This free online course, which takes less than an hour to complete, provides skills and practical strategies for advocating for and promoting the value of family medicine. The course includes these modules: Getting Started in Advocacy; Prepare and Make Contact; The One-Pager; The Visit; Maintaining the Relationship.
This free webinar series, developed by the Faculty for Tomorrow Task Force, provides fundamental knowledge and skills that residents and new faculty need to thrive in a career in academic family medicine. Topics include effective classroom teaching, how to give feedback, clinical teaching skills, and more.
Get easy-to-use, up-to-date vaccine information at the point of care with Shots Immunizations by the American Academy of Family Physicians and Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. Shots includes guidance from the CDC on adult and childhood immunization schedules, plus supplemental text, graphics, and commentary from immunization experts. Download this free app from your app store.
Student Onboarding Modules
These three online training modules for students are designed to provide practical skills that will benefit you during your clinical rotations. Each will take about 20-25 minutes to complete, and can be accessed and reviewed at any time.
Log in to the STFM Resource Library and get access to an extensive collection of conference slides, PowerPoint presentations, learning modules, and more.
Telemedicine Curriculum
Get the knowledge and skills you need to conduct effective, patient-centered telemedicine visits.
This free, recorded event provides an overview of faculty positions and tips on how to choose a focus and find a good career fit.
Student Scholarship for the Conference on Medical Student Education
The Student Scholarship for the Conference on Medical Student Education recognizes students’ passion for family medicine and teaching. Recipients of the award receive free registration to the conference and a scholarship to cover travel costs ($500 is provided by STFM and $500 by the student’s nominating department). Winning students present posters at the conference and network with family medicine educators from across the country.
Opportunities for National Presentations
STFM welcomes abstract submissions from students in all categories for all of our conferences. We have designated opportunities for:
Includes tips on submitting abstracts for STFM Conferences, how to implement quality improvement projects, and guidance on writing a hypothesis.
Get ready to hit the ground running when you enter your clinical rotations. Use the following resources to prepare for your rotations so that you can maximize your learning and add value to the practice during your rotation.
How to Be Awesome in an Ambulatory Clinical Rotation
Read this document prior to beginning your clinical rotations for practical strategies on how to be a valuable addition to your rotation practice. Review the tips and strategies in this document so that you can become a valuable member of the team, improve the quality of care for your patients, and gain critical experience during your rotation.
Student Onboarding Modules
These three online training modules for students are designed to provide practical skills that will benefit you during your clinical rotations. Each will take about 20-25 minutes to complete, and can be accessed and reviewed at any time.
Student Onboarding Passport for Clinical Training Sites
This passport will provide your preceptor with basic information about your training, screenings, previous clinical rotations, and objectives for the current clinical rotation. You will create an account on the online passport site, fill out all the information, download a PDF passport, and send it to your school administrator to be completed and sent to your preceptor. This will help your preceptor quickly understand your learning goals and background, which will help you maximize your learning at your rotation.
Serve on the STFM Board of Directors and Medical Student Education Committee. The STFM Board includes one student member who is elected at the AAFP National Conference. The student member of the Board also serves a term on the STFM Medical Student Education Committee.
Get definitions and learn about organizations involved in family medicine.
One of the greatest benefits of STFM membership is the opportunity to network and collaborate with others to address special interests and work toward common goals. STFM CONNECT, an online hub for Collaboratives, Special Project Teams, and Discussion Forums is the place to start if you’re interested in connecting and collaborating.
As an STFM member, you can access the member directory with profiles and contact information for thousands of family medicine educators, residents, and students.
Student members of STFM can read the official peer-reviewed journal of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Family Medicine, online. Family Medicine publishes original research, systematic reviews, narrative essays, and policy analyses relevant to the discipline of family medicine, with a focus on primary care medical education, health workforce policy, and health services research.
PRiMER, STFM’s online open-access journal, publishes brief reports on original research relevant to education in family medicine. PRiMER serves as a bridge between the presentation of research results at conferences and the development of full-length articles suitable for submission to traditional print journals. Manuscripts can be based on studies or projects that are small in scope, exploratory, confirmatory, or in an early stage of development.
