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ALBANIA

A radical primary health care-oriented reform of the medical services is now under way, calling for adequate revision in medical education towards family medicine.

Basic Medical Education

The Basic Medical Education is mostly hospital-oriented and primary health care elements are only now being systematically included. For many reasons we were not able to introduce Family Medicine in the curricula of the medical students for this academic year.

Postgraduate Training

The duration of Postgraduate Training in Family Medicine in Albania is still two years. Actually we are negotiating to extend the programme to three years and to reorganise the curriculum, but due to economic constraints this can not be guaranteed for this year. Half of the training period will be spent in primary health care under the supervision of qualified family doctors.

Continuous Medical Education

For updating skills and improving the quality of care, Continuous Medical Education is considered to be very important. We are trying to use all the resources available and the international help for developing a CME curriculum for the doctors who have completed the Postgraduate Training. Two training courses (three days each) were organised this year in collaboration with the organisation Partnership in International Medical Education and the Postgraduate Medical School of Brighton, UK: “Cardiology in the interface between primary and secondary care” and “Chronic disease management”.