The AFMRD president communicates with members by posting messages on the discussion forum as well as on this website. The following is a message from President Dr. Deb Clements
April 2, 2020
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
Just a reminder, Milestones 2.0 for family medicine will go into effect this July as scheduled.
You may have heard that disciplines at different stages of milestone development have recently delayed implementation. However, the Milestones 2.0 for family medicine have been set for some time and will go into effect on July 1, 2020.
March 30, 2020
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The nation's academic family medicine organizations have released a public health policy statement urging the United States to undertake three actions immediately to protect the lives and safety of the public during the COVID-19 crisis: 1) issue immediate "shelter at home" orders; 2) dramatically increase testing and train and deploy individuals to find and track cases; and 3) deploy the Defense Production Act to create an adequate supply of personal protective equipment. The policy statement, which was developed by the Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM), is supported by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM), the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD) and the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG).
Click here to view the policy.
March 26, 2020
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
Many family medicine organizations are working hard to share resources to help guide you through this challenging time. The AFMRD continues to update the COVID-19 section of the Program Director Toolbox and the AAFP is collecting and developing COVID-19 resources that address family physicians’ needs during the pandemic.
The AFMRD now has a page with links to various resources for easy access. Click here to view the page.
March 25, 2020
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
Please see below for the special announcement sent out last evening by ACGME President and CEO Dr. Thomas J. Nasca: New Status for Institutions in Response to COVID-19.
The pressures of the COVID-19 (SARS COV2) pandemic are mounting across the country. In response to this, the ACGME has developed a new modification to its Extraordinary Circumstances policy enabling Sponsoring Institutions to declare a Pandemic Emergency Status.
Significant numbers of patients are arriving at or being transferred to teaching hospitals. In contrast, some institutions are seeing very few of these patients, but are planning for the anticipated surge of patients infected with the novel coronavirus.
These circumstances, and their continued evolution, require a new conceptual framework from which graduate medical education (GME) can effectively operate during the pandemic. To explain this new framework and provide guidance and response to questions from the community, we have created a section of the website dedicated to information about ACGME Requirements during this pandemic. Please view those pages here.
Sponsoring Institutions and their participating sites are functioning at one of three stages along a continuum:
Stage 1 – “business as usual”
Stage 2 – increased but manageable clinical demand
Stage 3 – crossing a threshold beyond which the increase in volume and/or severity of illness creates an extraordinary circumstance where routine care education and delivery must be reconfigured to focus only on patient care
The ACGME trusts designated institutional officials, program directors, and faculty members to make the changes necessary to care for patients during this crisis, and to protect caregivers (residents, fellows, faculty members, nurses, respiratory therapists, physician assistants) and those supporting them as they serve the nation.
Finally, we recognize there may be ramifications for individual certification or on-time graduation for some individuals. We are working closely with the American Board of Medical Specialties and the American Osteopathic Association on these challenging questions.
Please continue your great work caring for your patients, each other, and yourselves.
March 23, 2020
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
I hope you were all able to take a moment during these trying times to celebrate your newest class of residents! This year, 4,335 medical students and graduates matched to family medicine, continuing an 11-year trend of growth for the specialty. While we are excited by these numbers, we understand that we have work to do in order to further grow the family medicine workforce.
For more information on this year’s Match, check out the AAFP’s detailed analysis and AAFP News story.
March 16, 2020
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The AFMRD has met with both the ACGME and the ABFM and have had assurances from both that our primary concerns should be patient safety and resident wellness. Because of the nature of the ACGME, they cannot suspend or make exceptions to the Review Committee requirements and remind us that they only require “substantial compliance.” Furthermore, the relatively stringent requirements to be a program director are in place to ensure we have the needed qualifications to make program decisions in unpredictable situations. The ACGME has entrusted us with the responsibility to implement reasonable solutions to the unprecedented circumstance we face.
While some programs may have the capacity to conduct virtual visits, others many not. Undoubtedly, clinic volumes have been and will continue to be impacted and will directly affect the graduates of 2020. Tracking our visits, regardless of their structure, is something we already do and should continue as our practice patterns change in this period. As program directors, our responsibility will continue to be to determine the readiness of our residents to enter independent practice without supervision.
