Cynthia Formosa qualified as a State Registered Podiatrist from the
Department of Health, Malta in February 1989. She worked as a Senior
Podiatrist with this department from 1989 to 1994. She then left the
Health Department to set up a private practice in Podiatry which is still
being pursued to date on part-time basis.
Cynthia Formosa was awarded the Masters of Science in Podiatry in April
2003 from the University of Brighton, United Kingdom. She has also been
awarded the PhD in Podiatry in October 2009 from the same university. Her
research was entitled 'Culture and the management of Diabetes in Malta'.
She has also published a paper in connection to this research in April 2008
entitled 'Influence of national culture on diabetes education outcomes in
Malta. This paper was published in the journal 'Diabetes & Primary Care".
Two more papers are to be published later on in 2010.
Cynthia Formosa is currently working on full-time basis with the University
of Malta as a Lecturer and Co-ordinator of the B.Sc. Podiatry courses
offered by the Institute of Health Care. A post which she has occupied for
the past four years.
She was also President of the Association of Podiatrists, Malta for two
years and is currently helping the Association with all the educational
activities it organises.