Political advocacy is increasingly important in residency education for the next generation of
family physicians to learn how to promote health interventions for our patients and our …

Many factors that influence residency education cannot be controlled on a program level.
Advocating for our programs, our patients, our communities, and our learners on a regional …

Family physicians provided primary health care for patients, families, and communities
despite great risks to themselves and their loved ones throughout the COVID-19 pandemic …

STFM has the privilege of leading the advocacy effort for the 4 academic family medicine
organizations that make up the Council of Academic Family Medicine (CAFM). We lead and …

Family medicine organizations operate cooperatively in the advocacy arena. STFM conducts
federal legislative and regulatory advocacy through its office in Washington, DC. The 4 …

TeachingPhysician. org keeps medical schools and residency programs connected to their
community preceptors. Each month, the system sends an e-mail to preceptors with a link to …

In the current fast-paced legislative environment, academic family medicine is ever more
frequently called upon for its opinion, and as the leaders of the organization have witnessed …

One morning in the fall of 2005, I was following my traditional routine of listening to National
Public Radio as I drove to work. I was surprised to hear a story about the passion of …

The Association of Departments of Family Medicine's (ADFM's) overall mission is to “support
academic departments of family medicine to lead and achieve their full potential in care …

We are grateful to Dr Williamson for his kind comments 1 and for his comprehensive service
to his patients and community. We agree that overly restrictive credentialing policies can …