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Predoctoral Directors Development Institute
The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine's (STFM) Education Committee and the Group on Predoctoral Education have developed an exciting new fellowship program for current and aspiring predoctoral directors. The Predoctoral Directors Development Institute (PDDI) is a comprehensive educational program designed to give you the skills you need to be successful in the role of predoctoral director. The next PDDI will take place on January 22, 2009 prior to the Predoctoral Education Conference in Savannah, Georgia.
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STFM Messenger October Issue
Read the latest issue of the STFM Messenger. Articles include STFM’s New Faculty Development Series Workshop Centers on Integrating Practice Redesign Into the Residency Curriculum; There Is Still Time—Register Today for the STFM NorthEast Region Meeting!; Nominate a Colleague—or Yourself—for STFM Leadership, Research, and Teaching Awards; First Patient-centered Medical Home Principles and RRC Requirements.
October STFM Messenger

October 2008 Family Medicine Journal

Practice Improvement Conference Registration
Join us in Savannah from December 4-7, 2008 for the Practice Improvement Conference sponsored by STFM and the AAFP. The Future of Family Medicine project has changed the way we look at our practices. This applies to residency program practices, multi-specialty practices, as well as the solo practice. Conference highlights include: collaborative teams and exemplary methods of patient empowerment, importance of technology in practice to all, blueprint "Basics" for the Medical Home, advanced concepts, and medical team focus.
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Faculty Development Workshop - University of South Carolina
STFM will once-again take our successful Faculty Development Series workshop on the road to South Carolina. This year's workshop will focus on helping faculty build their knowledge and skills on the subject of preparing learners for practicing in patient-centered medical homes.
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Behavioral Science Forum Conference Registration
Get information about the 29th Forum for Behavioral Science in Family Medicine. The forum is sponsored by STFM and The Medical College of Wisconsin. The conference theme is "Integrating and Expanding Behavioral Science in the New Medical Home." Register online.
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Improved Members Only Area On The STFM Website
We've added a few new features to the members only area of our website. You can now easily see the contact information we have for you, what submissions you've made to upcoming conferences, what upcoming conferences you're registered for, and what STFM groups you belong to. We'll be adding more features to the members only area of the website in the coming months.
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Leadership Programs
Priority 10 of the Future of Family Medicine report focuses on leadership and advocacy and recommends the establishment of a leadership center for family medicine and primary care that will develop strategies to promote family physicians and other primary care physicians as health policy and research leaders in their communities, in government, and in other influential groups. Our first step in this endeavor is the development of an online inventory of the leadership development activities sponsored by the family of family medicine.
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STFM Launches Its Future Family Docs Campaign—The Society’s Premedical School Recruitment Plan
STFM is proud to announce the official launch of Future Family Docs, a campaign designed to inspire and support outreach activities by our STFM members to premedical students to promote careers in family medicine. The campaign is organized in three ways: (1) a Web site of resource materials to use with students of all ages, (2) a schedule of features in STFM publications, along with discussion and “buzz” at all STFM events, and (3) new partnerships with other organizations who are tackling the same issue of changing the pipeline into medicine.
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Future of Family Medicine Project
The Future of Family Medicine Project is charged with developing a strategy to transform and renew the specialty of family practice to meet the needs of people and society in a changing environment. It is a joint effort of the Family Practice Working Party and the Academic Family Medicine Organizations.
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