Rural medicine encompasses diverse settings, working conditions and population needs. The 15th EURIPA Rural Health Forum in Cartagena, Spain, is dedicated to this diversity under the motto “Embracing Rural Diversity”.

The Forum brings together physicians from rural areas across Europe and provides a space to exchange experiences from everyday practice. The focus is on the communities they serve, their distinctive characteristics and different approaches to maintaining health. From remote northern regions to Mediterranean islands, each local context brings its own questions and experiences worth discussing.

My application to the Forum is a step towards participating in this European dialogue — an encounter between different perspectives connected by the shared theme of rural medicine.

Marijan Gjukić