Thank you to our 2022 Annual Meeting Sponsors | |
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Greetings to the wonderful community that is the Family Medicine Education Consortium. I am so excited to share the next two years with you as president of this dynamic organization!
We just completed one of our most successful Annual Meetings, just outside of Washington, DC. The preconference workshops focused on two key areas: Preparing to Meet the New ACGME Requirements and Social Determinants of Health as the New Vital Sign. Each year we continue to expand the horizons of what we do in family medicine through the Innovator’s Network and learn together through our successful collaboratives, such as Project IMPLICIT. Our amazing speakers this year focused on what we need to do as family physicians to not only harness but unleash our collective superpowers! We had our largest ever residency fair with nearly 90 residency programs in attendance. The energy generated by the exchanging of ideas from medical students, residents and faculty should fill each of our cups as we turn our attention to residency recruitment.
With each passing year, this FMEC meeting restores my excitement about our discipline because we have so many students looking to become the family medicine physicians of today and tomorrow.
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FMEC announces new initiatives
On Saturday, September 17, FMEC President Dr. Leon McCrea announced that the FMEC would be kicking off two new learning collaboratives in late 2022 and 2023, to help residency programs learn from experts and each other (and meet ACGME requirements!).
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Integrative Health: Thanks to the generous support of the Samueli Foundation, the FMEC will initiate a new Integrative Health Learning Collaborative and make integrative health education available to all FMEC through new virtual programs.
The FMEC is seeking both family physicians and others to serve on the project advisory committees for these efforts, sharing their expertise to help shape them, as well as those who would like their training program to participate in the collaborative and learn. To join these projects as an advisory committee member or participant, contact Scott Allen at [email protected].
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FMEC welcomes new leadership
With the 2022 Annual Meeting, new terms for the FMEC Board of Trustees began. Leon McCrea II, MD, MPH has assumed the position of President, and his term will run from October 2022 to October 2024. Pam Vnenchak, MD assumed the position of President-Elect. Dr. Vnenchak will serve as President-Elect from 2022-2024, and President from 2024-2026. Heather L. Paladine, MD, has joined the FMEC Executive Committee as Treasurer-Secretary for a two-year term, and Donald Raj Woolever, MD, has completed his term as President and will serve as Immediate Past President from 2022-2024.
The FMEC Board of Trustees also welcomed three new members-at-large, serving terms from 2022 to 2025: Drs. Maya Bass, Dennis L. Gingrich, and Robert J. Motley. Read more about these new board members in the FMEC news release and on the FMEC website Board of Trustees page.
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FMEC Annual Meeting Updates | |
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2022 Annual Meeting was a great time!
The FMEC 2022 Annual Meeting was one of the biggest to date! The Residency Fair featured 89 programs, and nearly 300 medical students attended on scholarships.
Over 230 residents and 310 faculty also attended to present, network and share their family medicine “super powers.” Nearly 100 FMEC leaders and other supporters joined for a dinner to honor CEO Emeritus Larry Bauer on Thursday evening. We thank everyone for making the meeting a success and look forward to seeing you in 2023!
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Get ready for Providence, RI
Plan now to join the FMEC in Providence, Rhode Island for the 2023 Annual Meeting, to be held October 13-15, 2023.
The meeting will be held at the Rhode Island Convention Center, (One Sabin Street, Providence, RI 02903-1814), and official meeting lodging will be at the Omni Providence and Graduate Providence hotels. Program proposal, award submission and registration deadlines for the FMEC 2023 Annual Meeting will be announced in November 2022. Faculty, residents, and students should be prepared to submit educational program proposals in December/January, as an early February 2023 deadline is anticipated. Learn more about Providence, RI in the official GoProvidence Guide. Read the full announcement at Family Medicine Education Consortium News.
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Hot Topics in Family Medicine wraps up with 13 sessions
Started in 2020, the FMEC Hot Topics in Family Medicine webinar series highlights emerging and exciting topics in family medicine while also spotlighting residency programs and what makes them strong and unique. From August through October, the FMEC presented 13 sessions in partnership with residency programs at 9 health systems, on topics such as advocacy, obstetrics, HIV, collegiate health, gender medicine, dermatology and more. Nearly 500 medical students from across the country signed up to be inspired about family medicine and learn more about residency programs they may apply to. For more information, visit FMEC Hot Topics in Family Medicine. If your program missed out, make sure to sign up to present a Hot Topics session next year.
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FMEC congratulates our 2022 award recipients
Each year, the FMEC recognizes individuals who have demonstrated significant contributions to family medicine and primary care. This annual awards program culminates with presentations of the awards, which occurred September 16-18, 2022, at the FMEC 2022 Annual Meeting in Arlington, Virginia. The FMEC presented 15 individuals with awards for their contributions to family medicine, their writings and art, and more. For the complete list of winners, read the FMEC news release, and for more information on the awards, visit the FMEC awards website.