Each of us, with knowledge of our own environments, our residents and our faculty, should continue to adhere to the 80-hour requirement, respect the importance of resident wellness and should provide direct or indirect supervision appropriate to the resident’s individual ability.
When this is over, how we approached the pandemic and the challenges we faced, will inform future ACGME requirements around training family physicians who are prepared for both in person and virtual visits, as well as disaster preparedness and mitigation. Because this pandemic will affect each of us, we anticipate a relatively common narrative around COVID-19 with some individual nuances by the time our annual ADS update occurs. Let’s continue to share our resources, provide the best education we can and care for our communities and ourselves.
March 16, 2020
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The AFMRD is currently engaging with the ACGME and ABFM to clarify the necessary steps programs must take to ensure compliance with current requirements. We understand your concerns during this difficult time and will provide you more information and guidance as soon as we have more clarity. In the meantime, we encourage you to continue to track your telehealth and in person visits for recording purposes. We value your commitment and the work you do on behalf of our residents, faculty, patients and communities.
March 13, 2020
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The AFMRD is working to identify steps we can take to ensure the ACGME understands the significant challenges and concerns we are all facing, especially with the President’s recent message concerning the use of telemedicine. We hope to have more information for you soon.
March 11, 2020
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
As you know, the AFMRD Annual Meeting is held in conjunction with AAFP’s PDW and RPS Residency Education Symposium. We understand that due to organizational travel bans many of our members will be unable to make the trip to Kansas City. The AFMRD is currently working on ways to conduct necessary business remotely. Please stay tuned for further emails with instructions on elections for board members, voting on bylaw changes, and other activities that customarily happen at the annual meeting.
February 24, 2020
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
As the nation faces a shortage of physicians, it is essential that one of the most effective pipelines for primary care physicians continues to receive funding. The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program’s funding will expire on May 22, 2020 unless Congress takes action. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has made it easy for family physicians to contact their legislators and urge them to reauthorize funding with a new Speakout campaign. Click here to view this tool.
The AFMRD board of directors will continue to monitor and discuss this important issue. If you would be interested in an AFMRD online community of members from Teaching Health Centers please sign up here.
February 10, 2020
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The ACGME Board of Directors recently approved the revised Common Program Requirements that allow for specialties to further specify core faculty support. The ACGME Review Committee for Family Medicine (RC-FM) has released its recommendations for family medicine. Please see the proposed changes.
The AFMRD Board of Directors will review these changes and provide an organizational response. Members are invited to share their reactions to these proposed changes with the board. Click here to submit your comments to the AFMRD by March 9, 2020.
Members may also wish to submit individual responses during the ACGME’s open comment period from February 10, 2020 – March 25, 2020. Comments may be submitted to familymedicine@acgme.org using the Review and Comment Form.
January 27, 2020
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
Don’t forget! The AFMRD is seeking residency director members to stand for nomination to the Board of Directors. Elections will take place at the AFMRD Annual Meeting on April 4, 2020 in Kansas City. This year, the membership will elect:
• Three members to serve two-year terms as member-at-large directors.
• One member to serve a two-year term as treasurer.
• One member to serve a one-year term as president-elect, followed by a one-year term as president and a one-year term as immediate past president.
It is important that the AFMRD Board of Directors includes representation from the diverse members it serves. All interested individuals are encouraged to apply by Monday, February 10, 2020. Late submissions will not be accepted. Please visit the AFMRD website for complete details.
January 6, 2020
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The deadline to apply for the 2020 Program Director Recognition Awards is quickly approaching! This award recognizes the unique roles and responsibilities of program directors. The AFMRD is currently accepting applications for the three levels of the award (gold, silver, and bronze). Click here to view criteria for the various levels.
Applications will be accepted through January 10, 2020.
December 19, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
Happy Holidays! I wish you all the joys of this holiday season. Thank you for all the work you do in your communities and for the AFMRD. Family medicine benefits from our members' dedication, creativity, and enthusiasm. It has been a wonderful, productive year for the AFMRD and I look forward to all the progress we will make in 2020!
December 2, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
AFMRD is pleased to once again offer scholarships for members and residents to attend the Family Medicine Advocacy Summit (FMAS) May 18th-19th, 2020 in Washington, DC. Click here for more information
Don’t delay! Applications will be accepted through December 23, 2019.
