STFM PODCAST - Academic Medicine Leadership Lessons

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Can artificial intelligence restore humanity to my patient interactions? In this episode, Dr May Lin and Dr Brent Sugimoto explore how ambient scribing and smarter administrative tools free physicians to be truly present with their patients, allowing technology to become a bridge in patient care rather than a barrier. Our guests also tackle the ethical and policy dimensions of how AI affects family medicine in both the exam room and the classroom. They identify the current moment as an opportunity for residency programs to shape how AI is used in family medicine, emphasizing that if today’s residents are not trained to use AI tools ethically and wisely, their future patients may miss out on the benefits of technology-assisted care.
Hosted by Omari A. Hodge, MD, FAAFP and Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase, MD
Copyright © Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2026

Resources:

Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech by Brian Merchant
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Primary Care Curriculum (AiMPC) Course
Ethical Use of AI in the Family Medicine Clinic - STFM Webinar
An Opportunity to Thrive - AI in Family Medicine - STFM Podcast
AI Deep Dive Summer Series Episode 1: Integrating AI into Family Medicine Curriculum Design - STFM Podcast
AI Deep Dive Summer Series Episode 2: The Promises and Pitfalls of AI in Residency Assessment - STFM Podcast

Guest Bio:
May Lin, DO
Dr Lin is board certified in Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM). She practices at Amazon/One Medical where she also serves as the Director of Academic Development. A graduate of Harvard Medical School's Executive Education Course on AI in Healthcare, Dr. Lin serves on the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine’s (AACOM) Technology Task Force, Touro University's AI Task Force, and the American Osteopathic Information Association’s (AOiA) national steering committee. As an Osteopathic Health Policy Fellow, Dr. Lin blends policy interest with leadership experience in healthcare technology and medical education. Dr. Lin is passionate about advancing medical innovation giving patients increased access, decrease cost and improved quality in high touch, technology forward medical care. Integrating primary care, medical innovation, healthcare technology, and healthcare policy are key attributes to supporting primary care and elevating our next generation for sustainable primary care practice and delivery.

Brent Sugimoto, MD, MPH
Dr Sugumoto is program director of the LifeLong Medical Care Family Medicine Residency Program and a Family Physician who specializes in HIV medicine. He currently serves as co-chair of the AAFP/Rock Health “Advancing AI and Digital Health for Primary Care Initiative.” Brent ventured into artificial intelligence after the birth of his first child—when parenthood made him rethink the boundaries of his professional and personal lives—and co-founded a startup called Decoded Health, which leveraged technology from DARPA to build tools to make primary care sustainable. Since then, Brent has worked to increase family medicine’s engagement in AI/ML as a potentially transformative and disruptive technology through physician education and policy work within the specialty. Brent is excited to be a member of this task force, as he believes health technology literacy will be a critical competency for future family physicians. He uses ambient scribing with moderate success in his own practice.

Link:
https://www.stfm.org/stfmpodcast082026

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How is artificial intelligence reshaping the way we train and assess the next generation of family physicians? In this episode, Dr John Hayes and Dr Karim Hanna explore the promises and pitfalls of AI in residency assessment, from automating milestone tracking and grading robust essay exams to getting started with your first automated workflow. They also discuss how when AI takes on more of the data analysis and synthesis tasks, faculty will need to increase their coaching skills. On the other side, our guests offer an honest look at the risks of over-reliance on technology, cautioning educators to guard against "un-skilling" learners who may already lean too heavily on AI for clinical reasoning. Learn how to incorporate AI as a powerful supplemental tool while preserving the human connection that lies at the heart of family medicine.
Hosted by Omari A. Hodge, MD, FAAFP and Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase, MD
Copyright © Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2026

Resources:

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Primary Care Curriculum (AiMPC) Course
Ethical Use of AI in the Family Medicine Clinic - STFM Webinar
An Opportunity to Thrive - AI in Family Medicine - STFM Podcast
AI Deep Dive Summer Series Episode 1: Integrating AI into Family Medicine Curriculum Design - STFM Podcast
Learning after Training: The Master Adaptive Learner - STFM Podcast
STFM Competency-based Medical Education Toolkit
STFM Collaborative List - Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education Collaborative

John Hayes DO

Prior to his current roles, Dr Hayes served as a Family Medicine Clerkship Director, where he led a major curriculum modernization effort that enhanced the clerkship experience for medical students. Dr Hayes is now pioneering the integration of Artificial Intelligence in medical assessments, specifically in Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCEs). Additionally, he is developing a summative clinical reasoning examination designed to move away from traditional multiple-choice testing and into essay prompts with AI assisted grading. He is also exploring the use of ambient AI to enhance residency education and improve communication skills for both residents and faculty, aiming to foster a collaborative learning environment. He definitely used AI to help generate this blurb.

Karim Hanna, MD

Dr Karim Hanna is an Associate Professor at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine and the founding Program Director for the USF TGH Family Medicine Residency. His work integrates primary care education and AI advancements. Dr Hanna's interests in health tech spurred his writing of a blog - MedEd+AI - with a focus on AI's role in medical education and clinical implications. His scholarly work includes research on LLMs for clinical applications and improving education through AI.

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Learning the “basics” of AI begins with understanding how AI can help lighten the load family medicine educators carry every day in the clinic and classroom. In the first episode of our AI Deep Dive Summer Series, Drs Linda Chang and Rika Bajra discuss how AI has already affected medical education, from curriculum design and competency-based education to formative assessment and personalized learning. They show how AI literacy allows educators to reclaim time to focus on the human-centered aspects of patient care and medical education. And if you feel like it’s too late to start learning about AI, they offer practical tips for both using and teaching AI in medical education.

Resources:

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Primary Care Curriculum (AiMPC) Course
Ethical Use of AI in the Family Medicine Clinic - STFM Webinar
An Opportunity to Thrive - AI in Family Medicine - STFM Podcast
Establishing a National Framework for Family Medicine AI Centers of Excellence - Fam Med.

Linda Chang, PharmD, MPHDr Chang is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine Rockford, with a background as a board-certified clinical pharmacist, a degree in Public Health, and ongoing studies toward a Master’s in Health Professions Education. She spent 17 years as faculty in the Family Medicine Residency Program and currently serves as the Pharmacology Theme Director at the College of Medicine, where she teaches evidence-based medicine and public health. Her work reflects an interdisciplinary approach to medical education that integrates clinical practice, public health, and emerging technologies. As co-director of the AI in Medicine theme at UIC, Dr Chang has co-led the development and implementation of a longitudinal, integrated AI in Medicine curriculum, a fourth-year elective course, and an AI in Medicine scholarly concentration program.

Rika Bajra, MD
Dr Bajra is an Assistant Clinical Professor in Primary Care and Population Health at Stanford School of Medicine, where she practices as a family physician and teaches medical students as the Associate Director of the Clerkship in Family and Community Medicine. In her roles as Telehealth Co-Director and Telemedicine Education Curriculum Lead, she is focused on integrating technology tools into clinical practices and medical education through a primary care lens. She has previously developed telemedicine curricula with the STFM Telemedicine Task Force and received an Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) grant to create a longitudinal telemedicine curriculum. Currently, Dr Bajra is exploring the integration of artificial intelligence into the Family Medicine curriculum and its application in reducing faculty burden in Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) assessments. In her personal life, she lives with her husband and three boys and enjoys hiking and traveling.
Link: https://www.stfm.org/stfmpodcast062026

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As a special episode of the STFM Podcast, listen to an audio recording of the presidential address session of the 2026 STFM Annual Spring Conference: “STFM President’s Address–Timing, Relationships and Opportunity: The Journey to Family Medicine” by Molly Clark, PhD.

Molly Clark, PhD delivers her STFM President’s Address, “Timing, Relationships and Opportunity: The Journey to Family Medicine” from STFM’s Annual Spring Conference.

Speaker Bios

Molly Clark, PhD
Molly Clark is currently a tenured Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). She received her doctoral training in Counseling Psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi, completed her residency at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and fellowship in Health Psychology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She also holds an appointment in the Department of Human Behavior and Psychiatry at the UMMC.

Dr Clark was sworn in as STFM President during the 2026 STFM Annual Spring Conference in New Orleans, LA. She has previously served on STFM’s Board of Directors as member-at-large and on the Behavioralist and Family Educator Fellowship Steering Committee.

