Fig. 2
From: Exploring medical students’ perceptions of family medicine in Kyrgyzstan: a mixed method study
Timeline of Medical Education Reform in KSMA Medical School, Kyrgyzstan
Description: The reform started to be implemented in September 2012 and the first graduates of this reform received the certificate in June 2018. The survey was conducted in autumn 2017, interviewing students from Y1, Y4, Y6, all having benefited from the reformed programme. Since 2017, the post-graduate training is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Health. Until that year it was under the responsibility of the Minister of Education and Medical Schools. This shift was an important milestone as it links the training content to health issues and not just education. Important efforts to promote family medicine through advocacy and communication strategies, video, leaflets, conference were implemented since 2014 in parallel to reforming the curriculum. The package of measures bared its fruits with number of residents increasing in the subsequent years, – 150 – choosing FM in 2019 with over 50% going to the regions.