General Practice in Netherlands: Professional Training and Organization of Medical Care

Abstract

The collaboration of Ukrainian movement of young general practitioners (UMYGP) with the Dutch organization LOVAH (Netherlands) provides the opportunity for many young Ukrainian general practitioners/family doctors (GPs) to take part in experience exchange programs that include 1 day visiting practice of Dutch GP, 1 day participation at GP professional training at university and 2 days participation at the conference in family medicine. The article represent the received experience from dutch exchange program about features of professional training of family doctors, organization of primary care, working day of family doctor, using computer registration system. The experience and active work of the UMYGP representatives allows young family doctors to gain international practice, promote the status and prestige of the general practice/family medicine in the country, especially among young people, helps to improve the development of family medicine in Ukraine, medical and scientific specialty «General practice-family medicine».