Building Better Clinical Training Experiences Pilot Sites AnnouncedThe pilot sites for the Building Better Clinical Training Experiences program have been selected. The program is designed to increase the pool of community-based preceptors and the quality of training at ambulatory sites. STFM Foundation Gives Grants to Three STFM CollaborativesThe STFM Project Fund encourages STFM Collaboratives and Special Project Teams to plan, develop, implement, evaluate, and disseminate findings from educationally-related scholarly projects. This year, the STFM Foundation provided $15,000 in total grants. New Faculty Scholar Program Recipients AnnouncedCongratulations to the 17 recipients of the New Faculty Scholars Program scholarship. Family Medicine Educators Need to Lead on Eliminating Race-Based MedicineFamily medicine educators can take the lead in the elimination of race-based medicine by critically evaluating how medicine uses race inconsistently and incorrectly. Help the Pilot Project Evaluation ProcessSTFM is seeking educators attending the 2019 Annual Spring Conference to help strengthen the evaluation process for the Building Better Clinical Experiences pilot. Volunteers choose a 1-hour time slot to pilot survey and interview questions. If interested, contact Yalda Jabbarpour at yjabbarpour@aafp.org with the time listed below that works best for you.
STFM Adds Two New CollaborativesCheck out our two new STFM Collaboratives, the Osteopathic Collaborative and the Practice Management Collaborative, in the online hub, STFM CONNECT. See You at PDW and RPS Residency Education SymposiumSTFM will be at the American Academy of Family Physician PDW and RPS Residency Education Symposium Saturday April 6 and Sunday April 7. Stop by booth 19 for STFM swag and goodies! DeadlinesApril 1: Early bird registration deadline for Annual Spring Conference. April 10: Call for presentations submission deadline for the Conference on Practice & Quality Improvement June 17: Call for presentations submission deadline for the Conference on Medical Student Education |