STFM and the Department of Veterans Affairs Seeks a Program InstructorThe Veterans Administration Rural Interprofessional Faculty Development Initiative (RIFDI) is partnering with STFM to develop an assessment-based online program to provide foundational training for interprofessional VA faculty. The instructor must be (or have recently been) medical school or residency faculty with expertise in scholarly activity, curriculum development, didactic teaching, and giving feedback. The instructor will serve a 3-year term with the option to serve an additional 3-year period. The time commitment will vary but is estimated at about 12 hours per month. Call for Fellows, Residents, and Students Works-in-Progress PostersFamily medicine fellows, residents, and students can present at the STFM Annual Spring Conference and obtain valuable feedback from experienced researchers and peers. Apply to be the STFM Education Column Co-EditorThe Society of Teacher of Family Medicine seeks a volunteer co-editor for its popular STFM Education Column. The co-editor will serve a 2-year term. Do You Know Someone Who Should Join STFM?Transforming the lives of those around you is a pretty great job perk. Joining one of the world’s most respected professions is just icing on the cake! Download these PDFs with live links to membership benefits for your colleagues and learners. Integrating Pain Specialty Care in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Residency ClinicsAs the United States continues to struggle with the effects of widespread opioid addiction, primary care physicians who care for patients with chronic pain are increasingly being asked to expand the care they provide to include non-pharmacologic treatments. Access to expert pain care within primary care residency clinics can benefit patients with chronic pain and can be an important educational resource for resident training. Residents working with pain medicine consultants learned to provide care for patients with chronic pain with comprehensive therapies that minimized exposure to opioids. An Innovative Way to Teach Hospital Leadership and Administration in ResidencyRead Dr Andrea Heyn's reflection on developing a hospital administration elective. PCPCC Is now PCCLast month, the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative changed its name to the Primary Care Collaborative (PCC). This name change is accompanied by a new brand identity, mission statement, and tagline. STFM Funds URM workshop at the Brody School of MedicineSeven underrepresented minority in medicine junior faculty members from family medicine departments across the nation spent several days at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine for mentorship in scholarship and manuscript writing. The writing skills workshop for underrepresented minorities in medicine, which took place November 3-5, was part of a yearlong faculty development program funded by a grant from the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Foundation with support from Brody and the University of Utah Health Sciences Campus. CalendarDecember 3: Teach Effective Learning Strategies to Your Students Webinar December 5-8: Conference on Practice & Quality Improvement January 19-25, 2020: STFM/MEDICC Trip to Cuba January 30-February 2: STFM Conference on Medical Student Education May 2-6: Annual Spring Conference DeadlinesDecember 20: Deadline to apply to be CERA Mentor Director December 30: Early Registration for the Conference on Medical Student Education ends December 31: Applications to Apply for the RIFDI Teaching Instructor Due January 2: Deadline to Submit Works-in-progress Posters for Fellows, Residents, and Students January 17: Applications for STFM Education Column Editor Due March 2: Deadline to Apply to the Medical Student Educators Development Institute |