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CERA Calls for Research Survey Questions for Clerkship Directors

Deadline for proposals is March 1, 2012

The CAFM Educational Research Alliance (CERA), is now accepting proposals for the first annual CERA survey of family medicine clerkship directors. The survey will collect demographic information in addition to submitted questions.  Priority will be given to proposals that are likely to result in high-quality, peer-reviewed publications. Once projects have been approved, experienced researchers will join each project team to help refine questions, facilitate analysis, and prepare and submit manuscripts.

Support Family Medicine's GME Modernization Pilot

Ask Your Representative to Co-sponsor Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 3667)

The introduction of this bill is the culmination of family medicine's efforts over the last 3 years to introduce reforms in the way Medicare funds graduate medical education. The bill is a budget-neutral way to test new models for the delivery of GME funding. The pilot project changes the stream of GME funding to make it directly available to medical education entities whose priority is training the primary care workforce. It provides a valuable opportunity to explore modern training techniques and allows for an increase in the number of primary care physicians.

Visit the Alert to contact your representative now. Visit the GME Modernization Pllot Page to receive talking point, links to FAQs, and background information.

Make Plans for the Annual Spring Conference

Visit the Conference Web Page to search education sessions, learn about great things to do in Seattle, make hotel reservations, and register. Information will be continually updated so check back often.