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December | 2023

Join the FMEC in 2024 at the Philadelphia Marriott, September 19-21, 2024. Beginning in 2024, the schedule for the meeting will change in order to eliminate programming on Sunday. Preconferences will occur on Thursday, and the meeting itself will be held all day Friday and Saturday, with no programming or events on Sunday. The meeting will end with the Residency Fair late Saturday afternoon.

The call for submissions for educational programs for the 2024 Annual Meeting will open by the end of December 2023, with a deadline in early February 2024.

Over 1,000 students, residents and faculty joined the FMEC for the 2023 Annual Meeting in October in Providence, RI. Read more and see photos from the meeting in the 2023 Annual Meeting Wrap Up Report. You can access the Wrap Up Report on the FMEC homepage at www.fmec.net, along with the emails sent daily during the Annual Meeting with other updates, plenary summaries, information on poster presentation winners, and more. 

Student, Resident join the FMEC Board of Trustees

The FMEC is committed to incorporating the ideas and opinions of physicians in training and future healthcare leaders, and as such added two new positions, a resident member and a student member, to the FMEC Board of Trustees in 2023. Nearly 20 residents and students applied, and the quality of the candidates was incredible – the future of family medicine is in good hands! Thank you to all those who expressed interest, and congratulations to the two new FMEC Board of Trustees members.

Read more about Taylor Rider and Hannah Clarke, and the rest of the Board, on the FMEC Board of Trustees page.

Member-at-large vacancy – apply now

The FMEC Board of Trustees is seeking applicants for a Member-at-Large position on the Board! We have one immediate vacancy, with the term beginning in January 2024 and running through the 2026 Annual Meeting in September or October 2026 (three-year term). Additional vacancies will occur in 2024 and 2025. Candidates must be in the FMEC region (14 states +DC – see the list on the FMEC website). FMEC membership (either individual membership, or membership via an FMEC Partner organization – see the FMEC Partner list) is encouraged but not required. Active participation in the FMEC via speaking at or helping plan the Annual Meeting, participating in a learning collaborative, or other means will contribute to a strong application. We encourage all applications, but in discussions, the Board is hoping to see interest from states not otherwise well represented on the Board, from young professionals, from those interested in technology and the future of health care delivery, and from candidates who will bring diversity to the current Board. For more information, visit Get Involved with the FMEC.

Dr. Sparks represented the Lawrence Family Medicine Residency on the 2015 Annual Meeting Host Committee, when the meeting was in Danvers, MA, and has served on the FMEC Board since, also serving on the 2023 Host Committee. Her term as a member-at-large expired in 2023, and she has chosen not to serve again. Her thoughtful participation in our discussions, leadership at the FMEC Annual Meetings, and commitment of time and financial support has been greatly appreciated!

Job opportunities!

The FMEC circulates job and fellowship opportunities from its Partners at the Silver level and above. For the most recent email of opportunities, which included opportunities from more than a dozen health systems in the northeast US, visit FMEC Special Edition Newsletters. Watch for the next edition shortly!

Become an AAFP Family Medicine Champion - DUE TOMORROW!

The AAFP's Family Medicine Champions Program provides easy-to-access online education to equip ambassadors of family medicine to spread a common shared vision to students along the pathway. Program completion includes becoming a certified Family Medicine Champion. The inaugural class will run January - May 2024 and will include about 3-4 hours per month total in on-demand education, asynchronous online group discussion and a live virtual meeting each month with other program participants. Anyone who has the opportunity to impact students (medical students and/or high school/college) may participate, and the AAFP is especially looking for individuals leading Family Medicine Interest Groups, AAFP state chapter leaders, and pre-health advisors (college and high school faculty and career advisors). Program details and registration are at aafp.org/fmchampions, and applications are due December 15, 2023.

Call for 2024 STFM Annual Spring Conference Fellow, Resident, Student Posters

The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) invites family medicine fellows, residents, and students to showcase their completed or ongoing research projects at the upcoming 2024 STFM Annual Spring Conference. The deadline is January 3, 2024. This is a competitive and peer-reviewed process that provides a unique opportunity to present at a national conference. You will receive constructive feedback on your research from seasoned researchers and peers, enriching your understanding of your area of study. Before submitting, strengthen your research proposal with tips from this short video and read Tips to Improve Your Abstract. To submit, visit the STFM website (login required). For questions, contact [email protected].

Hereditary breast cancer QI project includes 20 CME hours and PI credits

Last chance to join a network of clinics and residency programs in a new learning collaborative focused on quality improvement (QI) for cancer prevention and early detection. The project is approved by the AAFP for 20 hours of CME and Family Medicine Performance Improvement (PI) Credits. To learn more, link to the hereditary breast cancer QI pilot project webpage, or contact Kathy Fredericks at [email protected]. Also, the Bring Your Brave campaign, which is a foundational resource for the FMEC’s projects, is a finalist for the Anthem Award, which was started by the Webbys to honor online projects for their social impact. You can help them win by visiting Anthem Award nominees, health/community engagement (nonprofit) and clicking “celebrate.”

IMPLICIT Fall 2023 newsletter

The IMPLICIT (Interventions to Minimize Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants using Continuous Quality Improvement Techniques) project has released its latest update. Visit FMEC IMPLICIT Project to read the fall 2023 newsletter, which includes the latest data snapshot for well-child visits and recommended screenings, information on posters and presentations at recent conferences, and more.

Seeking Integrative Health Faculty and Experts

The FMEC’s 2021-2022 Integrative Health Learning Collaborative worked with nearly 20 training programs and clinics and was an opportunity to focus on the great work emerging in the field. The FMEC is looking for faculty and residents interested in networking and shared learning on integrative health by connecting with others, presenting at future workshops and webinars, shaping residency training programs through the continued advancement of your integrative health curricula, and more. Interested parties should contact Rebecca Bouck, FMEC educational projects consultant, at [email protected].

A selection of upcoming family medicine and primary care meetings, nationally and in the FMEC region. If you have a meeting to be listed, please email [email protected].

February 8-11, 2024 - Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Conference on Medical Student Education, Atlanta, GA

February 20-24, 2024 - Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM) Annual Conference, Palm Springs, CA

March 25-27, 2024 – AAFP Residency Leadership Summit/Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD), Kansas City, KS

March 27-31, 2024 – Student National Medical Association (SNMA) Annual Medical Education Conference, New Orleans, LA

April 4-7, 2024 – American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA

April 18-20, 2024 – AAFP Leadership Conference, Kansas City, MO

May 4-8, 2024 – STFM Annual Spring Conference, Los Angeles, CA

May 19-21, 2024 – AAFP Family Medicine Advocacy Summit, Washington, DC

May 30-June 1, 2024 – AMSA Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA

June 20-23, 2024 – Direct Primary Care Summit, Dallas, TX

July 27-29, 2024 – AAFP National Conference for Family Medicine Residents & Medical Students, Kansas City

September 15-18, 2024 – STFM Conference on Practice and Quality Improvement, Denver, CO

September 19-21, 2024 – FMEC Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA

September 24-28, 2024 – AAFP FMX, Phoenix, AZ