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Founding President Lynn Carmichael, MD, Has Passed Away.
On Friday, June 19, Lynn Carmichael, MD, passed away at age 80. Known as the ‘’father of family medicine,” he established the first family medicine residency program at the University of Miami in 1965 and chaired the department there until 1997. In 1967, he helped establish the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and became its first president. More
Family Medicine Journal Seeks Managing Editor
After nearly 18 years as editor, Barry Weiss, MD, is stepping down from this role. Therefore, Family Medicine, is now accepting applications for Managing Editor. The successful applicant will be a visionary with demonstrated understanding of scientific methods, statistics, and other analytic methods, research and publishing ethics, the peer-review process, and the discipline of family medicine. More details.
2010 Annual Spring Conference Call For Papers Opens
Plan on joining STFM in the wonderful city of Vancouver, British Columbia for the 2010 Annual Spring Conference. Submit today for the Call for Papers..
For the fifth consecutive year, Vancouver was named the “Top Destination in Canada” in Travel Weekly’s Readers Choice Awards. Vancouver was also recently named one of the world’s most creative cities by Fast Company. Learn more about Vancouver.
STFM NEWS
Family Medicine Journal Open Call for Papers for a Dedicated Issue on "Evaluating Health Information Technology Intervention"
Competency-Based Curriculum Modules Now Available. These modules, Advance Access, Chronic Care Model, Group Visits, and Quality Improvement, were developed by workgroups of STFM's FFM Special Taskforce.
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