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As a special episode of the STFM Podcast, listen to an audio recording of the opening general session of the 2026 STFM Annual Spring Conference: "The Primacy of Primary Care—How Rural Can Lead the Way" by Kevin Bennett, PhD.

Dr Bennett will discuss how rural healthcare, and primary care in particular, has evolved over the years, and how rural communities have adapted in response. Innovative delivery models, workforce, and other solutions will be discussed, particularly in the context of the current policy environment. Opportunities for rural primary care to pave the way for new models of care will be discussed as a springboard for future work.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
· Describe the current landscape of innovative rural models of care delivery.Understand the impact of federal and state policies on rural care.
· Understand the impact of federal and state policies on rural care.
· Describe how rural primary care can revitalize health care delivery.
Copyright © Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2026

Speaker Bios
Kevin Bennett, PhD
Dr Bennett is a professor of Family & Preventive Medicine at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. He serves as the director of the South Carolina Center for Rural and Primary Healthcare. He also serves as the immediate past president of the National Rural Health Association.Dr Bennett's work focuses on improving health care delivery for marginalized and underserved communities, particularly in rural areas, while examining the influence of national, state, or local policies and legislation on these populations. He has worked extensively with community groups, rural health networks, health care systems, and state agencies to pioneer and assess innovative care delivery programs. He also has an extensive publication history examining the disparities in health care access, quality, and outcomes experienced by rural populations.

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International Medical Graduates (IMGs) make up a significant portion of the U.S. healthcare workforce. Recent federal visa policy changes have introduced new challenges to their entry into residency programs. Immigration attorney Denise Gavica Perez and STFM's Director of Government Relations Nina DeJonghe, MPP, discuss the personal, financial, and logistical implications of these changes, with a focus on differences between J-1 and H-1B visas. They examine the importance of current visa status for medical students and consider how these policies may influence the Match. They also review current advocacy efforts within an evolving federal policy environment.

This episode is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Please consult a qualified attorney for specific guidance for your situation.

The episode was recorded on March 26, 2026.

Hosted by Omari A. Hodge, MD, FAAFP and Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase, MD

Resources:

Education commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
International Medical Graduates (IMG) Toolkit - AMA

Guest Bio:

Denise Gavica Perez

Denise Gavica Perez provides cutting-edge and creative legal counsel to companies and institutions throughout the U.S. She has extensive experience managing employment-based immigration cases for non immigrant and immigrant visas, and immigration planning and compliance programs for entities engaged in a wide range of industries, including: hospitals and healthcare institutions, construction, engineering, architecture, technology, entertainment, food service, hospitality, publishing, retail, education, financial services and banking, export and import, and other sectors. She also advises entrepreneurs and high net-worth individuals regarding investment-based U.S. immigration, including the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program.

Denise handles a wide range of nonimmigrant visas and petitions, and also provides advanced and strategic advice to clients on a variety of immigrant visas and labor certifications (PERM) for numerous occupations. She also handles family-based cases and U.S. citizenship matters, and regularly represents companies in connection with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), U.S. Department of State (DOS), and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Form 1-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) audits.

In addition, Denise has successfully processed many J-1 waivers, including those issued under the Conrad 30 program, and has assisted several employees worldwide in qualifying for national interest exceptions (NIE) and other exceptions at U.S. consulates and embassies abroad to travel to the U.S.

In representing several large entities nationwide, Denise always partners with and assists her clients to ensure they remain compliant with government regulations. She routinely counsels hospitals and healthcare institutions seeking to obtain non immigrant and immigrant visas for employees worldwide, including: physicians, residents, fellows, nurses, pharmacists, medical technologists, and other healthcare experts and professionals in all medical practices. She also represents recruitment and staffing agencies tasked with recruiting healthcare professionals.

For several years, she served as an Adjunct Professor for the paralegal program at Florida International University, and has lectured at local seminars on immigration topics.

Nina DeJonghe, MPP

Nina DeJonghe, MPP, is a seasoned public policy professional with several years of leadership, legislative, and non-profit experience. As the Director of

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Are you struggling to move partially finished manuscripts from idea to submission? Super publisher and nationally recognized behavioral health expert Dr Stacy Ogbeide inspired our hosts with her love of scholarship, and she is here to encourage you too. Dr Ogbeide shares the secrets to integrating scholarship into a busy academic medicine schedule and ditching the myth that you can only write during protected time. Discover her actionable tips like utilizing medical librarians, scheduling (and keeping) meetings with yourself, and learning the difference between your “major flow” and your “minor flow.”
Hosted by Omari A. Hodge, MD, FAAFP and Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase, MD
Copyright © Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2026

Resources:

Leadership through Scholarship Fellowship
Family Medicine - Author Instructions
PRiMER - Author Instructions
10 Ways Your Medical Librarian Can Help You Succeed With Scholarly Projects - FM FOCUS
Creating a Faculty Development Infographic: From Idea to Publication - FM FOCUS
Pragmatic Decisions: Choosing a Qualitative Research Methodology - FM FOCUS
Strategies for Mixed-Methods Research in Health Professions Education Research - FM FOCUS
Jumpstart Your Writing With an Idea Log - FM FOCUS
Clinical Efforts Double Disparity for Nonphysician URiM Faculty: Implications for Academic Family Medicine - Fam Med.

Guest Bio:
Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, ABPP
By training, Dr Ogbeide is a board-certified clinical health psychologist. Dr Ogbeide is the primary care track coordinator for the Clinical Psychology Internship, associate chair for Professional Development & Scholarship for the Department of Family & Community Medicine, and an associate professor (with tenure) of Family & Community Medicine. Dr Ogbeide also has a joint appointment with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Additionally, Dr Ogbeide serves as an assistant dean for faculty in the Office for Faculty within the Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio.
Dr Ogbeide is nationally known for her work in behavioral health integration in primary care, serving on committees such as the National Integration Academy Council through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Integrated Primary Care Advisory Group through the American Psychological Association, as well as an associate editor for the journals Families, Systems, & Health and Psychological Services. Dr Ogbeide has more than 60 scholarly publications, more than 160 professional presentations conducted nationally and internationally, and been continually funded through federal grants related to primary care workforce development since 2017.
Dr Ogbeide’s professional areas of interest include: The Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) consultation model, behavioral medicine/health psychology, faculty development and mentorship for those who are underrepresented within academic medicine, clinical supervision in primary care, and primary care workforce development. Dr Ogbeide’s work has been featured on Texas Public Rad

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Is it possible to differentiate burnout from exhaustion, or resilience from endurance? Sometimes, for program directors, clinicians, and residents, it can be difficult to recognize when difficulties are a part of the job, or something under their control. In this exciting conversation, program director and career coach Santina Wheat, MD, MPH, discusses the many ways coaching provides physicians an extra set of eyes that help them recognize the “hidden load” carried by many medical educators. She offers strategies to help leaders set intentional boundaries, take the time to pause with purpose, and model sustainable practices for the next generation of family medicine residents.

Resources:

The Hidden Load: For educators and leaders in medicine who hold everyone up - podcast by Dr Santina Wheat
Physician Coaching, An Evidence-based Tool for Resident Wellness - STFM Blog
Coaching, Mentoring, and Sponsoring as Career Development Tools - Fam Med.

Santina Wheat, MD, MPH

Dr Wheat is an academic family physician who finds great joy in helping others find their inner potential. She is the Program Director for the McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Delnor. She is an Associate Professor and the Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion of the Department of Family and Community Medicine where she oversees efforts of equity within the department.
As a dedicated career and life coach, she specializes in helping physicians and other healthcare workers overcome burnout and reignite their passion for their profession. Through personalized coaching, she empowers them to rediscover their purpose, cultivate balance, and reclaim joy in their careers and personal lives. Whether you're on the verge of burnout or seeking a renewed sense of fulfillment, she offers the guidance and support needed to thrive in the demanding world of healthcare.

