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January | 2025

Happy 2025!

 

The FMEC’s January E-newsletter is your guide to the

FMEC 2025 Annual Meeting. Read below for opportunities to present, key registration and room reservation dates, and more.

FMEC Annual Meeting:

Key Dates

Educational Programming

February 3 – Call for Submissions Closes

May 5 – Submission Acceptance Emails Begin

May 15 – Call for Poster Submissions Opens

July 1 – Call for Poster Submissions Closes

Late July – Poster Acceptance Emails Sent

September 18-20 – FMEC Annual Meeting


Registration and Hotel

March 24 – Registration Opens for Residency Fair, Exhibitors

March 24 – Hotel Room Blocks Open;

(Hilton Cleveland, Marriott Cleveland)

May 1 – Registration Opens for Individuals

May 1 – Student Scholarship Application Form Opens

August 25 – Hotel Room Blooks Deadline;

(no room/rate guarantee after this date)

July 14 – Registration Early Bird Deadline

August 8 - Last day for Residency Fair and Exhibitor Registration

August 8 - Last day to cancel with refund (minus $50 fee)

September 9 – Online Registration Closes

September 17 – Onsite Registration Opens; individuals only

September 18-20 – FMEC Annual Meeting


Awards

March 31 – Awards Nomination/Submission Process Opens

April 18 – Awards Nomination/Submission Deadline

May 15 – Award Winner Notifications Begin

September 18-20 – FMEC Annual Meeting

Dates are subject to change slightly;

watch your FMEC email for any updates.

FMEC Annual Meeting:

Call for Submissions Closes Soon!

The Call for Submissions for the FMEC 2025 Annual Meeting is open! Visit the FMEC 2025 Annual Meeting page for more information. This includes the types of sessions being accepted, descriptions of those in the 2025 Session Description Document, and the deadline, which is February 3, 2025.


Please note that poster submissions are not being accepted until later in the spring, but all other types (Workshops, Seminars, Lecture Discussions, etc.) are due February 3, 2025.

Before starting your submission, please read through the

2025 Session Description Document and also

read the instructions on the Call for Submissions Form.

FMEC Annual Meeting:

Hotel Information

The FMEC has arranged for room blocks at the two following hotels. The FMEC will post links to the booking sites to reserve rooms on our website by the end of March 2025.

Hilton Cleveland Downtown

Connected to the Convention Center

100 Lakeside Avenue East

Cleveland, OH 44114

Standard King/Queen $279/night


Marriott Cleveland Downtown at KeyTower

1 block away from the Convention Center

1360 West Mall Drive

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Standard King/Queen $259/night

Help Plan the 2025 Annual Meeting

Nearly 50 individuals serve on the Planning Committee to help review and score program submissions for the Annual Meeting. Each reviewer receives a subset of submissions, and they also may help mentor speakers when the proposals need work. Please join and ask your faculty or residents to join. Contact Lisa Schwieterman at lisa.schwieterman@fmec.net for more information.


Residency programs in Ohio and western Pennsylvania should join the Host Committee. The Host Committee chooses the meeting theme, suggests plenary speakers, raises money to support the meeting, and helps the FMEC engage the local community Please contact Scott Allen at scott.allen@fmec.net.

Help Introduce Students to Family Medicine

The Nik Zervanos, MD, Student Scholarship program has brought nearly 8,000 medical students to FMEC meetings over the last 20 years. Please help continue the great work started by Dr. Zervanos and donate to the Nik Zervanos, MD, Student Scholarship program.

Get Registration Discounts

by Being a Partner

Joining the FMEC as an individual or institution gives you discounts! Programs who are FMEC Partners receive $300 discounts on their Residency Fair booths, and individuals who join, or receive complimentary memberships through an FMEC Partner organization, receive $50-75 discounts on registration. Read more about FMEC Memberships and Partnerships now and join or renew. 

Get Your Award Nominations Ready

The FMEC will open its Annual Awards competition at the end of March. Start thinking about family physicians and other health professionals who are deserving, and getting your prose, poetry and art submissions ready! Click each award below to learn more:


Leadership Awards:

Family Physicians Changing Our World

Mid-Career Faculty Achievement

Emerging Leaders

Creative Expression Awards:

This We Believe

Creative Writing

Family Medicine through the Visual Arts

Upcoming Meetings

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 jennifer.stamper@fmec.net.


  • Jan. 30 - Feb. 2 (STFM) Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Medical Student Education, San Antonio, TX
  • Feb. 18-21 (ADFM) Association of Departments of Family Medicine Annual Conference, Nashville, TN
  • Feb. 20-22 (ACGME) Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Annual Educational Conference, Nashville, TN
  • Mar. 25-27 - (AFMRD) Residency Leadership Summit/Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors, Kansas City, MO
  • Apr. 2-7 - (ACOFP) American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA
  • Apr. 16-20 - (SNMA) Student National Medical Association Annual Medical Education Conference, St. Louis, MO
  • Apr. 23-26 – AAFP Leadership Conference (ACLF/NCCL), Kansas City, MO
  • May 3-7 – STFM Annual Spring Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Jul. 24-27 – (DPC) Direct Primary Care Summit, New Orleans, LA
  • Jul. 31 – Aug. 2 - AAFP FUTURE Conference (formerly National Conference for Family Medicine), Kansas City, MO
  • Sep. 8-10 – STFM Conference on Practice and Quality Improvement, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Sep. 18-20, 2025 – FMEC Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH
  • Oct. 5-9 – AAFP FMX, Anaheim, CA 
  • Nov. 21-25 – (NAPCRG) North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA
  • Sep. 24-26, 2026 – FMEC Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, NJ
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