Atalay, Saliha Şahin, Merve Karademirci, Kübra Makara, Ozan Şengül, and Hilal Toplu Öztürk. “International Exchange Programs Influence the Personal and Professinonal Developement of Young General Practitioners Positively”. Konuralp Medical Journal 8, no. 3 (December 2016): 202-7. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.284803.
EndNote Merder Coşkun D, Kendir Çopurlar C, Mut H, Onat T, Tekayak HV, Atalay S, Şahin S, Karademirci M, Makara K, Şengül O, Toplu Öztürk H (December 1, 2016) International Exchange Programs Influence the Personal and Professinonal Developement of young General Practitioners Positively. Konuralp Medical Journal 8 3 202–207.
IEEE D. Merder Coşkun, “International Exchange Programs Influence the Personal and Professinonal Developement of young General Practitioners Positively”, Konuralp Medical Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 202–207, 2016, doi: 10.18521/ktd.284803.
ISNAD Merder Coşkun, Demet et al. “International Exchange Programs Influence the Personal and Professinonal Developement of Young General Practitioners Positively”. Konuralp Medical Journal 8/3 (December 2016), 202-207. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.284803.
JAMA Merder Coşkun D, Kendir Çopurlar C, Mut H, Onat T, Tekayak HV, Atalay S, Şahin S, Karademirci M, Makara K, Şengül O, Toplu Öztürk H. International Exchange Programs Influence the Personal and Professinonal Developement of young General Practitioners Positively. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2016;8:202–207.
MLA Merder Coşkun, Demet et al. “International Exchange Programs Influence the Personal and Professinonal Developement of Young General Practitioners Positively”. Konuralp Medical Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, 2016, pp. 202-7, doi:10.18521/ktd.284803.
Vancouver Merder Coşkun D, Kendir Çopurlar C, Mut H, Onat T, Tekayak HV, Atalay S, Şahin S, Karademirci M, Makara K, Şengül O, Toplu Öztürk H. International Exchange Programs Influence the Personal and Professinonal Developement of young General Practitioners Positively. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2016;8(3):202-7.