Medical Editing Fellowship Provides New and Mid-Career Faculty With Hands-On Experience
The fellowship provides one faculty member a yearlong experience with the editorial and publishing teams at Family Medicine. Through this part-time, virtual fellowship, early or mid-career faculty receive coaching and hands-on experience to improve their skills in writing, reviewing, and editing scientific papers. The fellowship begins in June.
STFM Ethics and Humanities Collaborative Kicks off Annual Poetry and Prose Contest
The STFM Ethics and Humanities Collaborative is excited to announce the 2020 STFM Annual Poetry and Prose Contest. The theme of this year's contest is: The Footsteps of Family Medicine: Expressions of Journeys Past, Present and Future.
Medical Student Educators Development Institute (MSEDI) is Now Accepting Fellowship Applications
The 18-month fellowship offers training, tools, and support for faculty who educate medical students and is particularly suited to those who aspire to be clerkship directors or medical student education directors.
Family Medicine Journal Appoints New Associate Editors
Julie Phillips, MD, MPH, and Sara Shields, MD, MS, recently joined the editorial team of Family Medicine. In their roles as associate editors, Dr Phillips will work on both scientific articles and narrative essays, and Dr Shields’ main responsibility will be to oversee the narrative essay section of the journal.
New Online Course Promotes Wellness
To improve and maintain educator and learner wellness, STFM has created a new, 1-hour online course that faculty and residents can complete at their own pace. The course is free for STFM members.
Renew Your STFM Membership Before the Grace Period Ends
All 2019 memberships expired on December 31, and the grace period ends January 15. Renew your membership before you lose STFM benefits. If you need assistance or have questions, contact Vince Munoz at vmunoz@stfm.org or 913-800-5685.
Update the Workplace Information in Your Member Profiles
To review and update your workplace information, log into your account and click "My Work Setting" on the left. If you work at both a medical school and residency program, please choose the workplace that takes up the majority of your time. This information lets us better understand our members' needs and create more helpful programs in the future.
Let’s Do Something About It: Addressing Race-Based Medicine in a Residency Program
Read about how one residency program is working to reduce microaggressions and eliminate the use of socially-defined race as a biologic marker in their clinical practice.
Fierce Women and New Stars
"Don’t worry about me, Dr Anderson, I will achieve my dreams. I appreciate you so much. But I know it is time for you to move on, time to make new stars. Many students will appreciate your hard work so they can light up their dreams as well." Read one family physician's path to full-time academic medicine.
Resident's Health Tips Reach Young People on TikTok
Rose Marie Leslie, MD, worked as a peer health educator in high school and college and later worked in health education for an HIV program at a federally qualified health center. Now, as a family medicine resident, she's found a way to reach thousands of people far beyond her clinic.
Calendar
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
Deadlines
January 10: Research Question Proposals for CERA Surveys of Program Directors and Residents Due
January 15: Grace Period for 2019 Membership Renewal Ends
January 17: Applications for STFM Education Column Editor Due
February 14: Applications due for the Medical Editing Fellowship
February 17: Entries due for the Annual Poetry and Prose Contest
March 2: Deadline to Apply to the Medical Student Educators Development Institute
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