November 11, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The ACGME recently announced the release of the updated Family Medicine Milestones. Programs should officially start using these new milestones in July 2020, with the first reporting in the winter of the 2020-2021 academic year.
The Family Medicine Supplemental Guide was created to further explain the intent of the Milestones and provide examples for each level, assessment tools, and resources. A word format of this guide is also available so that it can be customized to the specifics of your individual program.
Questions or concerns can be directed to milestones@acgme.org.
October 29, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The AFMRD Board of Directors is excited to offer a third cohort of the Clinic First Collaborative for programs interested in improving the clinic experience for residents and patients. This collaborative, led by staff from the University of California San Francisco Center for Excellence in Primary Care (CEPC), focuses on the Clinic First residency paradigm.
The collaborative will kick off with a required meeting March 2-3, 2020 in Kansas City, MO and will continue for 10 months with remote activities between programs and the CEPC staff.
Click here for more information. Applications will be accepted until November 6, 2019 (applications will close at 11:30 pm CST).
October 24, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The AFMRD sent a letter to the ACGME in mid-September expressing member concerns over the 2019 Accreditation Data System (ADS) Annual Update.
The ACGME has responded to this letter, apologizing that the work required was greater than anticipated. The ACGME believes that work needed to gather information for the new areas (program mission and goals, diversity and inclusion, and pain management) will be significantly reduced next year as the information entered for the current year will be carried forward and programs will only need to make appropriate updates.
A copy of the letter is available to members here. Thank you to everyone who provided feedback and support to each other during the 2019 ADS Annual Update. The board will continue to monitor this issue.
October 11, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
As you may recall, the AFMRD and several other family medicine organizations expressed concerns about revisions to the family medicine program requirements that went into effect July 1, 2019. Specifically, AFMRD raised concerns about teaching and administrative time and asked that Review Committees have the ability to further specify support required for core faculty members. An ACGME task force was created to address these concerns.
We are pleased to see that our concerns were heard and that the Task Force proposed changes to allow Review Committees to further specify the level of support required for the educational activities of core faculty members. These proposed changes can be found on the ACGME website for review and comment. Comments may be submitted until November 13, 2019 by emailing the CPR Review and Comment form to cprrevision@acgme.org.
After the public comment period, the Task Force will review the comments and make any needed changes to the requirement. The revision will then likely go to the Committee on Requirements and the ACGME Board of Directors for approval at their meetings in February. Once approved, Review Committees will have the opportunity to further specify the level of support required during their June 2020 meetings.
September 30, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
In 2017, the AFMRD Wellness Task Force created the document, “Well‐Being Action Plan for Family Medicine Residencies Creating a Culture of Wellness.” This document gives programs the tools needed to create a culture of wellness. You can find this document in the Wellness section of the PD Toolbox.
A recent article in Family Medicine used this action plan as the basis of their article, Making Sense of Family Medicine Resident Wellness Curricula: A Delphi Study of Content Experts. In the article, wellness experts studied the action plan developed by the AFMRD task force and prioritized features using a Delphi method.
Thank you to our wellness task force for creating such a valuable resource for residency well-being in family medicine. Our organization wouldn’t be as successful without our committed volunteers!
September 18, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
A letter from AFMRD was recently sent to ACGME expressing members concerns over the 2019 ADS Annual Update. Specifically, the letter addressed:
- Concerns regarding the changes to reporting requirements related to non-family medicine faculty CME, development and scholarly activity and the substantial increase in work this requirement created for program directors and coordinators.
- Concern that the Common Program Requirements effective July 1, 2019 are being applied to this cycle of the ADS Update which is intended to assess the July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 academic year.
- A request that changes are better communicated in advance of the annual update to allow programs to build time into work schedules to meet the requirements and deadlines.
AFMRD encourages improvements that both reflect required components of program reporting and reduce the complexity of the update.
September 11, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
Program Directors, has your program completed the AFMRD Salary Survey? Data collected from this survey will provide a glimpse of the current compensation within family medicine residency programs across the country. The more who participate, the more robust the data will be!
In cooperation with the Association of Family Medicine Administration (AFMA), questions related to family medicine residency coordinators have been added. A worksheet is available to help you collect all data before you begin the survey process.
