Family Practice Program - Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization

Preface
This curriculum document marks a watershed in postgraduate training for general practice. Set within a
framework for a structured educational programme; it is designed to address the wide ranging knowledge,
competences, and clinical and professional attitudes considered appropriate for a doctor intending to
undertake practice in Kuwait Ministry of Health services.
The curriculum is a challenging and complex document that will change and develop as medicine changes
and develops.
This curriculum is intended for doctors training for general practice and their trainees and educational
advisors. It covers the period known as "Specialty Training for Family Medicine".
How this curriculum was developed:
A curriculum working group was developed from the panel of senior trainers and examiners in the Family
Practice Specialty Training Programme. A literature review was done. An extensive exercise was carried
out through:
• A general questionnaire survey of the views of trainees and trainers on training and on the
previous curriculum
• Meetings with trainees and trainers and hospital educational supervisors
• Meetings with responsible people in the MOH, KIMS and RCGP
Acknowledgements:
In the name of the Faculty of Primary Health Care, sincere thanks and appreciation are extended to every
individual, doctor, trainer or physician who contributed towards the improvement of the previous
curriculum. Our thanks are especially extended to the "Curriculum Development Group" named below.
The Curriculum Development Group:
• Dr. Abeer Khaled Al Baho
• Dr Samia Al- Musallam
• Dr Amal Al Mehza’a
• Dr Maleka Serour
• Dr Sawsan Madhi
• Dr Ibrahim Magdi
• Dr Abdul-Rahman Mustafa
• Dr Mohammed Abdul- Sabour
• Dr. Fareeda Moquddam
Dr. Abeer Khaled Al-Baho
Chairman of the Faculty of Primary Health Care
Kuwait December 2008
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