Link:
https://www.stfm.org/stfmpodcast032026

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Presented by Karly Hampshire, MD; Natasha Sood, MD, MPH; and Bhargavi Chekuri, MD (Moderator)

STFM Conference on Medical Student Education Closing Session | Sunday, February 1, 2026

Climate change is the greatest health threat of the 21st century, yet medical education has been slow to prepare future physicians for its wide-ranging impacts on health systems and patient care. In this session, we spotlight the power of student-led innovation in advancing climate and health education through two globally recognized initiatives: the Planetary Health Report Card (PHRC) and Climate Resources for Health Education (CRHE). Both began as grassroots projects by medical students who identified gaps in their training and took action to fill them. PHRC now benchmarks health professional schools internationally on planetary health curriculum, research, and operations, while CRHE has developed a growing library of open-access teaching materials to equip faculty with ready-to-use climate and health resources.

Through a panel discussion with the co-founders of PHRC and CRHE, participants will hear first-hand stories of how these initiatives were built, scaled, and sustained as international collaborations. Panelists will reflect on their “aha” moments, early challenges, and lessons learned in fostering inter-institutional collaboration, leveraging mentorship, and bridging the gap between education and clinical practice. As both panelists now train as residents, they will also share how their perspectives on climate and health education have evolved with greater exposure to patient care and health systems.

This session will equip educators, learners, and leaders with practical insights on cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset, leveraging collaboration, and supporting the next generation of change agents in climate and health education.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

Describe how trainee-led initiatives have advanced climate and health integration in medical education worldwide.
Identify strategies for fostering collaboration, mentorship, and sustainability in grassroots educational innovations.
Apply lessons from student innovators to support the development of new climate and health education efforts at their own institutions.

Karly Hampshire, MD

Karly Hampshire is an internal medicine resident at Columbia University pursuing a career at the intersection of medical education, climate change, and health. As a medical student at University of California San Francisco, Karly founded the Planetary Health Report Card Initiative, a student-led, metric-based initiative to evaluate and inspire planetary health engagement at health professional schools worldwide, now active in over 180 health professional schools in 10 disciplines in 21 countries. She was also awarded the Emerging Physician Leader Award from Health Care without Harm for her Interview without Harm Initiative, an advocacy, research, and educational campaign urging decisionmakers to prioritize sustainability and equity in evolving decisions about the future of medical training interviews post-COVID. She currently is in the inaugural cohort of the GME Certificate of Distinction in Climate Change, Sustainability and Health at Columbia University.

Natasha Sood, MD, MPH

Natasha Sood is a resident at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Anesthesiology. She received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan and her Master of Public Health from Columbia University in Environmental Health Science with a specialization in Climate Change and Health. While in medical school at Penn State College of Medicine, Natasha co-founded the national organization, Medical Students for a Sustainable Future (MS4SF), and w

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Presented by Megan W. Gerhardt, PhD, Miami University's Farmer School of Business

STFM Conference on Medical Student Education Scott Fields Lecture | Saturday, January 31, 2026

It’s time for smarter intergenerational conversations. With five distinct generations currently in today’s workplace, organizational leaders and teams frequently encounter frustration and complexity when managing intergenerational dynamics. In this engaging keynote, Megan W. Gerhardt, PhD, pushes back on lazy generational stereotypes to understand why generations bring different norms into the workplace. Using the Gentelligence® framework, Dr Gerhardt shares actionable, practical strategies to help transform generational diversity from a perceived challenge into a competitive advantage for your organization. Using powerful questions, Dr Gerhardt talks about ways to dismantle harmful age-based stereotypes, identify and address barriers to effective intergenerational collaboration, and develop practical approaches that replace generational bias with genuine curiosity and openness. Using the 4 practices of Gentelligence®, Dr Gerhardt will walk through how to have meaningful intergenerational dialogue to create organizational cultures that leverage the unique strengths each generation brings to the workplace. By the end of this engaging session, attendees will possess concrete tools to foster understanding, connection, and collaborative success across all generational cohorts within their teams.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

Develop practical strategies for replacing generational stereotypes and judgment with genuine curiosity and openness to different perspectives.
Create smarter intergenerational conversations through strategic “power questions” that foster understanding and connection.
Apply four key practices of Gentelligence® and ways to apply them to workplace challenges.

Megan W. Gerhardt, PhD

Megan W. Gerhardt, PhD, is a professor of Management and Leadership at Miami University's Farmer School of Business. In addition to her academic work, she consults and speaks with leading organizations worldwide on leveraging generational diversity in the workplace and is the author of "Gentelligence: A Revolutionary Approach to Leading an Intergenerational Workforce".

Her Gentelligence® framework was featured as Harvard Business Review's Big Idea in March 2022 and selected for Harvard Business Review's Top 10 Must Reads for 2024. Through her work (www.gentelligence.org), Dr Gerhardt focuses on harnessing individual differences to drive impact and exceptional performance.

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Presented by Evelyn Figueroa, MD, University of Illinois Chicago

STFM Conference on Medical Student Education Opening Session | Friday, January 30, 2026

Dr Figueroa is a Chicago-based family physician who has operated an anti-poverty nonprofit since 2017. In this session, Dr Figueroa will share her academic journey to community-centered family medicine and provide best practices for locating social services across the country. From city-funded assistance to programs sponsored by non-government organizations, support varies significantly across the country. Dr Figueroa will share her approach for swiftly locating free resources that address gaps in social determinants of health.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

Describe how state residency, gender, marital status, and other social markers resource access.
Improve their skills at locating patient-centered community resources.
Reflect on how three social determinants, including racism, impact the health of their patients

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Evelyn Figueroa, MD

Evelyn Figueroa, MD, is the founder and executive director of the Figueroa Wu Family Foundation, an anti-poverty organization. She serves as the director of the Pilsen Food Pantry, the Foundation’s largest program. From an early age, Dr Figueroa recognized the dire effects of poverty and discrimination on Chicago communities. She became a family physician in the hopes of serving marginalized populations. For over 2 decades, Dr Figueroa has worked as an academic physician and is currently a professor and the director of community engagement in her department. With her students in mind, Dr Figueroa built the nonprofit to provide experiential service learning and allow community based participatory research. In the summer of 2023, Dr Figueroa sponsored medical students for the creation of a free health clinic for uninsured people in the Pantry’s building. Dr Figueroa has received numerous awards for her teaching and advocacy work. In 2024, she was given an Illinois Academy of Family Physicians President’s Award and in 2025 Dr Figueroa was honored with the STFM Advocate Award.

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By reducing administrative burden, AI use in the clinic has helped many family medicine physicians get back to the joy of practice, but there is much more to come. STFM President Steven Lin, MD, explores how artificial intelligence transforms clinical practice daily, as well as how the specialty can and should guide its development. Dr Lin highlights current and forthcoming AI resources from STFM that support family medicine educators and clinicians as they research, test, and implement AI in the clinic to advance patient care. “AI should let us perform the core functions of family medicine. This is an opportunity to thrive.”

Resources:
2026 Annual Spring Conference Sessions on AI
Artificial Intelligence in Education Collaborative
Curricula:

STFM’s Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Primary Care Curriculum (AiM-PC)
Generative AI Bootcamp for Family Medicine Clinician Educators, Scholars , and Learners - STFM Annual Spring Conference Preconference Session
Family Medicine Artificial Intelligence Centers of Excellence

Webinars:

Rethinking Bias in AI - Why Algorithmic Bias is Only the Tip of the Iceberg with Steven Lin, MD, and Tricia Elliott, MD - STFM Inclusivity and Health Equity Webinar Series
Ethical Use of AI in the Family Medicine Clinic with Winston Liaw, MD, MPH; Vaso Nataly Rahimzadeh, PhD; Ioannis A. Kakadiaris, PhD; Samira A.Rahimi, B.Eng, PhD

Podcasts:

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Primary Care - A Panel Discussion - STFM Podcast

Plenary Conference Presentations

Building Equity into Health Care AI: From Promise to Practice - 2025 Annual Spring Conference Blanchard Lecture
Artificial Intelligence and Family Medicine Education: Utopia and Simultaneous Dystopia - 2025 Conference on Medical Student Education Opening Session
Generative AI Research and Education: From Theory to Practice - 2024 Annual Spring Conference Closing Session

Articles:

Establishing a National Framework for Family Medicine AI Centers of Excellence - Fam Med.
Can We Trust AI? - Fam Med.
ChatGPT, MD: How AI-Empowered Patients & Doctors Can Take Back Control of American Medicine - Fam Med.
A Family Medicine Shared Vision and Road Map for AI in Primary Care - Ann Fam Med<

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As military reservists and family medicine residency program directors, Nicholas Dorsey, MD, and David M. Quillen, MD, offer a compelling look at careers defined by service, mentorship, and camaraderie. In addition to giving practical strategies for managing their time in dual professional roles, they champion the critical contributions of their teams and the mentors who were there every step of the way. With good humor, Drs Dorsey and Quillen demonstrate vividly how purpose, balance, and joy arise out of service to their country, their communities, and the next generation of family physicians.

