Wall of Fame

VdGM Fund Bursaries
2019 Bursary Recipient: Margarida Oliveira e Silva (Portugal)

The VdGM Fund was able to assist two individuals to attend the 2019 VdGM Preconference & WONCA Europe Conference in Bratislava.

VdGM Fund Bursaries
2019 Bursary Recipient: Shirin Talapbek Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan)

The VdGM Fund was able to assist two individuals to attend the 2019 VdGM Preconference & WONCA Europe Conference in Bratislava. 

Exchange Awards
2019 Carosino Prize: Giulia Schiavi (Italy)

Hosted by: Holly Tyson (UK).

 

Exchange Awards
2019 Carosino Prize: Giulia Schiavi (Italy)

Hosted by: Holly Tyson (UK).

 

Exchange Awards
2019 Hippokrates Prize: Neelam Parmar (UK)

Hosted by: Cristiano Figueiredo (Portugal).

Exchange Awards
2019 Hippokrates Prize: Neelam Parmar (UK)

Hosted by: Cristiano Figueiredo (Portugal).

Research Awards
2019 Junior Researcher Award Runner-up: Domenico Italiano (Italy)
Research Awards
2019 Junior Researcher Award Winner: Fabian DuPont (Germany)

Research project: "A competency based/blended learning teaching approach". 

Fons Sips Outstanding Achievement Award
2019 Laureate of the Fons Sips Award: Elena Klusova

Born in Moscow, she ended up settling in Spain where her life first became entangled with VdGM as a host for a conference exchange in Madrid in 2014.

Fons Sips Outstanding Achievement Award
2019 Laureate of the Fons Sips Award: Elena Klusova

Born in Moscow, she ended up settling in Spain where her life first became entangled with VdGM as a host for a conference exchange in Madrid in 2014.

Being Young Staying Young Award
2017 Laureate of the BYSY Award: Luisa Pettigrew

Luisa helped to establish the Junior International Committee of the Royal College of General Practitioners in the UK and the hugely successful Hippokrates Exchanges program, that underpins a huge part of VdGM’s activity to this day.

Being Young Staying Young Award
2017 Laureate of the BYSY Award: Luisa Pettigrew

Luisa helped to establish the Junior International Committee of the Royal College of General Practitioners in the UK and the hugely successful Hippokrates Exchanges program, that underpins a huge part of VdGM’s activity to this day.

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At a glance

Liaison to WONCA YDM ASPIRE Global Leaders Program

Liaison Person: Maria João Nobre (Portugal).

Email: aspire.vdgm@gmail.com

Link: Webpage on vdgm.eu, Website
Liaison to Family Medicine 360º (FM360) Global Exchange Program

Liaison Person: Rianne van Vliet (The Netherlands).

Email: fm360vdgm@gmail.com

Link: Webpage on vdgm.eu, Website
Special Interest Group on Family Violence

Lead: Nina Monteiro (Portugal).

Email: vdgm.fv@gmail.com

Link: Facebook, Twitter
Special Interest Group on Mental Health

Lead: Özden Gökdemir (Turkey).

Email: vdgm.mentalhealth@gmail.com

Link: Facebook
Special Interest Group on Research

Lead: Vanja Lazić (Croatia)

Email: research.vdgm@gmail.com

Link: Whatsapp
Special Interest Group on Emergency Medicine

Lead: Elena Klusova (Spain).

Email: em.vdgm@gmail.com

Link: Facebook
Special Interest Group on Wellbeing

Lead: Siamak Zahmat (The Netherlands).

Email: info+sigwellbeing@vdgm.eu
Special Interest Group on Workforce Migration: Family doctors on the move

Lead: Alessio Platania (Italy) & Sonia Tsukagoshi (UK).

Email: workforce.vdgm@gmail.com

Link: Facebook
YDM Collaboration #FMChangemakers

Contact Person: Christopher Patrick Reichel (Austria) & Hassna Erami (France).

Email: info+fmchangemakers@vdgm.eu

Link: Webpage, Facebook, Twitter
YDM Collaboration #SoMeAmbassadors Network

Contact Person: Luís Pinho Costa (Portugal)

Email: ydm.some.ambassadors@gmail.com

Link: Website, Twitter
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About VdGM

The Vasco da Gama Movement is the Network for Young and Future Family Doctors of the European Regional Branch of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA Europe). Young and Future Family Doctors are defined as those in training for Family Medicine and in the first five years after qualification as a family physician. Our activities include Events, Exchanges, Awards&Bursaries, Special Interest Groups and maintaining valuable external Relationships with other Networks. Read more About Us.

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