Once you have gathered all necessary information click here to begin the survey. Please make sure the survey is filled out by the program director or their explicit designee. Each program should only fill out ONE survey.
August 21, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
AFMRD board member Saby Karuppiah, MD, MPH, FAAFP, recently announced that he accepted a position as Divisional Vice President for GME for HCA Mid-America. We wish Dr. Karuppiah the best of luck in his new position!
Per the AFMRD Bylaws, the board has chosen to fill Dr. Karuppiah’s member-at-large position with an appointed member until the next annual meeting. We are pleased to announce that Jessie Pettit, MD, program director at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, has joined the AFMRD Board of Directors. Welcome, Jessie!
August 14, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
Do you know a program director who has made a lasting impact on the community they serve? It’s time to recognize their commitment to advancing family medicine by nominating them for the 2020 Nikitas J. Zervanos Outstanding Program Director Award. A program director may be nominated by other family medicine residency directors, faculty, residents, or a state chapter of the AAFP.
Information and nomination forms are available on the AFMRD website. Nominations will be accepted until October 1, 2019.
July 22, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The ACGME has worked with representatives of the family medicine community to create a new draft of the Milestones. The Milestones reporting data, and other survey results and comments, informed the latest changes. The work group has also created a Supplemental Guide to enhance understanding of the Milestones.
Once you have reviewed the Milestones draft and Supplemental Guide draft, please complete the Family Medicine Milestones Survey. Your feedback is an important part of the development process. Surveys should be completed no later than Friday, August 9, 2019.
Links:
Milestones draft
Supplemental Guide draft
Survey
July 15, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
Do you know a resident interested in having a voice in family medicine residency education? Encourage them to run to be the next Resident Representative to the AFMRD at AAFP’s National Conference. More information including how to apply and required attendance at meetings may be found on the AAFP website.
There are several national leadership positions open for residents. Click here to see them all.
July 1, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
June 24, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The AFMRD online discussion forum is a vital place for members to share ideas, ask questions, voice concerns, and celebrate accomplishments. With the start of a new academic year, we’d like to share a few guidelines to ensure optimal use of the discussion forum. Please review the AFMRD Discussion Forum Information and Guidelines document. This document also includes a list of those who have access to the discussion forum.
The online discussion forum remains one of AFMRD’s most coveted member benefits and we thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to share your wisdom and ideas with fellow members!
June 20, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The preliminary recommendations for possible changes to USMLE score reporting have been posted online. The USMLE is asking for feedback during the public comment period, which ends July 26, 2019. The AFMRD Board of Directors will review these proposed changes and will prepare a response. Members may submit comments to AFMRD for the board to review and incorporate into the AFMRD’s response to these proposed changes. Please submit comments to the AFMRD by July 17th.
Individuals are also encouraged to review the proposed changes and submit comments directly to the USMLE. You may find the comment form here.
Links:
THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES: Exploring Possible Changes to USMLE Score Reporting
Preliminary Recommendations
Submit comments to AFMRD
Submit comments directly to USMLE
June 19, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The updated ACGME Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Family Medicine are now posted. These requirements will be effective July 1, 2019. You may view them here: https://acgme.org/Portals/0/PFAssets/ProgramRequirements/120_FamilyMedicine_2019.pdf?ver=2019-06-13-073936-407.
Please note that the amount of Program Director protected administrative time has changed based upon the size of a program (Section II.A.2). This component does not include educational time or clinical time. In addition, the requirements have added Associate Program Director protected administrative time, which will also be based upon program size. Specified teaching/education time for Program Directors and core faculty was eliminated as a defined percentage.
Prior to the final approval, I testified before the ACGME Committee on Requirements alongside Karen Mitchell, MD, FAAFP, Director, Division of Medical Education for the AAFP (testifying on behalf of AAFP, STFM, and ADFM), and Warren Newton, MD, MPH, ABFM President and CEO. I shared AFMRD’s concerns with the proposed changes to eliminate specified administrative and teaching time with the committee and the possible impact on our ability to effectively manage our programs.
A new FAQ document highlighting questions related to the new requirements will be posted by July 1, 2019, also on the ACGME website.
