Nominations for the AFMRD Board of Directors
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AFMRD is seeking residency director members to stand for nomination to the AFMRD Board of Directors. The election of board members will be conducted during the AFMRD Annual Meeting, held in conjunction with the AAFP's PDW and RPS Residency Education Symposium, on Saturday, April 4, 2020 from 10am-12pm.
At this year’s meeting, the membership will elect the following:
- Three members to serve two-year terms as member-at-large directors.
- One member to serve a two-year term as treasurer.
- One member to serve a one-year term as president-elect, followed by a one-year term as president and a one-year term as immediate past president.
It is important that the AFMRD Board includes representation from the diverse members it serves. Interested AFMRD residency director members should review the eligibility requirements and application instructions on the
AFMRD website
.
Nominations will be accepted through
Monday, February 10, 2020.
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Renew your AFMRD membership by December 31st!
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Don't miss out on member benefits in 2020! All AFMRD memberships expire on December 31st.
Renew
your membership today.
If you have any questions feel free to contact
Chris Pyle
(913.906.6361) or
Sam Pener
(913.906.6359)
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DEADLINE DECEMBER 23rd
2020 Family Medicine Advocacy Summit Scholarships
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AFMRD is offering scholarships for members and residents to attend AAFP's Family Medicine Advocacy Summit (FMAS) May 18-19, 2020 in Washington, DC.
Scholarship recipients will be reimbursed up to $2,500 for approved FMAS travel, lodging, meals, and registration expenses.
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You deserve to be recognized! Apply for a 2020 Program Director Recognition Award.
This award acknowledges the unique roles and responsibilities of program directors.
Applications are currently being accepted for the three levels of the award (gold, silver, and bronze). Click
here
to view award criteria for the various levels. Visit the
AFMRD website
by January 10, 2020
to apply.
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Advisory committee for ABFM National
Journal Club
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The AFMRD is seeking members interested in being nominated to serve on a national advisory committee for the new national journal club of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM).
The goal of the journal club is to offer Diplomates the most important recently published empirical articles relevant to family physicians. The committee will help lead the long-term development of the journal club, including input on the design, implementation and evaluation of a national pilot planned for 2021. Committee members will help curate the core knowledge of the specialty of family medicine.
Requirements for nominees include:
- Board certified
- Clinically active
- Broad scope of practice
- Experience in evidence-based medicine
- Experience/interest in writing multiple choice questions and clinical commentaries
- Ability to work constructively in groups
- Ability to participate in four meetings per year (two-three in person meetings the first year, one in person meeting each year after that)
- Initial commitment to serve three years
The ABFM will select a total of 10-12 members from nominees submitted by family medicine organizations. All expenses and a modest honorarium will be paid. ABFM will also provide access to other journal review services and library services as necessary. Rigorous evaluation and scholarship are anticipated to arise from this project and committee members are welcome to participate.
To be nominated by the AFMRD, please complete the
online application
by midnight (Eastern Time) on January 2, 2020. A letter of interest documenting the requirements noted above and a current CV are required.
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NEWS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
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Teaching Residents Population
Health Management
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Check out the latest publication from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC),
Teaching Residents Population Health Management.
This resource was the result of a national meeting between the Center for Excellence in Primary Care (CEPC), AAMC, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Program directors and clinical medical directors may find this resource and framework helpful in implementing population health management.
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Call for proposals for CERA surveys
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CERA, the CAFM Educational Research Alliance, is now accepting proposals for questions for a survey of family medicine program directors and its first survey of family medicine residents. Deadline for applications in January 10, 2020.
The survey of program directors 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.
C
lick here
to read more about
what you need to know befor
e submitting.
The survey, which will be sent to approximately 5,000 residents, will collect demographic information in addition to submitted questions. Read more about
what you need to know before applying.
These surveys will be conducted in Spring 2020. Researchers whose questions are included in the survey will have exclusive access to their portion of the survey results for 90 days. After the 90 days, the data will be added to the CERA data repository.
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AAFP's PDW and RPS Residency Education Symposium, April 3-7 2020
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PDW and RPS helps family medicine residency team members maintain compliance with program and institutional requirements, utilize resources from other programs, and learn best practices to improve the quality of their program and implement change.
No matter which residency program role you represent, all are welcome to attend both PDW and RPS.
Save $100 when you register for both.
If you can't attend the entire symposium, register for the program that works for you:
- PDW (Friday, April 3-Sunday, April 5)
- RPS (Saturday, April 4-Tuesday, April 7)
NEW!
Extend your learning by purchasing PDW and RPS On Demand. A collection of 22 recorded workshop sessions you can access online anytime. Upgrade to the team sharing option and you'll also receive a USB with the recordings to support learning among your whole residency program team. To purchase, simply add on the PDW and RPS On Demand product during the registration process.
This is your opportunity to gain information, solutions, and inspiration that benefit the whole team.
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Submit your research: National Conference
poster competition
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You can submit poster applications on the following topics:
- Clinical inquiry
- Community project
- Educational program
- Research
This contest is open to AAFP resident and student members eligible to attend National Conference.
Up to 50 posters will be selected for onsite display during the conference. Of those, the top 12 will be invited to give a brief oral presentation for peer review.
For additional information, contact Rachel Larsen by
email
or at (800) 274-2237, ext. 6369.
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New AWARE resources to promote well-being available from ACGME Distance Learning
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A new suite of on-demand distance resources designed to promote well-being among residents, faculty members, and others in the GME community is now available. Titled
ACGME AWARE
, this initial set of resources focuses primarily on individual strategies for cognitive skill-building.
Institutions and programs, as well as individuals, can access and/or download any of the AWARE educational resources for personal use or integration into local curricula to mitigate the effects of stress, prevent burnout, and foster well-being among members of the GME community.
Click
here
to learn more.
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