Resources:

Medical Management Center - Army Reserve
Medical Corps - Navy Medicine
Time Management in Academic Family Medicine

David M. Quillen, MDDr. Quillen is the Family Medicine Program Director at the Sandford Healthcare Tri-Valley Family Medicine Residency Program. He is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine and Division of Primary Care and Population Health at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Quillen is a major in the US Army Medical Corps and serves in the Florida Army National Guard.
Nicholas Dorsey, MD
Nicholas Dorsey, MD, serves as the Program Director for HCA Florida - Ocala Hospital's Family Medicine Residency. After graduating from UCF he attended St. Georges University College of Medicine and later completed his residency at the University of Florida. He continues to serve as a reservist in the US Navy.
Link:
https://www.stfm.org/stfmpodcast012026

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In this episode,Kathy L. MacLaughlin shares clinical insights and practical wisdom as she examines the public health implications of the only FDA-approved self-screening option for cervical cancer screening. After describing the self-screening process, Dr MacLaughlin shows how this option has the potential to expand access, increase the likelihood of early detection, and better meet the needs of patients who face barriers to traditional screening methods. She also addresses concerns about potential false negatives or invalid samples, while highlighting the positive impact self-screening can have on the future of preventative care.

Hosted by Omari A. Hodge, MD, FAAFP and Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase, MD

Resources:

Self-Collected Vaginal Specimens for HPV Testing: Recommendations From the Enduring Consensus Cervical Cancer Screening and Management Guidelines Committee - J Low Genit Tract Dis
US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
The American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Prevention and Early Detection of Cervical Cancer - American Cancer Society

Guest Bio:

Dr. Kathy L. MacLaughlin is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the Mayo Clinic and a core faculty member of its Family Medicine Residency Program. A clinician researcher and practicing physician, her work focuses on the prevention and early detection of HPV-related cervical cancer, with particular expertise in HPV vaccination, cervical cancer screening, and clinical decision support (CDS) systems. She has served as a co-investigator and principal investigator on multiple NIH- and institutionally funded studies, including trials to increase HPV vaccination uptake and expand access to cervical cancer screening through self-collection methods. Dr. MacLaughlin has contributed to national initiatives as a subject matter expert for the CDC and HRSA and holds key leadership roles with the American Cancer Society's National Roundtable on Cervical Cancer. She has been recognized for her contributions with multiple teaching and research awards, including Family Medicine Teacher of the Year at Mayo Clinic and the MAFP Innovation & Research Award. Her published research spans HPV vaccination, screening disparities, and implementation of CDS tools. Dr. MacLaughlin earned her BA in Philosophy from Luther College and her MD from the University of Minnesota Medical School, completing residency in Family Medicine at Methodist Hospital. Her work reflects a strong commitment to reducing health disparities and advancing evidence-based practices in women's preventive health.

Link: https://www.stfm.org/stfmpodcast122025

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In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the STFM Foundation, three Foundation Past Presidents, Judy C. Washington, MD, Scott A. Fields, MD, MHA, and Julie Schirmer, LCSW, reflect on the Foundation’s lasting impact on innovation, diversity, and future leadership in academic family medicine. From scholarships that ignite a passion for teaching to seed grants that spark groundbreaking ideas, the programs and initiatives of the Foundation foster a strong, supportive community rooted in STFM’s values. And after five exciting decades, the STFM Foundation continues to build its legacy by shaping the next generation of family medicine educators.

Hosted by Omari A. Hodge, MD, FAAFP and Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase, MD

Resources:

STFM Foundation 50th Anniversary Celebration
STFM Foundation Home Page
Behavioral Science/Family Systems Educator Fellowship (BFEF)
Leadership Through Scholarship Fellowship
URM JAM Podcast

Guest Bios:

Judy C. Washington, MD, FAAFP

Dr Judy C. Washington is a respected leader in family medicine and women’s health, currently serving as Associate Chief Medical Officer at Atlantic Medical Group and Clinical Associate Professor at Sidney Kimmel Medical College. She earned her BS from the University of Montevallo and her MD from Meharry Medical College, completing her residency at Mountainside Family Practice. With a career spanning private practice, academia, and leadership, Dr Washington is a passionate advocate for health equity. Her research addresses workforce diversity, the “minority tax,” and institutional support for underrepresented faculty in medicine; these topics are of ongoing concern. She has established mentorship programs to support URiM professionals and enhance inclusive leadership.

At Atlantic Medical Group, she plays a pivotal role in initiatives such as the Women’s Health Work Group and the SDOH Steering Committees, concentrating on mitigating disparities and enhancing care outcomes. Her research also investigates equitable recruitment practices in medical education and the effects of systemic inequities on physicians of color. Dr Washington’s contributions are supported by grant-funded research, service on various boards, and numerous accolades, including the Union County Humanitarian Award. Her professional career exemplifies a profound dedication to promoting equity, mentoring emerging leaders, and cultivating inclusive healthcare environments.

Scott A. Fields, MD, MHA

Dr Scott Fields is former Vice Chair in the Department of Family Medicine at OHSU. Scott currently serves as Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), where he has been faculty since 1986. Prior to retiring, Scott served the same community of patients across multiple generations for over 30 years as a full-scope family physician, including inpatient and maternity care with C-section privileges. Scott oversaw the clinical enterprise of the Department and was an active force in medical student education.

Scott has served in multiple roles in STFM, including STFM President and President of the STFM Foundation. Scott facilitated a detailed update of the core clerkship curriculum and helped guide the expansion of many of the programs still in place at STFM and the Foundation.

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Today’s residents will still be practicing in 2060. Given that medical knowledge increases at lightning speed, educators must prepare learners for a future that demands constant innovation when faced with practice challenges. In this episode, Lou Edje, MD, introduces the Master Adaptive Learner Framework and demonstrates how to use it with medical students, residents, and chief residents. Dr. Edje shares strategies to help learners overcome barriers to learning, to “fail forward” productively, and to acquire habits supportive of a lifetime of Master Adaptive Learning.

Hosted by Omari A. Hodge, MD, FAAFP and Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase, MD

Resources:

Fostering the Development of Master Adaptive Learners - STFM Competence-Based Medical Education Toolkit for Residency Programs
Training Future Family Physicians to Become Master Adaptive Learners - Fam Med.
Master Adaptive Learner
Master Adaptive Learning in Faculty Development with Drew M. Keister, MD - The STFM Podcast September 2024
STFM Competency-Based Medical Education Toolkit for Residency Programs

Guest Bio:

Dr. Edje is a board-certified family physician, chair of the family medicine review committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and chair of the nominating committee of the American Medical Association’s Council on Medical Education. She was on the writing group for the new requirements for family medicine training in the United States. She is an Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine alumna who was the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians 2012 Family Physician of The Year. She was a recipient of the 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award from the University of Cincinnati and the Distinguished Humanitarian Alumni Award from Michigan Medicine. She started at Michigan State University at age 16 where she received a bachelor of science degree in physiology. She was president of her medical school student body at the University of Michigan Medical School (UMMS) then completed her family medicine training, with honors, followed by 13 years in private practice and health system leadership. She subsequently returned to her residency program to serve as program director for seven years. She has since founded two family medicine residency programs. Dr Edje has a masters in health professions education from the University of Michigan. As senior associate dean for medical education at UMMS, she supports the medical education of 680 medical students, 1300 house officers, and 3,000 faculty as well as medical education at the Ann Arbor VA. Her interests include mitigating bias in assessment, master adaptive learners, and medical education policy.

Link: https://stfm.org/stfmpodcast102025

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Presented bySebastian Tong, MD, MPH, University of WashingtonSTFM Conference on Practice & Quality Improvement 2025 Closing Session | Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Our previous US surgeon general declared a loneliness epidemic, recognizing the increasing prevalence of loneliness and the associated risks of poorer physical and mental health and premature mortality. As specialists in whole person, comprehensive care, family physicians are uniquely equipped to inquire about and address loneliness in their patients.

