Faculty Enhancement Experience Details

Program Specifics

The applicant and host institution will design an individualized faculty enhancement program that incorporates planned activities specific to the applicant's objectives. The program must be at least 2 weeks in length at the host institution(s). The host institution(s) may be any institution relevant to the home department or program mission.  Examples of qualified hosts are other departments or teaching programs in any specialty, other universities, foundation, or government agencies that are leaders in areas relevant to the selected applicant's learning goals. The applicant must be a member of STFM and have a minimum of 3 years of faculty experience. These funds are not for salary support.

Application Requirements

1. Letter from applicant's institution verifying that the applicant will be given ample time to participate in the program.
2. Applicant's stated objectives for the enhancement experience.
3. The planned activities, including how applicant will demonstrate achievement of objectives.
4. Letter from host institution stating cooperation and understanding of   planned activities.
5. Budget request (maximum $2,000) and explanation of intended use of funds. Other sources of funding should be stated.
6. Statement about how applicant meets funding preference, if applicable. Preference will be given to applicants who are about to undertake or have recently accepted a new level of responsibility for leadership in predoctoral education, family medicine residencies, research programs, clinical practice management, implementing innovations in practice, shaping strategic institutional policy or leading faculty development programs. Preference will also be given to applicants who are not eligible for institutional sabbatical programs.
7. Current applicant curriculum vitae.

Successful applicants must provide a report to the Foundation after the experience and may be asked to speak about their experience at the Foundation's annual reception. Attendance at the 2010 STFM Annual Spring Conference is expected (at applicant's expense).

The application must be submitted electronically (no faxed submissions allowed) and must be received by August 31, 2009 to Kay Frank.

For More Information

Kay Frank
800-274-2237, ext. 5402

Faculty Enhancement Program Recipients

2009-2010
Joshua H. Barash, MD
Anna Doubeni, MD, MPH

2008-2009
Susan Flocke, PhD
Michael Gorman, MD
Julie Taylor, MD, MSc
Vince WinklerPrins, MD

2007-2008
Alice Fornari, EdD, RD
Tina Kenyon, MSW

2006-2007
Melissa Bradner, MD, MHA
Carol G. Hustedde, PhD
Amy Locke, MD
Jenny Walker, MD, MSW, MP

2005-2006
Jerry Boland, MD
Scott Counts, MD
Angela O’Neil, MD

2004-2005
James M. Cooke, MD
Jeffrey McCollum, MD
Lee Radosh, MD

2003-2004
Carol Stanley, MD
Lorraine Wallace, PhD
Ellen Whiting, MEd

2002-2003
Fern Hauck, MD, MS
Kevin Mathews, MD
Steve Watts, MD

2001-2002
Emily Bray, MD
David Brown, MD
Katherine Margo, MD
Lisa Nash, DO

2000-2001
Mary Patrice Guerrera, MD
Sherry Robbins, MD
Alison E. Dobbie, MB, ChB

1999-2000
Stoney Abercrombie, MD
Maria Hervada-Page, MSS
Caroline Wellbery, MD
Kathy Zoppi, PhD, MPH

1998-1999
Marya Cota, PhD
Wanda Gonsalves, MD
Clare McCluggage, MD
James Schulte, MD

1997-1998
George Dreher, MD
Randall Forsch, MD
Joshua Freeman, MD
Shou Ling Leong, MD
Michele Lundy, MD

1996-1997
Ann Albrecht-Reyes, EdD
Marc Babitz, MD
Mark Blumenthal, MD, MPH
Sandra Hardee, PharmD