Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

Research Committee

The Research Committee reviews research papers submitted for the Annual Spring Conference and promotes the continued development of researchers, research activities, and research support for family medicine. 

Arch "Chip" Mainous, PhD, chair
Medical University of South Carolina
e-mail Chip


Ian Bennett, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania

e-mail Ian


George Bergus, MD
University of Iowa
e-mail George


Charles Clinch. DO, MS
Wake Forest University
e-mail Charles


Betsy Jones, EdD
Texas Tech Family Practice at Lubbock
e-mail Betsy

LTC Dean Seehusen, MD, MPH
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, VA
e-mail Dean

Navkiran Shokar, MA, MD, MPH
Texas Tech Health Science Center
e-mail Navkiran

Derjung "Mimi" Tarn, MD, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
e-mail Mimi



Tammy Chang, MD, MPH

Fellow Representative
University of Michigan

e-mail Tammy



Staff Liaison

Kay Frank
e-mail Kay