In this talk, we will review the health risks and comorbidities associated with loneliness and discuss a framework to think about how to address loneliness in our practices and communities. We will then identify some concrete steps we can each take to reduce loneliness and social isolation not only in our patients but also in ourselves, our colleagues and our communities.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

To describe the health risks and comorbidities associated with loneliness.
To identify tools to screen for and manage loneliness in primary care.
To identify resources to implement practice changes to improve care for loneliness in primary care.

Sebastian Tong, MD, MPH

Sebastian Tong is an associate professor of Family Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle where he also serves as the associate director of the Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho region Practice and Research Network. He practices outpatient family medicine and addiction medicine at the Harborview Family Medicine Clinic.

He conducts research in practice-based research, substance use, loneliness, and chronic pain, and has received funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute of Nursing Research and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He completed medical school at Boston University School of Medicine, received a Master of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health, and finished his residency training in family medicine at the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center.

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Presented byStacy Ogbeide, PsyD, ABPP; UT Health San AntonioSTFM Conference on Practice & Quality Improvement 2025 Middle Session | Tuesday, September 9, 2025

There has been exponential growth of behavioral health integration (BHI) in primary care within the United States over the past decade. While there has been growth and the development of recommendations for BHI in primary care, this approach to patient care is not yet the standard of care within primary care delivery models, as many practices either do not have behavioral health clinicians within their practice or have sub-optimal behavioral health clinician staffing ratios. The purpose of this presentation is to review the current research related to BHI in primary care and its impact on patient care, the primary care team, and primary care behavioral health workforce development. Additionally, participants will be presented with interventions to improve BHI in primary care within their clinics, teams, and training programs, as well as current and future interventions to address workforce shortages. Lastly, guidance will be provided for health care organizations and academic intuitions on how to provide ongoing support for community-based clinical training initiatives.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

Report on current research trends related to behavioral health integration in primary care.
Describe the current state of primary care and behavioral health workforce shortages in the United States impacting ongoing behavioral health integration efforts.
Explain at least one (1) evidence-informed approach to improve clinical training and workforce shortages.
Identify at least one (1), macrosystem approach to support clinical training in primary care within the community.

Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, ABPP

By training, Dr Ogbeide is a board-certified clinical health psychologist. Dr Ogbeide is the primary care track coordinator for the Clinical Psychology Internship, associate chair for Professional Development & Scholarship for the Department of Family & Community Medicine, and an associate professor (with tenure) of Family & Community Medicine. Dr Ogbeide also has a joint appointment with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Additionally, Dr Ogbeide serves as an assistant dean for faculty in the Office for Faculty within the Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio.

Dr Ogbeide is nationally known for her work in behavioral health integration in primary care, serving on committees such as the National Integration Academy Council through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Integrated Primary Care Advisory Group through the American Psychological Association, as well as an associate editor for the journals Families, Systems, & Health and Psychological Services. Dr Ogbeide has more than 60 scholarly publications, more than 160 professional presentations conducted nationally and internationally, and been continually funded through federal grants related to primary care workforce development since 2017.

Dr Ogbeide’s professional areas of interest include: The Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) consultation model, behavioral medicine/health psychology, faculty development and mentorship for those who are underrepresented within academic medicine, clinical supervision in primary care, and primary care workforce development. Dr Ogbeide’s work has been featured on Texas Public Radio, in the San Antonio Express-News, and in other news media outlets. For more information about Dr Ogbeide, visit: www.stacyogbeide.com.

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Presented byLauren S. Hughes, MD, MPH, MSc, MHCDS, University of ColoradoSTFM Conference on Practice & Quality Improvement 2025 Opening Session | Monday, September 8, 2025

As value-based care (VBC) continues to reshape the health care landscape, it is critical that family medicine residency programs prepare the next generation of physicians to not only adapt to policy changes but to lead them. This session explores how physician engagement at the state and federal levels can directly influence primary care transformation—and how those lessons can be brought back to the clinic and the classroom.

Drawing on firsthand experience from launching the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model, a multi-payer global budget model focused on rural and frontier hospitals, and co-chairing the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Standing Committee on Primary Care, Dr Hughes will share insights on how to drive high-impact policy change through coalition building, data-driven decision making, and visionary leadership. These experiences will be directly tied to strategies for training future family physicians to navigate and influence the evolving world of VBC.

Special attention will be given to the implications of VBC in rural and underserved communities, where innovation leverages robust community partnerships, deep knowledge of local health care needs, and a strong commitment to well-being. The talk will also explore how the current federal administration’s policy directions may influence VBC and graduate medical education – and how training programs can remain agile and proactive in this shifting environment.

Attendees will leave better equipped to train, support, and inspire future family physician leaders, those who can bridge the gap between policy and practice to deliver high-quality, equitable primary care.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

Describe how physician leaders can influence health policy at the state and federal levels by exploring examples focused on rural health and primary care.
Identify effective strategies to teach residents about the evolving value-based care landscape, especially in rural and underserved communities.
Discuss the potential impact of the current federal administration’s policies on value-based care initiatives and residency training.

Lauren S. Hughes, MD, MPH, MSc, MHCDS

Lauren S. Hughes, MD, MPH, MSc, MHCDS, FAAFP, is the state policy director of the Farley Health Policy Center and associate professor of family medicine, both at the University of Colorado, where she researches how to strengthen primary care infrastructure, transform rural health care delivery, and advance behavioral health integration. Dr Hughes previously served as deputy secretary for health innovation in the Pennsylvania Department of Health, where she launched the state’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program and the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model, a new payment and delivery model co-designed with the CMS Innovation Center that transitions rural hospitals from fee-for-service to multi-payer global budgets.

Dr Hughes is a former chair of the American Board of Family Medicine and an alumna of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program. She currently serves as chair of the Rural Health Redesign Center Organization Board of Directors and is a member of the Primary Care Payment Reform Collaborative convened by the Colorado Division of Insurance. In 2018, she was selected as a presidential leadership scholar by former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush Jr., and in 2023, she was named as the co-chair of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, a

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Infertility affects physicians at nearly twice the rate of the general population, but often only gets discussed behind closed doors. This episode of The STFM Podcast brings one of those private conversations into the open as Dr. Brintha Vasagar shares what she has learned from her personal journey with infertility. She reflects on how being a patient has reshaped her approach to care, unpacks the hidden costs and emotional toll of building a family in medicine, and offers heartfelt advice for residents, trainees, and junior faculty navigating similar paths.

Hosted by Omari A. Hodge, MD, FAAFP and Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase, MD

Resources:

American Medical Women’s Association’s (AMWA) Fertility Working Group
High Infertility Rates and Pregnancy Complications in Female Physicians Indicate a Need for Culture Change - Ann Surg.
Physician Fertility: A Call to Action - Academic Medicine

Brintha Vasagar, MD, MPH:

Brintha Vasagar MD, MPH, is a board-certified family medicine physician and the Chief Medical Officer at Progressive Community Health Centers in Milwaukee, WI. A survivor of the 2004 tsunami that devastated South Asia, she has spoken before members of Congress and the United Nations about international health issues and disaster preparedness. Dr Vasagar continues to be passionate about health communication and has been featured on outlets such as NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox News, NewsNation, US News and Huffington Post. When she is not busy seeing patients or volunteering in the community, Dr Vasagar enjoys outdoor adventures with her family.

