International Scholarship Program

Some nations need help fostering the delivery of health care through the family medicine model. The Foundation established the International Scholarship Program to support participation by international family medicine educators in the STFM Annual Spring Conference.

Four regions of the world are identified, and applications are requested from one of the four on a rotating basis, eg, Eastern Europe and former Soviet Socialist Republics nations, Africa, Asia, and South America. One recipient is selected each year.

“It was an honor for me to receive the 2008 International Scholarship. The Annual Spring Conference was intellectually stimulating and I was able to network with many STFM members. I was impressed by the climate of collaboration, respect, and support among participants. After the conference I visited Tufts University to learn the details of competency-based curriculum development, AAFP to learn how to develop CME programs, and KU Medical Center to learn about inpatient care. Finally, I visited the University of Arizona, where I was able to start my qualitative research project for my master’s degree in higher education. This experience has been one of the richest and most stimulating of my career.”

-Augustina Piñero, MD
School of Medical Sciences
National University of Cordoba, Argentina

2012 Arturo Gonzalez, MD, El Salvador
2011 Ngoc Bich Pham, MD, Viet Nam
2010 Henry Lawson, MD, Ghana
2009 Eralda Turkeshi, MD, Albania
2008 Agustina Pinero, MD, Argentina
2007 Cheong-Lieng Teng, MBBS, MMed, Malaysia
2006 Derek Hellenberg, MFGP, MFamMed, South Africa
2005 Ludmilla Balteanu, MD, Moldova
2004 Dr. Maria Teresa Baran, Paraguay
2003 Fu Xijuan, MD, China
2002 Ikeoluwapo Oyeneye Ajayi, MD, Nigeria
2001 Anara Abilova, MD, Kyrgyzstan
2000 Oscar Fernandez, MD, Chile
1999 Ming-Hwai Lin, MD, Taiwan
1998 Cynthia Maleka, MD, South Africa
1997 Maciek Godycki-Cwirko, MD, Poland
1996 Esteban Rubinstein, MD, Argentina
1995 Susana Alvear, MD, Ecuador
1994 Benedicto Alderete, MD, Paraguay