Montegut Global Scholar Programme

The Montegut Global Scholars Program (MGSP) was established by the American Board of Family Medicine Foundation (ABFM-F) in 2010. The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) is a member of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). The ABFM-F is a supporting organisation of the ABFM. Its primary mission is to support the ABFM’s research and scholarly activities.

Alain Montegut MD

The Montegut Global Scholars Program (MGSP) was established by the ABFM-F in April 2010. It was named in honour of Alain Montegut, M.D., a member of the Board of Directors of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) from 2005-2010 and whose career has been devoted to developing high quality family medicine practice internationally, especially in underserved and/or undeveloped countries.

A program for WONCA meeting attendance

The MGSP was established to foster international education, research, and collaboration in the specialty of family medicine. It will support the attendance of family physicians from Africa, Asia Pacific, East Mediterranean, Europe Iberoamericana, North America, and South Asia Regions of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) to attend the WONCA World Conference in Lisbon, Portugal taking place for 17 - 21 September 2025.
 
Before making your application for the Montegut Global Scholar Program please review the MGSP Policies and Procedures.

Applications


The deadline for applications for the WONCA World Conference 2025 in Lisbon has passed.

2025 Winners

  • North America Region
  • Sasha Farrier, Trinidad and Tobago

    Africa Region
    Tania Gahama Ineza, Burundi
     
    East Mediterranean Region
    Samar Al-Moazen, Syria

    South Asia Region
    Sankha Randenikumara, Sri Lanka

    Iberoamericana Region
    Liliana Villegas Valdomero, Colombia

    Europe Region
    Sidika Ece Yokus, Turkey

    Asia Pacific Region
    Jake Bryan Cortez, Philippines

    2024 Winners

    North America Region
    • Kathleen Sangster-Singh, Trinidad and Tobago

    Africa Region
    Fathia Nour, Somalia
    Bolatito Fatusin, Nigeria

    East Mediterranean Region
    • Rola Itani, Lebanon
    • Badreddine Sakouhi, Tunisia

    South Asia Region
    Pratyush Kumar, India
    • Zainab Mohammad Anjarwala, Pakistan

    Iberoamericana Region
    • Maria Alejandra Leon Solarte, Colombia

    Europe Region
    • Gokce Iscan, Turkey

    Asia Pacific Region
    Jacqueline Javier, Philippines

    2023 Winners

    Africa Region
    • Melvina Thompson

    Asia Pacific
    • Mel Acuerva

    East Mediterranean Region
    • Khaled el Khatib

    Europe Region
    • Mihai Iacob

    South Asia
    • Faridah Amin
    • Shyamalee Samaranayaka

    North America Region
    • Paula Henry

    Iberoamericana - CIMF
    • Mariano Granero


     WONCA wishes to formally acknowledge the generous sponsorship of the American Board of Family Medicine Foundation (ABFM-F) through the Montegut Global Scholars Program. 

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