Link:

stfm.org/stfmpodcast092025

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The final installment in our leadership series with the Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM) explores how to cultivate new leaders and guide your department forward toward collective growth. In this episode of The STFM Podcast, Dean Seehusen, MD, and Beth Wilson, MD, MPH, MS-HPEd, unpack the distinctions between coaching, mentoring, and sponsoring, as well as how to use each effectively to build a diverse culture of resilience and development within your institution. They also share strategies for identifying emerging talent, fostering inclusive pipelines, and supporting growth across all career stages.
Hosted by Omari A. Hodge, MD, FAAFP and Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase, MD
Copyright © Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2025

Resources:

Emerging Leaders Fellowship
ADFM Leader Development Committee - Resources from the Leader Development Committee for New & Interim Chairs
ADFM LEADS Fellowship
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
Harvard School of Public Health Program for Chairs of Clinical Services

Guest Bio:
Elisabeth "Beth" Wilson, MD, MPH, MS-HPEd
Elisabeth Wilson, MD, MPH, MS-HPEd is Chair of the Department of Community & Family Medicine at Dartmouth Health and Geisel School of Medicine. As Chair, Dr. Wilson is responsible for the advancement of Dartmouth’s academic and clinical mission. She leads a system-wide primary care leadership committee, oversees the oldest Practice-Based Research Network in the country, and recently launched a new regional primary care research and policy center. She also has the honor of working with Dartmouth medical and public health students committed to serving under-resourced communities. Dr. Wilson is a member of the Primary Care Centers Roundtable and recently served on the board of the Association of Departments of Family Medicine.
Prior to joining Dartmouth in 2022, Dr. Wilson held the position of Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at Maine Medical Center for five years. During that time, she served as the Executive Director of the Preble Street Learning Collaborative, an academic-community partnership to address unmet needs of people experiencing homelessness in the Portland area. Dr. Wilson spent the first two decades of her career at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) where she completed her residency and research fellowship, after receiving a dual MD-MPH degree at Tufts University School of Medicine. While at UCSF, she held the positions of Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Director of the Northern California Faculty Development Fellowship, Dean’s Diversity Leader for the Differences Matter initiative, and founding Director of the Program in Medical Education for the Urban Under

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Leadership development is more than titles and advancement—it’s a continual process of growth, self-discovery, and adaptation. Part two of our Lifecycle of Leadership series with the Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM) explores how leaders find their voice, navigate common pitfalls like micromanagement and impostor syndrome, and learn to delegate with purpose. Seasoned leaders, Peter Catinella, MD, and Jehni Robinson, MD, FAAFP, discuss the challenges of introverts and extroverts, the importance of mentorship, mastering the language of leadership, and balancing impact with well-being. Our guests offer real-world insights on leading with clarity and intention while embracing progress over perfection.

Resources:

Emerging Leaders Fellowship
Leadership through Scholarship Fellowship
Family Medicine Leadership Development Opportunities
Leadership Opportunities - How to get involved at STFM
ADFM Leader Development Committee - Resources from the Leader Development Committee for New & Interim Chairs
ADFM LEADS Fellowship

Peter Catinella, MD

Dr Catinella has over 30 years of experience in several academic institutions, and currently serves as the as Department Chair at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center El Paso Department of Family Medicine-Transmountain. His prior leadership positions included serving as the Chief Medical Information Officer at the University of Arizona’s Health Network and the Clinical Vice Chair in the Department of Family & Community Medicine at the University of Arizona-Tucson, Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs at the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah and as Director of its Public Health Program, and residency program director at Indiana University. He recently chaired the Leader Development Committee of the Association of Departments of Family Medicine and was a member of its Board of Directors during that tenure.

Dr Catinella received his medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine and his Master of Public Health from the University of South Florida. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, and is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.

Jehni Robinson, MD, FAAFP

Dr Jehni Robinson is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Associate Dean for Primary Care at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA. She is President of the Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM). Dr Robinson led development of a new Family Medicine residency, graduating its first class in 2024 and co-founded USC Street Medicine Program in 2018, which brings care to unhoused people in Los Angeles. She received the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Advocate Award for this work . Prior to coming to USC, she served as Chief Medical Officer for The Saban Free Clinic, also known as The Los Angeles Free Clinic, and taught in the Harbor UCLA Transforming Primary Care Faculty Development Fellowship. She received her undergraduate degree from Stanford and her medical degree from Morehouse School of Medicine. She comple

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Effective leadership is about more than decision-making—it’s about advocacy, collaboration, and advancing a shared mission. In partnership with the Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM), STFM kicks off a three-part series on The STFM Podcast exploring the lifecycle of leadership in academic family medicine. In this first episode, Grant Greenberg, MD, and Wanda Cruz-Knight, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAFP, discuss how to lead within the complex ecosystems of academic medical centers and health systems. From advocating for departments to building coalitions and managing institutional change, they share insights on what it takes to lead with impact.

Hosted by Omari A. Hodge, MD, FAAFP and Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase, MD

Resources:

STFM Understanding Health Systems Courses
STFM Leading Change Course
STFM Emerging Leaders Fellowship
STFM Quick Consult - Connecting STFM members for professional development, coaching, and mentorship
ADFM Leader Development Committee - Resources from the Leader Development Committee for New & Interim Chairs
ADFM LEADS Fellowship

Guest Bios:

Grant Greenberg, MD

Dr. Greenberg is the Chief Medical Executive for Primary Care with oversight of Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, and ExpressCARE operations. Since joining Lehigh Valley Health Network in October 2016, Dr. Greenberg has also served as the Leonard Parker Pool Endowed Chair of Family Medicine and is a Professor of Medical Education and Family Medicine for the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine.

Dr. Greenberg received his undergraduate degree in Biology and English from the University of Michigan. Before medical school, he received a master’s degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. He received his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, MI. He completed his residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Michigan and completed a master’s degree in health services administration from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. He has also completed the Health Management Academy’s GE Scholars Fellowship.

Dr. Greenberg is active with the Association of Departments of Family Medicine, serving as the Chair of the Membership Committee, participating on the Leadership Development Committee, contributes to the steering committee for the “LEADS” fellowship, and is on the Board of Directors. Dr. Greenberg is a contributor to the MP3 collaborative “Making Primary Care and Population Health Primary” sponsored by the ABFM. Dr. Greenberg has been a member of the American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Round Table since its inception, serving on the Screening and Implementation Work Group, the Early Detection Strategies Work Group, and the Fiscal Health Work Group. He has 4 children (mostly adult, but still “on the payroll”).

Wanda Cruz-Knight, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAFP

Dr. Cruz-Knight is the Owen L. Coon Endowed Chair for the Department of Family Medicine at Endeavor Health and Clinical Professor at University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She is a graduate of Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and completed her residency training in Family Medicine a

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Building Equity into Health Care AI: From Promise to Practice

Presented byIrene Dankwa-Mullan, MD, MPH, Dartmouth College
STFM Annual Spring Conference 2025 Blanchard Lecture | Wednesday, May 7, 2025

As the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care accelerates, the promise of improved patient outcomes and operational efficiencies is accompanied by critical concerns about the impact on health equity. Family medicine, with its commitment to holistic, patient-centered care, plays a vital role in ensuring that AI solutions contribute to more equitable health care delivery rather than perpetuating existing disparities.

In this keynote presentation, the presenter will explore how health care AI can be harnessed to advance equity while also addressing the significant risks posed by biased data and flawed algorithms. Drawing on her work in AI ethics and health equity, Irene will provide a practical framework for the intentional design and deployment of AI tools that promote fairness in patient care. She will discuss key strategies for mitigating biases in clinical algorithms, ensuring diverse patient representation in AI training data, and advocating for policies and practices that uphold equity at every stage of AI development.

This session will empower health care professionals and educators to actively engage in shaping AI’s future—transforming concerns into action by advocating for responsible AI use, inclusive design processes, and equitable outcomes for all patient populations.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session each participant should:

Identify potential sources of bias in health care AI systems and understand their impact on health equity
Understand the principles of equitable AI design and deployment in clinical settings
Explore strategies for family medicine educators to advocate for the intentional development and use of AI technologies that promote health equity
Develop actionable steps to ensure diverse representation and fairness in data used for health care AI algorithms
Recognize the role of health care professionals in shaping the future of AI to achieve more equitable patient outcomes

Irene Dankwa-Mullan, MD, MPH

Irene Dankwa-Mullan, MD, MPH, is a leading expert at the intersection of artificial intelligence, health equity, and clinical care, with over a decade of experience driving innovation in the health care industry. She has worked extensively with academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and health care systems to develop equitable AI frameworks that ensure the fair and inclusive deployment of technology in medicine. Her expertise lies in integrating AI and machine learning tools into clinical workflows while advocating for policies that prioritize diverse patient populations and mitigate systemic biases in data and algorithms.

Dr Dankwa-Mullan currently advises on how to evaluate health care delivery systems' readiness to procure, evaluate, and deploy AI solutions that adhere to the highest ethical and technical standards. She also works with early-stage health technology start-up companies, where she leverages her industry experience and expertise to build fair and inclusive AI solutions. She has published widely on the ethical implications of AI in health care and frequently speaks at national and international conferences on the role of AI in advancing health equity.

