Fellowship Requirements for NIPDD

All elements of the fellowship must be completed in order to receive the Certificate of Completion. Fellows must attend all three sessions, AAFP's Residency Leadership Summit and complete required projects.

Additional elements of the program include the following:

• Financial Project
  Participants will also complete an in-depth financial project to aid in their understanding of residency program funding and finances.
• Annual Report
  Communicating the overall status of your program to governing bodies, hospital executives, Boards of Directors, etc. is another important skill for program directors. Using the findings from the Financial Project, along with other program outcome data for the year, participants will prepare and present an Annual Report to a mock Board of Directors consisting of your NIPDD peers.
• Self-Study Project
  Although no longer an ACGME requirement, this Self-Study Project is an opportunity to combine strategic planning with continuous process improvement while building off the Annual Program Evaluation. The self-study affords participants the opportunity to refine project management skills that will yield a deliverable with real-life application to your program.

Resources

Each participant will be provided with comprehensive program materials, references, and key resource documents with which every program director should be familiar. A special section on the AFMRD website will provide important resources to participants.

CME Credit

CME credit will be requested for each element of the fellowship from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Example - For 2024-2025, the NIPDD Fellowship was reviewed and acceptable for up to 33.50 Live Prescribed credits by the AAFP. AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.