ADFM, along with the rest of the family of Family Medicine, has put together a number of
resources and programs for developing leaders. In July 2019, we shared how we expanded …

Implementing High-Quality Primary Care. 1 The results of many decades of neglecting
primary care as the foundation of an effective health system are manifest as rapid gains in …

Leadership is defined as “1) the office or position of a leader, 2)[the] capacity to lead, and 3)
the act or an instance of leading.” 1 Throughout the history of family medicine, many …

A diverse workforce is critical to meeting the diverse needs of our patients. Time and again,
we have seen that patients get better care from physicians who look like them, in terms of …

Effective leadership is one of the most critical and valued assets to successful departments
of family medicine and to the discipline as a whole. Leadership positions, including chair …

It has been just over 2 years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-
19 a pandemic and, as we all know, the declaration was only the beginning. Beyond the …

The Council of Academic Family Medicine (CAFM) has identified a need for a better and
more diverse leadership pipeline for academic family medicine. While the number of women …

A key goal of residency redesign should be to include development of the future leaders of
medical schools and health systems. To improve health and health care, we need to work …

While the call to leadership to prepare family physicians to champion improvements in the
practice of medicine is not new, it has perhaps never been more urgent. From patient …

Working Party in January and August. CAFM also meets face-to-face immediately before
each Working Party, in addition to monthly conference calls. In addition, in January of each …