She is passionate about educating the next generation of health care leaders to be advocates for responsible, patient-centered AI. She is committed to ensuring that AI serves as a tool for reducing health disparities, not exacerbating them.

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What Does It Meant To Be A (Family) Physician

Presented byThomas L. Schwenk, MD, University of Nevada
STFM Annual Spring Conference 2025 General Session | Monday, May 5, 2025

The enduring values of family medicine center on the compassionate, comprehensive care of patients over time. That care has defined family medicine and motivated family physicians for decades. Today, simply providing excellent care for patients may not be enough in the face of an extraordinarily perverse and dysfunctional health care system that often does everything in its power to make caring for patients difficult, stressful and discouraging. The regenerative power of the physician-patient relationship is often compromised and thwarted by a health care system that ranks as the worst in the world among developed countries. The health care system rides on the backs of family and other primary care physicians, and those backs are bending painfully under the system’s weight.

The solution lies in using the power of the physician-patient relationship as the source of motivation and energy to fight for the very soul of our profession, fight for the core of what it means to be a family physician, fight for operational changes that are designed for quality instead of efficiency, fight for informational and technological solutions that promote continuity, and fight for model operations that show our learners how attractive family medicine can be. This fight will require leadership at all levels of the discipline of family medicine.

Through stories and personal anecdotes from his career, the presenter will illustrate the regenerative power of the physician-patient relationship and the power of the family physician’s role as an agent for change.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session each participant should:

Be exposed to the core importance and regenerative power of the physician-patient relationship
Have the opportunity to reflect on their own commitment to the core attributes of the physician-patient relationship as the motivation to fight for operational changes in the health care system
Have the opportunity to consider their role as a leader in preserving and supporting the physician-patient relationship

Thomas L. Schwenk, MD

Thomas L. Schwenk, MD, holds an appointment as dean emeritus at the University of Nevada, Reno, having served as dean of the School of Medicine and Vice-President of Health Sciences from 2011–2021.

Dr. Schwenk earned his B.S. degree in chemical engineering and M.D. from the University of Michigan. He trained at the University of Utah and practiced in Park City, Utah, before returning to the University of Michigan where he served as chair of the Department of Family Medicine from 1986–2011.

He has served on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Family Medicine and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2002. He also served for four years on the Administrative Board of the Council of Deans of the Association of American Medical Colleges. Dr Schwenk’s research has focused most recently on mental health and wellness in medical students, residents and physicians. He has co-authored over 160 publications, and has consulted to over 50 medical schools and teaching hospitals in various capacities.

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Helping a patient with chronic pain can overwhelm even the most eager residents. Stephen K. Stacey, DO, introduces a transformative approach to whole-patient pain management which partners his osteopathic roots and military background. Dr Stacey guides listeners through the MAGIC model: Multimodal, Active, Goal-based, Interdisciplinary, and Comprehensive care, empowering residents to engage their patients in meaningful, multifaceted treatment. Faculty will gain insights into how teaching MAGIC reshapes resident attitudes, enhances clinical confidence, and creates deeper, more effective interactions with chronic pain patients.

Resources:

An Interprofessional Approach to Chronic Pain Management and Education - Fam Med.
Improving Chronic Pain Management in a Family Medicine Residency - Fam Med.

Stephen K. Stacey, DO:
Dr. Stephen Stacey is the Director of Osteopathic Education for the Mayo Clinic Family Medicine Residency in La Crosse, where he is dedicated to training future physicians in comprehensive, whole-person care. As a skilled osteopathic physician, he specializes in osteopathic manual medicine and holistic treatment for chronic pain, helping patients of all ages achieve better health and overcome barriers to an active lifestyle. Before joining Mayo Clinic, Dr. Stacey served as a battalion and flight surgeon in the U.S. Army. During his service, he deployed to Poland and Ukraine, where he played a vital role in training NATO allies in battlefield trauma care. His military experience has reinforced his deep commitment to patient-centered, hands-on medicine.

Outside of his medical practice, Dr. Stacey is an avid outdoor enthusiast who enjoys trail running, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing. Most importantly, he loves spending quality time with his wife and five children. Dr. Stacey attended Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency at Family Medicine, Peak Vista Community Health Centers.
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www.stfm.org/stfmpodcast052025

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Family medicine professionals are deeply committed to providing high-quality care for their patients. However, they also recognize that political decisions significantly impact the communities they serve. In this episode, Nina DeJonghe, Director of Government Relations at STFM, shows us how to turn our passion for patient care into advocacy action. She pulls back the curtain on Congress and its operations, and champions the surprising efficacy of constituent letters. Ms DeJonghe highlights STFM resources to help you advocate at both the state & federal levels, shares ways you can influence national health care policies, and provides a plethora of resources to engage your powerful voice for change in family medicine.

Hosted by Omari A. Hodge, MD, FAAFP and Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase, MD

Resources:

Family Medicine DEI Advocacy Toolkit
CAFM Advocacy Action Center - Voter Voice
Advocacy Scholarship for New Faculty - scholarship to attend the Family Medicine Advocacy Summit (FMAS) in Washington DC
STFM Advocacy Resources and Key Issues
STFM Advocacy Course

Other Podcast Episodes:

URM JAM Podcast Episode 16: Serve Your Community Through Family Medicine Advocacy with Jehni S. Robinson, MD, FAAFP
The STFM Podcast July 2022: Family Medicine’s Place in Advocacy with Andrea Anderson, MD, FAAFP

Guest Bio:Nina DeJonghe, MPP, is a seasoned public policy professional with several years of leadership, legislative, and non-profit experience. As the Director of Government Relations for the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM), she oversees the advocacy functions for the Council of Academic Family Medicine (CAFM), which comprises the leadership of academic family medicine organizations. Nina liaises with Congress, federal agencies, external organizations, and relevant stakeholders to coordinate efforts that advance family medicine priorities. Her current advocacy efforts address critical issues such as workforce shortages, increasing funding for primary care research, expanding Graduate Medical Education (GME), and enhancing patient accessibility to healthcare services to improve community outcomes nationwide.

Nina is a Michigan native. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Eastern Michigan University and a master’s degree in public policy from George Mason University. She has significant success working towards effective policy solutions, thoughtful partnerships, and accessibility to critical funding and resources. She has dedicated her professional career to strengthening marginalized and underserved communities.

Link:

www.stfm.org/stfmpodcast042025

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Presented byAdrian N. Billings, MD, PhD; Texas Tech University

STFM Conference on Medical Student Education 2025 Scott Fields Lecture | Sunday, February 2 2025

In the evolving landscape of American health care, the call to practice and serve in rural communities offers a profound and transformative opportunity for clinicians. This presentation delves into the powerful concept of accompaniment—an approach where physicians not only deliver care but also actively engage with and support their patients and communities. For medical students aspiring to a career marked by meaningful impact, the rural setting offers a unique and inspiring canvas. Rural areas often face significant health care disparities, including limited access to medical resources and specialized care. This context demands a new kind of medical professional — one who is not only skilled in clinical practice but also deeply committed to community engagement and advocacy. The role of accompaniment involves more than just treating illness; it requires a holistic approach to patient care, emphasizing empathy, education, and empowerment.

Through accompaniment, physicians forge strong relationships with patients, understanding their unique challenges and needs. This model of care fosters trust and collaboration, leading to more effective and personalized treatment strategies. Additionally, it empowers healthcare professionals to become advocates for systemic changes that address the root causes of health inequities. Embracing a career in rural medicine through the lens of accompaniment offers a pathway to profound professional fulfillment and societal impact. Accompaniment aligns medical practice with the broader goals of social justice and health equity. For aspiring physicians, this approach not only enhances our clinical skills but also instills a deep sense of purpose and connection to the communities we serve. A call to service through accompaniment emerges as a beacon of hope and inspiration, guiding future medical leaders toward a more compassionate and equitable future.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

Describe causes and consequences of rural health disparities.
Justify the practice of medicine outside the walls of a health care facility to combat social determinants of health.
Value the concept of accompaniment as it relates to a career of service in medicine.

