Wattanapisi Apichai, Suvarnabhumi Krishna, Jiraporncharoen Wichuda, Widyahening Indah Suci, Phimmasarn Oua, Prabouasone Khamphanh, Lee Ping Yein, Abdullah Adina, Aung Thin Nyein Nyein, Zaw Myint, Nicodemus Leilani Apostol, Ng Chirk Jenn, Thanh Ho Thi Kim, An Pham Le
MD, Dip. Thai Board of Family Medicine, Academic Fellowship (Family Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
Family Medicine Clinic, Walailak University Hospital, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
Malays Fam Physician. 2025 May 1;20:29. doi: 10.51866/cm.903. eCollection 2025.
Family medicine is a medical discipline that has been recognised globally for nearly six decades. Postgraduate family medicine training was introduced more recently in Southeast Asia. This article presents the characteristics of postgraduate family medicine training in eight Southeast Asian countries: Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The duration of training varies across countries and programmes within each country, ranging from 1 to 5 years. Completion of training leads to qualifications such as master's degree, diploma or certificate. Some countries also offer further training following postgraduate family medicine training, classified into two types: capacity-based training (e.g. family medicine fellowship) and discipline-based training (e.g. palliative care fellowship). The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases and the ageing population as well as the shortage of family physicians are significant concerns and challenges that influence postgraduate family medicine training in Southeast Asia.
家庭医学是一门在全球范围内已被认可近六十年的医学学科。东南亚地区引入研究生家庭医学培训的时间较晚。本文介绍了八个东南亚国家（印度尼西亚、老挝、马来西亚、缅甸、菲律宾、新加坡、泰国和越南）的研究生家庭医学培训特点。各国以及每个国家内不同项目的培训时长各不相同，从1年到5年不等。完成培训可获得硕士学位、文凭或证书等资格。一些国家在研究生家庭医学培训之后还提供进一步培训，分为两类：基于能力的培训（如家庭医学专科培训）和基于学科的培训（如姑息治疗专科培训）。非传染性疾病负担加重、人口老龄化以及家庭医生短缺是影响东南亚地区研究生家庭医学培训的重大问题和挑战。
