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 MGCP Policies and Procedures.

Applications

Applications for 2025 are now open.
Click here to apply online.
The deadline for applications is 21 March 2025.

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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