2019 Student Scholars AnnouncedCongratulations to the 20 medical students selected as STFM Foundation Student Scholars. The scholars, who will receive their honor at the Conference on Medical Student Education. Thanks to generous support from donors to the Underrepresented in Medicine Campaign, the STFM Foundation was able to provide additional funding specifically for underrepresented in medicine students. Blog PostsThe following posts are from "Pecha Kucha: A Special Families and Health Blog Series." The month-long series is based on a seminar presented at the 2018 STFM Annual Spring Conference where the authors used the Pecha Kucha format to provide an engaging, visually stimulating overview of concepts from family systems theory. The first two posts were hosted on the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association website. Family-Centered Integrated CareErica’s story, shared in the blog post by Dan Felix, PhD, LMFT, illustrates two family systems principles—family system homeostasis and circular causality— which can play a large role in why some patients struggle to become and remain healthy. The Doctor-Patient-Family Triangle: Training Residents to Work With Triangulation in the Clinic EncounterClinicians are often drawn into the middle of a patient's family stress. Read how Valerie Ross, MS, LMFT, is teaching her residents to avoid a triangulated position and instead use the doctor-patient-family triangle to help family members find common ground to support the patients’ abilities and to creatively address the stresses and conflicts in their lives. Education ColumnFaculty Development: The Resident in DifficultyHaving a streamlined approach for identifying and remediating a resident in difficulty and having clear written standards can ease the remediation process. Author Courtney Humphrey, MD shares her program's efficient four-part sequence for managing residents in difficulty. FMAHealth Creates Bright Spots Videos on Practice and Payment TransformationThe Payment and Practice teams of Family Medicine for America's Health (FMAHealth) have identified Bright Spots in practice and payment transformation and will interview the teams and individuals at these practices. The interview recordings will showcase the challenges and obstacles they have faced along their career path, how they overcame those obstacles, resources they found useful, and information or tools that they wished they had. Three video interviews have already been completed and are published on the FMAHealth website. Apply for FellowshipsSTFM has fellowships for educators and clinical leaders in all career levels, from brand new educators to senior clinical leaders. The following career development experiences are now accepting applications for the 2019-2020 year. Behavioral Science/Family Systems Educator
Fellowship Emerging Leaders Fellowship Leading Change Institute Don't Miss the Faculty For Tomorrow Webinar: "How to Give an Awesome Grand Rounds Presentation"Register now for an interactive webinar, "How to Give an Awesome Grand Rounds Presentation," on Thursday, October 4, 2018, at 12 pm CT. Join us for some simple tools and approaches for delivering a robust, useful, and engaging grand rounds. Learn how to:
Can't make the webinar? A recording will be up 24 hours later on the webinar page. Looking for a New Career Opportunity?Read the Fall 2018 Positions and Opportunities Book (PDF format) containing faculty opportunities from around the country. We'll See You at Forum and FMX!STFM will be exhibiting October 10-13 at both the Forum for Behavioral Science in Family Medicine and the AAFP Family Medicine Experience (FMX). Stop by to say hello! EventsOctober 4: December 6-9:
DeadlinesOctober 15: Application deadline for the following awards: The Lynn and Joan Carmichael STFM Recognition Award, STFM Humanism Award, STFM Excellence in Education Award, STFM Innovative Program Award, and STFM Advocate Award October 22: Application deadline for open positions on STFM Committees
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