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January 1, 2012 My Resolutions for AFMRD in 2012 Happy New Year from AFMRD Leadership to each of you! Where did 2011 go? At the beginning of a new year, most of us make some type of resolutions. Some of us even keep a few of them! Here are some of my resolutions/wishes for AFMRD this year. Membership Have 100% membership participation by our program directors (usually have 90% with 405/452) Have an additional 250 associate directors/associate members to reflect our new membership classification Develop a new international membership category PDW Have 450 registered attendees at the 2012 PDW Continue the excellent programming of our PDW meetings Residency Programs Celebrate a 100% match rate for all family medicine programs in March, 2012 Have an advocacy representative for each program (resident and/or faculty member) as the key contact for Hope Wittenberg regarding advocacy issues AFMRD Board of Directors Elect three at-large board members in 2012 to help lead us into our future Discover a means to increase the ten FMCC Scholarships to address the 75 residents who submitted applications this year AFMRD Committees Consistently update our AFMRD Website to enhance usability Present a dashboard tool to measure quality for residency programs to gauge progress toward excellence at PDW Develop a comprehensive national residency curriculum resource for all three years by 2014 Present a report on Innovation in Residency Education from the task force by the end of 2012 Continue to explore new ways to increase communication with our members (newsletter, ION, surveys, webinars, wiki, etc.) Oh, yes less I forget, I want to lose another twenty pounds by PDW!!! Let’s monitor to see how we do in 2012. Thanks for all your dedicated work in 2011. I look forward to even greater things in 2012! Stoney Abercrombie, MD President, AFMRD President's Welcome Archive	Renew Your AFMRD Membership Today! The New Year is here! If you have not yet renewed your AFMRD membership, there is still time to do so. Be sure to renew as soon as possible to stay connected with other program directors, associate program directors, and NIPDD graduates via the AFMRD listserv, member directory, and Members Only portions of the website. Not a Member? Join now and connect with over 500 of your colleagues who have discovered the benefits of AFMRD membership. Please note that due to a bylaws change in June 2011, there may now be up to three associate program director memberships per program. If you have individuals in your program interested in joining for the first time, please call the AFMRD office. Questions about membership? Contact Sam Pener at 800-274-2237, ext 6707. Draft Proposed Program Requirements Click here to view the Draft Proposed ACGME Program Requirements for GME in FM. NOTE: All work on the proposed RC-FM program requirement revisions has been suspended by Dr. Thomas Nasca at least until December 2012. Our understanding is that the current program requirements will continue in effect indefinitely except for the important maternity care revisions. The two-tier OB requirements, as thoroughly discussed by all members of the academic family, will continue to process through ACGME vetting with a still possible implementation date of July 2012. Why the time out? The Family Medicine Milestone Project, an ACGME requirement, is to identify the competencies required in family medicine education. The feeling is that this project needs completion before final decisions are made about program requirements. Internal Medicine and Pediatrics have been working on their Milestone Projects for some time. They have information already published. Family Medicine has significant catch-up work to accomplish! The RC-FM is now charged with appointing the Family Medicine Milestones Committee which will include representatives from the RC-FM, the ABFM, residency directors and family medicine residents. Once the necessary work of this Milestones Committee is completed, the RC-FM should have a clearer picture of any additional needs for our residency program requirements. Work will then resume for completion of the final version of the residency requirement document. This new task is essential and will affect future decisions. To get it correct, we need broad based, diverse input into the development of these milestones. This is a chance to refocus to think about necessary milestones to successfully advance from an intern to senior resident to graduate. This project may significantly influence the outcome of the final version of the new requirements. Stay tuned for further information! Your AFMRD leadership has many of the same questions you have and will gather news to keep our membership up-to-date. Please direct specific questions James Martin, MD, Chair, RC-FM or Lynne Meyer, PhD, MPH, Executive Director, ACGME. For a list of archived Features, click here.	OSHA Steps Back from Duty Hours The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has determined that resident duty hour standards are best addressed within the context of resident training and education. Read more. Program Director Listserv Click here to learn how to use the discussion forum and access the archive feature. Delta-Exchange's AFMRD Zone With your AFMRD membership, gain access to the AFMRD zone, plus zones for "Ask the Expert," "How-to-Articles," "NCAQ Recognition," "PCMH for Residencies" and "Practice Forums & Templates." Click here to learn more about how to sign up (Note: you will be asked to login). Online Advocacy Course Click here to take an Online Advocacy Course developed by AFMRD in conjunction with STFM and CAFM. You'll learn more about being an advocate for family medicine education. These courses are free for a short time. NEW Immunization Curriculum AFMRD's Immunization Curriculum package has been mailed FREE to all program directors. Access the curriculum in the PD Toolbox or directly at www.afmrd.org/immunization. Archives For a list of archived Highlights, click here.