Introduction
The Faculty of Primary Health Care is recognized for its excellence in education, primary care delivery and research. As an interdisciplinary collaboration of health professions, teachers, researchers, and administrative staff who are based at the Family medicine Department. With strong accreditation scores, we are one of the top postgraduate education programs in region. Alongside teaching residents, our faculty members deliver quality care to patients through the Family Medicine approach and innovative programming.
The Faculty underwent significant expansion in the past years and launched successful postgraduate education programs in Kuwait. The principles of family medicine, and the changing needs of society and our residents define our program’s direction.
For over the past few years, Primary Health Care Faculty has delivered the future of primary care. The faculty has focused on quality improvement and quality assurance, programs and partnerships, community engagement, engaging student learners and process improvements.
Research
We also contribute significantly to primary care research. The research committee conducts high- quality research that is focused on the improvement of primary health care practice delivery and education, at the local level. Our research and audit activities draw on a wide range of disciplines through collaborative academic partnerships, and involve practicing physicians who participate in our research program through our practice- based research network.
Vision
Excellence in education, training, and patient care in PHC in Kuwait.
Mission
The faculty of primary health care Kuwait/ KIMS support primary care physicians through certification advocacy, leadership, research and learning opportunities that enable them to provide high quality health care for their patients and clients.
Values
Team work - Quality - Responsibility - Lifelong learning - Respect
To fulfill this vision, our mission is to develop and maintain exemplary family medicine educational programs for medical students, resident physicians, physician assistants, other faculty and practicing physicians who train healthcare providers for Kuwait. Furthermore, we thrive to provide comprehensive, high quality, cost effective and humanistic healthcare in our family medicine clinical education centers through interdisciplinary cooperation.
