HISTORY OF GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE/ FAMILY MEDICINE SPECIALTY IN NIGERIA- Flashcards
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The early history of our faculty is closely linked with that of the __________________________ (AGPMPN) now known __________________________ (ANPMP) as well as The Nigerian Medical and Dental Council. now known as the __________________________(MDCN).
Association of General Medical Practitioners of Nigeria(AGPMPN)
Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP)
Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria(MDCN).
FORMATION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS OF NIGERIA (AGMPN)
The first step taken was to establish in 1976 an Association of General Medical Practitioners(AGMPN)
It was considered that through such a platform General Medical Practitioners could ___________ and ________ for their rights with their
• major clients,
• the commercial and industrial concerns,
• the Government , Government Agencies and parastatals,
• the Nigerian Medical Association and the
• Nigerian Medical Council
whenever the need arose.
collectively negotiate
fight
__________________(AGMPN)
Association of General Medical Practitioners
Formation of AGMPN
The young GPs then made their desires known to their older colleagues who revealed that there was actually in existence an AGMPN since 1921, but it was inactive. Due to the influence of the British colonial Government who thought this was a _______________________________________
hotbed for nationalism among educated Blacks
The revived AGMPN went into action promptly and within a short time established an active National Secretariat at ____________ Street ________ in Lagos.
It reached out to General Practitioners all over Nigeria and encouraged the formation of __________ of the Association.
9 Sam Sonibare ; SuruLere in Lagos.
state branches
Nigerian Medical and Dental Council (NMC)
At that time the Nigerian Medical and Dental Council now Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) administered the ___________ Medical Education Programme in Nigeria and from time to time conferred ___________ of the Medical Council in General Medical Practice on any doctor considered fit for such an award.
Postgraduate
fellowship
The AGMPN decided to protest this arbitrary mode of award of General Medical Practice fellowships by _________________________________.
It therefore sought an audience with the Chairman and the Registrar of the Medical Council to lodge a protest and request that the Association be fully involved in the award of the council’s fellowships in General Medical Practice.
The Medical Council was sympathetic to the AGPMN’s protest and request
persons who were not even General Practitioners.
The Council further indicated that if the Association was willing to take over the responsibility for the proposed Faculty of General Medical Practice it should do three things:
•Set up a ________-member General Medical Practice __________
•Elect a __________, __________ and a __________ member of the faculty to represent the GMP Faculty on the Governing Board and the Senate of the proposed Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria.
•Prepare a __________, Vocational and Training Scheme and Examination format for the Fellowship Programme in General Medical Practice.
sixteen ; Faculty Board
chairman ; secretary ; third
syllabus
ELECTION OF GMP FACULTY FOUNDATION FELLOWS
Having set up the essential infrastructure, the faculty proceeded to elect its foundation fellows. The criteria for eligibility were:
•________ years post qualification as a doctor
•______ years experience as a General Medical Practitioner.
Altogether 152 foundation fellows were elected including all those who had earlier been awarded fellowships by the Nigerian Medical Council
Twelve
Five
However, in order to establish and sustain the desired respectability and value of the new GMP fellowship, it was decided that it should not be awarded anyhow to all comers.
• From that time deserving General Medical Practitioners who met the criteria earlier set could only be awarded the fellowship on the __________ and successful __________ of a __________, must be on an approved clinical subject of the applicant’s choice but prepared under the supervision of a __________________________.
presentation ; defense
dissertation
GMP Faculty Board member.
CONTROVERSIAL
AWARD OF FAGP & DMP AWARD BY AGPMPN
The AGMPN consequently established its own Fellowship and Distinguished Medical Practitioner award which it confers on its members annually under my Secretaryship but that Fellowship is ____________________ by the Nigerian Medical and Dental Council.
However, a number of ______ doctors have been awarded the fellowships of the NPMCN through the submission of ______________.
not registerable
senior ; dissertations.
In close collaboration with Dr. Pearson, the Faculty Board members drew up the syllabus for the _______ , _______ and _______ of the proposed Fellowship Programme having determined what type of Front Line Doctor/General Medical Practitioners was appropriate for a developing country like Nigeria.
Primary
Part 1
Part 2
Dr Pearson
Then, in 1983, he became the Director of _________ in General Practice at the National Postgraduate Medical College in Lagos.
Dr Pearson also earlier was involved with ______________ for the general medical practice program.
Training
formulating the syllabus
Once graduate general medical practitioners were produced in 1985
The criteria for fellowship by election was changed to ______ years post qualification and ______ years experience in the sub region and a modified __________________ instituted
20
12
part 2 examination
Fellowship by Examination
This was obtained after satisfying the examiners at a _________ of a ___________ appointed by the faculty and a case book of ______ patients report managed by the candidate.
defense
dissertation
25 patients
As a regulation the curriculum was to be reviewed every _________, this was done in 1988
an international curriculum review was organized in 1998 jointly by the faculty GMP, NPMCN and the WACP training the front line doctor for the 21st century, principally addressed the paradigm shift of the curriculum to embrace family medicine as it pertained globally.
5years
Definition of family practice
The specialty was defined as that which provides _________ , _________ and coordinated care to _________, _________ and _________ undifferentiated by age, gender, disease or organization.
continuous
comprehensive
individual
family
In 2002 the faculty: WACP changed it name from ____________ to ____________________
In 2006 the faculty in NPMCN changed it name.
GMP
faculty of Family Medicine
Another fall out of this conference was the birth of the _________ (AFPON) now known as __________ (SOFPON).
An umbrella association for all Family Physicians practicing in Nigeria irrespective of their training background. The body will be holding in 13th AGSM in 2011.
Association of Family Physicians of Nigeria
Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria
WONCA – ___________________________
World Organization of National Colleges Academies
Another International conference was held in ______ in Ibadan to commemorate “______years of Family Medicine” in Nigeria.
The curricula of the faculties at both colleges were reviewed
The tenets of Family Medicine and Family Dynamics were highlighted at this conference and incorporated into the curriculum.
Emphasis on the ___________________ model
2005
25
Bio psycho social
•Family Medicine was established as a medical speciality in 1969 with the special role of evaluating the ___________ needs of ___________ and ___________ irrespective of age, sex, discase or stage of illness in the context of their unique environment.
total health
individuals ; families
Family medicine
Recognised the same year in the US and called “family _________”.
The practitioner of the speciality is called a _______________.
practice
family Physician
