Health For Armenia Opens Applications for Healthcare Leadership Program Cohort 3

Yerevan, Armenia — Health For Armenia (HFA) announced the opening of applications for the third cohort of its flagship Healthcare Leadership Program, running from 2026 to 2028. The program seeks to recruit family physicians committed to transforming primary healthcare in Armenia’s rural communities.

Now entering its third consecutive cohort, the Healthcare Leadership Program has already established a strong track record, with 21 Doctor-leaders currently active across the program’s first two cohorts. The program trains and deploys primary care physicians as Doctor-leaders equipped to drive meaningful change at the community level. Built around four core pillars of Leadership, Community Engagement, Quality & Research, and Medical Knowledge & Skills, the two-year program prepares physicians not only to deliver high-quality care, but to reshape the systems around them.

“This is an incredible opportunity for ambitious family physicians with leadership potential to join the ranks of our Doctor-leaders,”  said Executive Director, Lusine Manukyan. “This is an intensive, two-year program that requires major commitment, and rewards this with world-class training, mentorship and financial assistance to ensure we have another cohort of capable Doctor-leaders graduating from the program in 2028”

Participants will begin with an intensive month-long Healthcare Academy in November–December 2026, followed by two years of structured training, mentorship, hands-on clinical practice, and project implementation.

In addition to world-class training and access to a network of local and international experts, program beneficiaries receive monthly financial assistance: 100,000 AMD for Doctor-leaders serving within their communities, and 150,000 AMD for those being deployed to regional areas. This financial assistance is provided to cover the costs of living in rural areas of Armenia, as well as the proper implementation of the quality improvement project and community health project within the framework of the Program.

The program is open to currently practicing family physicians in regional PHC settings, doctors who want to be deployed to a regional community of Armenia, and residents completing their family medicine residency by December 2026. Applicants must hold a residency certificate in Family Medicine from a licensed medical university and demonstrate excellent verbal and written Armenian.

Applications are open from April 7 through September 15, 2026, 23:59 Armenian time. Interested candidates can apply at www.healthforarmenia.org/apply.