Featured Doctor at Wonca
Where do you currently work?
Since 1995, I have served the School of Medicine at the University of Crete, where I am currently a Professor of General Practice and Primary Care and Director of the Clinic of Social and Family Medicine.
My responsibilities include teaching, research and clinical duties. I teach two elective courses to undergraduate medical students: one on the doctor-patient relationship and another on compassionate care. I am also coordinator of a masterʼs course where modules relevant to family practice and primary care are taught to qualified family physicians.
I am coordinator of a local GP Network, which engages in research activities and offers primary care services to people residing in rural areas. My clinical duties involve providing services to a deprived population in inner Heraklion, at a Primary Health Care Centre jointly operated by the University Hospital of Heraklion and the Municipality of Heraklion in the island of Crete. In addition, I offer clinical services to residents of isolated mountainous areas on Crete, where access to health care is minimal. These services are offered via the ʽUniversity of the Mountainsʼ, a non-profit organization and an initiative of the University of Crete.
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