June 11, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The application period for AFMRD’s National Institute for Program Director Development (NIPDD) is now open. This nationally recognized professional development program is led by an esteemed Academic Council and is open to a limited number of participants each year. Applicants will be screened and prioritized based on a set of criteria.
Please review the NIPDD eligibility requirements and program details prior to applying.
If you have any questions, please contact Sam Pener (spener@aafp.org) or Deanne St. George (dstegeorge@aafp.org).
June 3, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
Are you a program director who has recently left your position or is planning on leaving in the next 3 months? If so, AFMRD staff would like to hear from you!
Program Director Tenure Study
The AFMRD has embarked on a research project with the AAFP’s National Research Network to study the duration program directors remain in their position and the reasons for their departure. A nationally recognized qualitative researcher will interview departing program directors to assess important factors in an IRB approved research study. You may read more about this study on the AFMRD website. Members are needed to help us gather this important data!
Contact AFMRD
If you are a program director that has left your position within the last six months or are leaving within the next three months, please email Sam Pener spener@aafp.org This includes program directors who have changed programs.
May 21, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
Recipients of the AFMRD Family Medicine Advocacy Summit (FMAS) scholarships were in Washington, DC earlier this week learning about legislative issues facing family medicine and best practices for advocacy. Topics of discussion include payment innovations, healthcare in the media, rural health disparities, primary care investment, and innovations to modernize Graduate Medical Education. Our AFMRD scholars had the chance to use these skills with federal legislators and their staff during visits to congressional offices.
AFMRD BOD members and scholarship winners.
May 7, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) is hosting a pre-conference workshop for those new to the Match. This workshop will be especially useful for new program directors who would like to better understand the Match process. Topics include:
- The matching algorithm
- The Registration, Ranking, and Results (R3) system
- Match policies and procedures
- Match Week and the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP)
The workshop takes place on Thursday, October 3, 2019 from 8am -12pm prior to the 2019 Transition to Residency conference in Chicago, Illinois.
More information can be found at nrmpconference.org
April 30, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The AAFP recently published a new Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Guideline, “Physician Well-being” This guide was authored by Steve Brown, MD, FAAFP, and Christine (Tina) Runyan, PhD, ABPP. Along with AAFP, the authors collaborated with the AFMRD Wellness Task Force and the STFM Task Force on Resident Wellness. Click here to view this new curriculum guideline.
Residency program curriculum guidelines are endorsed by the AAFP and align with educational competencies as defined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Curriculum guidelines provide useful strategies to help residency programs form their curricula for educating family physicians. Currently, the AAFP has a group of guidelines that are up for review. If your program would like to apply to be the team to review/revise one of these guidelines, please contact Chris Pyle (cpyle@aafp.org).
You can view all completed guidelines on the AAFP website.
April 25, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
Graduate Survey reports are now live! You can find a report from your 2015 graduates, with national comparisons, in the Resident Training Management (RTM) system.
Understanding the scope of practice and success of family medicine residency graduates once they are out in practice is a crucial step in improving residency education. Residency programs are required by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to survey their graduates and this survey will meet those requirements and allow you to compare the training outcomes of your residents to national averages.
To ensure ABFM Diplomate confidentiality, and similar to the board score Residency Program Performance Summary reports, we have censured residency-specific reports when fewer than three graduates from a residency responded. In these cases, you will see a national report without your residency specific data.
Last year, over 10 programs were provided combined rolling reports from the 2016 and 2017 surveys to provide them residency specific numbers. With the number of responses varying by year, over 3 years of surveys, only 12 programs will not have a residency report in any year. The ABFM will reach out to these programs to determine how data may be shared with them.
We hope you log on to RTM and review your report and the feedback on your graduates it will provide. The 2019 survey is already underway for 2016 graduates. You can find email reminder templates to send to graduates on the AFMRD website.
April 16, 2019
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: DEB CLEMENTS, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
I am extremely honored and excited to serve as AFMRD President during the upcoming year. It was great to see so many of you at our recent annual meeting and I appreciate all the support and ideas you have offered. It is an exciting and challenging time in Graduate Medical Education and I look forward to working with all of you to advocate for the needs of our members and to continue to advance the mission of our organization. Thank you for being a part of the AFMRD!
See messages from Immediate Past President Fred Miser, MD, MA, FAAFP.