Congratulations to the FMEC poster presentation winners
At the 2022 Annual Meeting, a total of 94 posters were presented by medical students, residents and faculty. The FMEC recognized 10 posters, including two each for First Prize and Second Prize, and six for Third Prize. Congratulations to teams from the Institute for Family Health Mid-Hudson Family Medicine Residency and UPMC Williamsport Family Medicine Residency for their first prize posters! For the complete list of winners, read the FMEC news release.
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Smiles for Life Research Award
The Smiles for Life (SLF) Steering Committee will present an annual SFL Research Award of $600 to be used toward travel and accommodations to present said research results at an educational conference. Representatives from any learning institution (including students) who have published or had their study accepted for publication or presentation at a conference using some aspect of SFL as the basis of the education may apply. Two awards will be given. Applications are due by November 15, 2022. For more information visit SFL Research Award or email [email protected]
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FMEC sponsors Student Action Network
Through its Student Action Network, Intend Health Strategies (formerly Primary Care Progress) engages teams of students to design and implement advocacy, educational and direct service initiative to promote primary care. Projects have addressed interprofessional collaborations, mentoring, providing clinical services at community organizations, health education programs, and more. The 11th year of the project was launched with the Student Leadership Summit in September 2022. The FMEC is proud to support the Student Action Network as part of our mission to promote primary care and inspire students to pursue family medicine.
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STFM Conference on Medical Student Education is January 26-29
Get the skills and tools you need to prepare medical students to lead and prosper in a new environment of patient care. Visit STFM Conference on Medical Student Education for more information.
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Clean up safely after disasters
Hurricane Ian was devastating to communities in Cuba, southeast Florida and elsewhere. The FMEC expresses our condolences and thanks the many first responders, health professionals and others who are working to save lives and clean up.
Disasters can happen anywhere, and community leaders like family physicians should be familiar with tools such as the CDC’s Clean Up Safely After a Disaster resources.
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NEW WEBINAR: Navigate Student Loans:
Help for Health Systems and Their Physicians
The FMEC and its partner, Navigate Student Loans, are pleased to offer this short webinar to help health system leaders understand the incredible value of the loan help provided by Navigate. Seventy-five percent of physicians graduate with student loans; among physicians of color, the debt burden is even higher. These loans are oppressive and frustrating. Through our joint efforts, the physicians Navigate has reached are on track to save $24,206,635 on loans. This service can save employers a bundle, because it costs far less than partial loan repayments. And physicians may save more with loan planning than cash incentives. Join this 20-minute webinar on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at 12:30pm Eastern to hear how loan repayment help can help with recruiting and retention, diversity and equity, and staff wellness. Register here and encourage your health systems leadership and recruiters to join as well.
Authors needed for AAFP publications
FP Essentials, AAFP’s monthly subscription monograph program, is seeking authors to write upcoming monographs. Monographs are peer reviewed, indexed in Medline/PubMed, and authors (or author teams) receive $4,000 for writing a monograph and seeing it through to publication. Authors are sought for monographs on Cardiovascular Disease, Dementia, Problems with Medium-Sized Joints, and Technology in Medicine. Proposals to write any of these upcoming monographs are due by November 15. See FP Essentials Call for Authors for more information or contact Dr. Barry Weiss at [email protected].
The AAFP is also seeking authors for American Family Physician. Manuscripts typically run 1,500—1,800 words with no more than 3 authors. Preference will be given to authors who have previously published in a peer-reviewed journal, provided high-quality reviews for AFP, who have experience with an evidence-based approach to writing, and who have clinical experience on the topic being discussed. Less experienced authors must have an experienced coauthor who will serve both as lead (first and corresponding) and mentor author. A list of topics being sought is available. More information for authors is available at www.aafp.org/journals/afp/authors.html or contact [email protected].
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Thanks to new and renewing partners!
On behalf of the FMEC Board of Trustees and the many medical students, residents and faculty who benefit from the FMEC’s programs and services, a hearty THANK YOU to Larner College of Medicine Department of Family Medicine at the University of Vermont for recently joining FMEC as a partner. The support of FMEC partners is critical to the FMEC’s success!
Become a partner or member today
Joining the FMEC as an individual or institution not only supports our mission to strengthen family medicine and support medical students and residents, but gives you tangible benefits and discounts as well. Read more about FMEC Memberships and Partnerships now and join or renew. And don’t forget to watch the FMEC Special Edition email newsletter for job and fellowship openings. Like discounts on exhibit booths and residency fair tables, promoting job and fellowship opportunities through FMEC is a benefit of certain partner levels – read more about FMEC’s Partner Benefits and join FMEC now.
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