FM360º steps

FM360º STEPS

The FM360º exchange is structured in two parts: 

• Part A: Pre-Exchange 

• Part B: Post-Exchange 

To apply as a visitor, please submit your application around six months before the proposed exchange date (depending on the country requested; some may need more than a year). 

1)     Preparing for the Exchange (Part A):

a.   Choose an available placement (if it’s not listed, please contact your region’s FM360º Exchange Coordinator).

b.  Download the EXCHANGE TEMPLATE. If your exchange is between two Spanish-speaking countries, please follow this link.

c.    The visitor fills in the Visitor Sheet and sends the Exchange Template with the CV to the Regional FM360º Exchange Coordinator responsible for his/her country. Please don't send documents to other regions RECs or to hosts directly. 

If all documents are correct then host finding should be initiated.

d.  Once a host is found, REC will contact visitors back with details & contacts. The host discusses the proposed Educational Program with the visitor. When reaching an agreement, both host and the visitor sign the Pre-Exchange Declaration.

e.     The Visitor sends an email to both the Visitor’s and the Host’s Regional FM360º Exchange Coordinators, with the following attachments: (so important to get the WONCA approval before you go on your exchange) 

·         The Exchange Template with:

            •              the completed Visitor Sheet;

            •              the completed Educational Program;

            •              Both the “Pre-Exchange Declaration” and the “Waiver and Release of Liability Agreement” should be signed.

·         Evidence of travel insurance that should cover the exchange period. The document needs to include the name of the participant.

 You are invited to make a donation to the YDM Global Fund. Please find more information here

2)      During the exchange (Part B of the template)

• Attend as planned on your educational program.  

• Fill in the Activities checklist 

• Ask the host to fill in Visitor Assessment

3)     After the Exchange (Part B of the template)

a.     The visitor writes a Report on his/her experience.

d.    The Visitor sends the Exchange Template (all pages completed) to the Visitor’s and the Host’s Regional FM360º Exchange Coordinator.

3)     The Certificate is issued.

Be aware that certificates can only be obtained if all previous steps are followed correctly.