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Leadership Training
Don't Miss Your Chance to Be an Emerging Leader—Applications Due January 31
The Emerging Leaders fellowship is designed specifically for family medicine educators. Right from the beginning, you will be immersed in a leadership role. You will learn to create change, be it creating a healthier community, leading re-design of your practice, or running for office in a national organization. The fellowship registration fee includes interactive training, workshops, presentation opportunities, and mentorship that will transform you into a leader in the field of family medicine. It also covers your registrations to both the 2012 and 2013 STFM Annual Spring Conferences.
Visit the Emerging Leaders Web page to view a tentative schedule, read some frequently asked questions, and to apply today.
Research Activities
CERA Opens Call for Survey Questions Geared to Clerkship Directors
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.
Submit your proposal by March 1 for consideration.
Respond to CERA Surveys
Three
CERA surveys being sent in January and February to members of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors, North American Primary Care Research Group, and the Association of Departments of Family Medicine. Surveys are going out via e-mail to senior faculty, practicing physicians, and residency directors. S ome members may fall into all categories and may be asked to complete more than one survey. The results of the surveys will be used in published research and will be added to a clearinghouse of data that residents and family medicine educators can use to meet scholarly activity requirements. The information you provide will be kept strictly confidential. For more information about the CERA surveys, e-mail
Mary Theobald.
From the Executive Director's Desk
Everybody Oughta Make a Change
In her blog post this month, Stacy Brungardt, CAE, discusses her New Year's Resolution for STFM.
Read more.
Conference News
Photo Highlights and Award Winners Featured from the 2011 Conference on Practice Improvement
Primary care providers, researchers, educators, and practice staff gathered in Newport Beach this past December to learn how to organize practices around patients, streamline processes, engage staff, increase revenue, and provide consistent, evidence-based care. During the conference,
Rose Family Medicine Residency received the 2011 Family Practice Management Award for Practice Improvement and
Erik Gulbrandsen, DO was awarded the H. Winter Griffith Resident Scholarship for Excellence in Practice Improvement and Patient-centered Care. View the
conference photo album.
2012 Call for Papers Opens for Conference on Practice Improvement
Share your practice innovations at the 2012 Conference on Practice Improvement in Greenville, SC.
Submit by April 9 to present on operational improvements, care improvements, change management processes, outcome measurement, patient engagement, accountable care organizations, utilization of health information technology, and integration of behavioral health.
Learn more about the conference.
Share Your Curricular Innovations in Behavioral Science
Who has some great resources related to behavioral science curriculum development? There are some books and resources about behavioral science curriculum development on the Behavioral Science Basics Wiki, including references to three past curricula and resource guides published by STFM. We need more.
Visit the curriculum page at the Behavioral Science Basics wiki and check the comment box at the bottom of the page to suggest curricular materials.
In Memoriam
STFM Emeritus Member and 1992 Curtis Hames Research Award Winner, Gerald Perkoff, MD, died on December 25, 2011. He was a member of the Institute of Medicine, a dedicated family medicine educator, a respected health services researcher, and a mentor and poet.
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