Postgraduate Diploma in Family Medicine

The Postgraduate Diploma in Family Medicine is designed for general medical practitioners. It is aimed at improving the quality of primary health care in the English-speaking Caribbean by producing family physicians who deliver high-quality comprehensive and continuous personal medical care to individuals and their families within a community context. The modules in this program are offered via distance learning to persons who do not have a post at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Doctors will learn evidence-based medicine, medical ethics and doctor-patient relationships, health promotion, women's health, STDs, elderly care, mental health and counseling, child health, and more.

Requirements for entry:
1. Candidates will be eligible for entry to the Postgraduate Diploma after completing their internship.
2. Candidates must be registered medical practitioners employed in approved primary care (public or private) for the duration of the program. They must be able to be released from duties on a regular basis to attend prescribed clinical sessions and at intervals for workshops. Applicants also gain the chance to study at a highly ranked and accredited university in the Caribbean.