Exchanges

The Vasco da Gama Movement: For Young & Future Family Doctors

The Vasco da Gama Movement offers three types of Exchanges. Please select one of the following for further information.

While every effort is made by VdGM to ensure accuracy of material published on our website, the host practice exchange information is vetted locally, VdGM therefore accepts no liability for inaccuracies or errors on these pages or any site to which these pages connect.

Target audience:

Topics:

Hippokrates Exchanges

FM360 Exchanges

Q-Codes:

QT knowledge management

QT2 training

QT23 continuous medical education

Exchange Coordinators

Exchange Officer: Rocio Garcia-Gutierrez Gomez (Spain)

Term: Sep 2020 - To date

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Exchange Program Senior Advisor: Per Kallestrup (Denmark)

E-mail: kallestrup@dadlnet.dk

Liaison to FM360: Rianne van Vliet (The Netherlands)

E-mail: fm360vdgm@gmail.com

Rianne lives in the Hague and loves to sing in choirs and is passionate about connecting people together and help them learn from each other.

National Exchange Coordinator for Austria: Richard Brodnig

E-mail: hippokrates.austria@gmail.com

National Exchange Co-Coordinators for Belgium: Sophie Denoël & Lise-Laure Fouarge

E-mail: nec.belgium@gmail.com

National Exchange Coordinator for Bosnia and Herzegovina: Marina Jotic

E-mail: nec.bosnia@gmail.com

Marina finished her family medicine residency in 2017 and is currently studying for a master's degree on nutrition. She is interested in health promotion and preventive activities, lifestyle medicine, and woman's health and rights. Always a fighter, Marina loves to travel and her motto is “You have to be the change you want to see in the world” (Mahatma Gandhi)

National Exchange Coordinator for Croatia: Zeljka Klasic

E-mail: hippokrates.cro@gmail.com

National Exchange Coordinator for Czech Republic: Emmanuela Fernandová

E-mail: hippokrates.czech@gmail.com

Mother of two beautiful girls, living her happily ever after, passionate young GP.

National Exchange Coordinator for Denmark: Gyða Skúladóttir Flinker

E-mail: hippokrates.denmark@gmail.com

National Exchange Coordinator for Finland: Kalle Saikkonen

E-mail: hippokrates.finland@gmail.com

National Exchange Coordinator for France: Daria Gheorghe

Term: Aug 2020 - To date

E-mail: hippokrates.france@gmail.com

National Exchange Coordinator for Germany: Madeleine Kiderle & Deputy National Exchange Coordinator for Germany: Sarah Romberg

E-mail: germany.hippokrates@gmail.com

National Exchange Coordinator for Greece: Alexandra Tsipou

E-mail: hippokrates.greece@gmail.com

National Exchange Coordinator for Hungary: András Mohos

Term: Jan 2021 - To date

E-mail: vdgmhun@gmail.com

András is a rural family doctor in the south part of Hungary and lives in Szeged. He is interested in medical education and GP training. He likes everything what is sport and movement and spends his freetime with his family and friends.

National Exchange Coordinator for Iceland: Þóra Elísabet Kristjánsdóttir

Term: Mar 2021 - To date

E-mail: thoraelisabet@gmail.com

National Exchange Coordinator for Ireland: Sheila Loughman

E-mail: hippokrates.ireland@gmail.com

National Exchange Coordinator for Israel: Limor Adler

E-mail: hippokrates.israel@gmail.com

Limor is a GP in the south part of Israel; she is a family person and loves to travel (better still if in the company of her oved ones!)

National Exchange Coordinator for Italy: Giulia Tosco

E-mail: exchange@movimentogiotto.org

National Exchange Coordinator for Kazakhstan: Nuraiym Turanova

E-mail: hippocrates.kgz@gmail.com

National Exchange Coordinator for Latvia: Līva Jenerte

E-mail: vdgm.latvia@gmail.com

National Exchange Coordinator for Lithuania: Viktorija Grazuliene

E-mail: ltvdgmexchange@gmail.com

May seem a quiet person but in her mind there are always a lot of great ideas on how to change the world; she loves Family Medicine and sees it not just like a medical specialty, but as a way to change people and their lifestyles for a better life.

National Exchange Coordinator for Malta: Ian Baldacchino

E-mail: exchanges@mcfd.org.mt

National Exchange Co-Coordinators for The Netherlands: Brigitte Augustijn (Incoming Exchanges) & Anne Loes (Outgoing Exchanges) & Sharon Vrooijnk (Outgoing Exchanges)

Note: Abigaël is doing her family residency and always excited to help connect others. Please do not hesitate to contact for more information about an exchange to the Netherlands.,

E-mail: hippokratesnl@lovah.nl

Anne is always open to new adventures, different perspectives and good food.

National Exchange Coordinator for Norway: Øyvind Stople Sivertsen

E-mail: hippokrates.norway@gmail.com

National Exchange Coordinator for Poland: Marta Raciborska

E-mail: vdgm.poland@gmail.com

National Exchange Co-Coordinators for Portugal: Hélder Batista & Clara Jasmins

E-mail: hippokrates.pt@gmail.com

National Exchange Coordinator for Romania: Andreea Zoderu

E-mail: vdgm@snmf.ro

My name is Andreea. I am the Romanian National Exchange Coordinator and one of the Vasco da Gama’s council members. I am soon to be a Family Doctor specialist. I am in the last year of training.

National Exchange Coordinator for Slovakia: Radovan Antos

E-mail: nec.slovakia@gmail.com

National Exchange Coordinator for Slovenia: Nina Skubin

E-mail: exchanges.slovenia@gmail.com

National Exchange Coordinator for Spain: Elena Klusova

E-mail: hippokrates.spain@gmail.com

Adrenaline addict, in love with the world of Emergency, has a special passion for the humanity of Family Medicine; an inexhaustible defender of absolute justice and honesty.