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 regional 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 any
WONCA regional conference of 2024. Applicants can also apply to attend a Rural Conference.
Before making your application for the Montegut Global Scholar Program please review the
MGCP Policies 2024.
Applications
Applications for 2024 are now closed. Applications will re-open in 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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