STFM BEGINS UPDATE OF ITS STRATEGIC PLAN

The STFM Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) has embarked on an update of the STFM Strategic Plan for 2015–2018.

As part of the update, the SPC is assessing the previous goals and strategies and the achievements of the organization in relation to the current plan. The committee is also reviewing results of extensive data collected over the last 2 years from the STFM member needs survey, various membership focus groups, and regular program assessments.

The Board of Directors and Committees have been extremely dedicated to using, monitoring, and measuring the effectiveness of our current Strategic Plan,” says Sam Cullison, MD, STFM president. “The Strategic Planning Committee has a great foundation as we begin this update.”

The updated plan will focus on 5 key strategic priorities, including professional and leadership development, scholarship, workforce recruitment and retention, policy advocacy, and professional relationships. The SPC is taking into account current and future issues faced by family medicine educators as it reviews 71 areas of importance and hones in on a prioritized list of strategies.

The committee will also examine the plan’s alignment with Family Medicine for America’s Health, including meeting faculty development needs, aligning family medicine entrustable professional activities into training, and improving clerkship sites.

SPC members include: Sam Cullison, MD; Mary Hall, MD; John Saultz, MD; Beat Steiner, MD, MPH; Larry Mauksch, MEd; Sarina Schrager, MD; Gretchen Dickson, MD; Steven Zweig, MD; and Stacy Brungardt, CAE.

The SPC will be working on the update through fall 2014 with plans to have a preliminary draft of the 2015–2018 Strategic Plan for review by the STFM Board of Directors in February 2015. STFM uses its strategic plan to guide the organization and its activities. The original plan was developed in 2011 for 2012–2014.

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