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Feedback Wanted
Be Part of STFM's Transformation—
Provide Input on a New STFM Logo
We’re updating our logo and our look for the first time in 40 years. We want to make sure our materials reflect the innovativeness and professionalism of family medicine education. Help us select a logo that represents you and the work you do to prepare the next generation of family physicians.
Find out about the design/vetting process. We're listening to your feedback!
New Communication
New STFM Blog Looking for Guest Contributors
STFM recently started a
blog and is looking for contributors to write on topics of interest to family medicine educators. Contribution to the blog can be as short as two or three paragraphs, or as long as it needs to be to effectively present your point of view. Blog posts are not meant to be an academic articles, but more opinion pieces. We hope to encourage discussion from readers. Interested in becoming an STFM blogger? Contact
Jan Cartwright for more information or to reserve your spot.
Conference News
Have money left in your 2011 budget? Register for the 2012 Annual Spring Spring Conference Today
On the conference Web site you can register for the conference, make hotel reservations, and search education sessions to determine when you or colleagues are presenting. More details will be added in mid-January.
Leadership Training
Don't Miss Your Chance to Grow as a Leader in 2012
Register now to be part of STFM's 2012 class of Emerging Leaders. This year-long Emerging Leaders Program offers training, tools, and support for new faculty and those who are transitioning to leadership roles. Designed specifically for family medicine educators, the Emerging Leaders Program offers participants an actual leadership experience leading a team through completion of a project. Applications will be accepted through January 31, 2012. Class size is limited so sign up today.
Visit the STFM Web site to learn more and apply.
Do You Teach Mental Health?
The Group on Family and Behavioral Health is looking for experts to identify articles and resources about mental health issues that are commonly treated in primary care. Visit the
mental health page at the Behavioral Science Basics wiki and check the comment box at the bottom of the page to suggest resources that can be used for training.
Calling All Interested in Men's Health
The
Group on Men's Health is seeking clinician educators who share an interest in examining the disparities in men's health across cultural and socio-economic strata, as well as those with an interest in developing curricular interventions centered on men's health. The goals of curriculum development are to examine what provisions of men's health are currently being taught to medical students and residents at various institutions, to develop tools to assess and measure competency in diagnosis and management of common disorders in primary care urology, and to enhance current curricular efforts in men's health disparities.
Member Kudos
Denise Rodgers Named Interim President
The UMDNJ Board of Trustees recently announced the appointment of Denise Rodgers, MD, UMDNJ Executive Vice President for Academic and Clinical Affairs, to the position of Interim President of UMDNJ, effective January 1, 2012. Prior to becoming Executive Vice President, Dr Rodgers served as University Chief of Staff, and she remains a professor of family medicine at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Congratulations Denise!
Funding Opportunities
Applicants Sought for Scholars Program
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation is seeking applicants for the
Macy Faculty Scholars Program through March 2012. The program is designed to nurture the careers of educational innovators in medicine and nursing and provides five early- to mid-career faculty members 2-year scholarships in the amount of $100,000 per year.
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