Adrian N. Billings, MD:

Dr Adrian Billings, of Alpine, Texas, is a National Health Service Corps Scholar alumnus, the chief medical officer of Preventative Care Health Services FQHC in the rural Big Bend of Texas, professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, associate academic dean of Rural and Community Engagement, and senior fellow of the F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Additionally, he serves as senior fellow of Health Equity with the Atlantic Institute. Dr Billings has been a career-long community physician along the rural Texas-Mexico border of west Texas. He is an elected school board trustee for rural Alpine Independent School District, serves as an officer in the Texas Academy of Family Physicians, and works on the Board of the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved. Dr Billings is passionate about rural health care workforce development and enabling rural borne and educated students opportunities to enroll in health care training programs.

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Presented byKaren Hauer, PhD; University of California, San Francisco

STFM Conference on Medical Student Education 2025 Scott Fields Lecture | Saturday, February 1 2025

Bias in assessment of medical learners presents a critical, ongoing challenge to the quality of medical education. Experiences of bias may manifest in access to learning opportunities as well as in quantitative ratings and qualitative comments describing performance. This bias interferes with learners’ developmental progress through training and has consequences for their future careers and the patients they may serve. Solutions to address bias are needed for individual faculty and leaders designing and implementing education systems.

This session will review the literature on the causes and consequences of bias in assessment of learner performance in medical education. Dr Karen Hauer will discuss recommendations to avoid bias in assessment drawn from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Conference on Ensuring Fairness in Medical Education Assessment: Conference Recommendations Report. The speaker will share resources for implementing recommendations and using them in faculty development.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

Identify causes and consequences of bias in assessment of clinical learners
Apply recommendations to avoid bias in assessment
Describe the design and implementation of an equitable assessment system

Karen Hauer, PhD:

Dr Hauer is vice dean for Education and Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). As vice dean, she is responsible for post-baccalaureate premedical, undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education across the multiple UCSF clinical training sites. In her prior position as associate dean for Competency Assessment and Professional Standards, she designed and led the program of assessment in the UCSF School of Medicine Bridges curriculum and developed and directed the School’s medical student coaching program. For this work, she led the team which received the ASPIRE international award for excellence in student assessment. She is an active researcher in medical education and a research mentor for fellows, residents, students, and faculty with a focus on competency-based medical education, learner assessment, equity in assessment, coaching, and remediation. She completed a PhD in Medical Education through a joint program with UCSF and the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. She received the 2024 Hubbard Award from the NBME for excellence in medical education assessment. She has served on leadership committees with the National Board of Medical Examiners and Macy Foundation, served as deputy editor for the journal Medical Education, and is past president of the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine national organization.

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Bonus Conference Episode: Conference on Medical Student Education 2025

Artificial Intelligence and Family Medicine Education: Utopia and Simultaneous Dystopia

Presented byNipa R. Shah, MD; University of Florida

STFM Conference on Medical Student Education 2025 Opening Session | Friday, January 31, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a major disruptor in many fields, especially health care. Dr Shah will present the latest updates in AI as it relates to medical education. Understanding some basic terminology, possible applications in teaching and assessment, and challenges to implementation will be goals of this session. Educational, legal, and ethical considerations will be vital for family medicine educators to be able to incorporate AI into various curricula and policies. Staffing, infrastructure, training, and more will be affected significantly, and it is best to be educated about AI, and be a spokesperson for this innovative technology. There is also, of course, significant hype and promises with AI, and separating reality from hype is important. Emphasis during this session will be placed on evidence-based, FDA-approved innovations based on AI as well as the profound impact that AI has and will continue to have on higher education. Organizations will need to be educated, nimble, and prepared to incorporate AI into various initiatives. Access to care, cost, and reliability of AI will be addressed as well. Leadership decisions regarding investing in AI technology, especially in relation to medical education, will also be briefly addressed.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

Understand basic terminology in the field of artificial intelligence (AI)
Learn practical strategies in utilizing AI to help meet challenges in medical student education
Become aware of possible pitfalls with AI, including hallucinations, bias, misinformation, and liability concerns

Copyright © Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2025
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Nipa R. Shah, MD:

Dr Shah is a professor and the chair of the department of Community Health and Family Medicine at the University of Florida, where she supervises a group of 25 clinics in two states and 115 physicians and advanced practice providers. She completed the Executive Program in Artificial Intelligence with Implications for Business Strategy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has been teaching about AI and medicine to local, national and international audiences for over 6 years.

She is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, is a recipient of the Robert C. Nuss Researcher/Scholar of the Year Award, and was recently named a “Woman of Influence” by the Jacksonville Business Journal. Her leadership training includes fellowship training from America’s Essential Hospitals, with interests in AI, telehealth, and business strategy.

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Step into the future of primary care with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML). In this episode, you’ll discover how these transformative technologies are revolutionizing healthcare as three expert voices from STFM’s cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Primary Care Curriculum reveal insider strategies to slash administrative burden—and maybe even carve out time for your dream vacation. Whether you’re an educator eager to innovate, or a clinician ready to lead your team in implementing new tools, this dynamic panel delivers practical tips, ethical insights, and the inspiration you need to confidently participate in the AI revolution.

Our Panelists:

Cornelius James, MD
Jaky Kueper, PhD
Winston Liaw, MD, MPH

Hosted by Omari A. Hodge, MD, FAAFP and Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase, MD

Resources:

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Primary Care Curriculum (AiM-PC)
Upcoming Opportunity - Ethical Use of AI in the Family Medicine Clinic - STFM Webinar scheduled for May 30, 2025 at 12pm CT
Artificial Intelligence and Family Medicine: Better Together - Fam Med
Generative Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models in Primary Care Medical Education - Fam Med
Artificial Intelligence-Prompted Explanations of Common Primary Care Diagnoses - PRiMER

Guest Bio:

Cornelius James, MD

Dr. James is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan (U-M). He is a general internist and a general pediatrician practicing as a primary care physician. He holds the James O. Woolliscroft, MD Endowment in Humane Patient Care.

Dr. James has served in many educational roles across the continuum of medical education, including serving as the director of the University of Michigan Medical School evidence-based medicine curriculum, and an Associate Program Director for the U-M Internal Medicine Residency Program. He also serves on local and national committees, including the U-M Clinical Intelligence Committee and the International Advisory Committee for Artificial Intelligence.

In multiple years Dr. James has been identified as one of the top teachers in the Department of Internal Medicine. In addition, in 2022 he received the Kaiser Permanente Excellence in Teaching award, the most prestigious teaching award given by the U-M medical school.

Dr. James has completed the American Medical Association (AMA) Health Systems Science Scholars program, and he was also one of ten inaugural 2021 National Academy of Medicine Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence.

His research interests include augmenting clinical reasoning with artificial intelligence, and equitable implementation of safe and effective digital health tools into clinical practice.

His work has been published in JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, Academic Medicine, the Journal of General Internal Medicine, Cell Reports, and more.

Jaky Kueper, PhDJaky Kueper, PhD, is an epidemiologist and computer scientist with the Scripps Research Digital Trials Center. Her work in AI for primary care ranges from investigating primary care AI needs and priorities to co-developing AI solutions with Community Health Centres. She's also been engaged in several AI for heal

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STFM President Joseph Gravel, MD, illustrates how he has staved off burnout by building a career around the life-giving practices of advocacy, service, and gratitude. Dr Gravel gives us a sneak peek into the strategic plan which will guide STFM in the coming years, centered around topics such as artificial intelligence (AI). He also lets us know about his dislike of the “P-Word” (“provider”) and why the labels used for family medicine professionals are so important to maintaining that professionalism which gives agency and appropriate voice to those giving relationship-based care in an era of corporatized medicine.

Resources:

STFM Advocacy Course
Professionalism in an Era of Corporate Medicine: Addressing Microlapses and Promoting Microacts as a New Model - Fam Med
Empowerment and the P-Word - Fam Med
Get to Know Incoming STFM President Joseph Gravel, MD - STFM Blog

Guest Bio:
Joseph W. Gravel Jr., MD, FAAFP
Dr Gravel is Professor and Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. During his 5+ years as Chair at MCW his department has created 3 new family medicine residency programs in Milwaukee (2) and Green Bay. He is a graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and the Virginia Commonwealth University Fairfax Family Practice Center Family Medicine Residency. Dr Gravel served as a residency program director for over 20 years; he was founding residency program director of the Tufts University Family Medicine Residency in Malden, MA and was Chief Medical Officer and residency program director at the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, a Teaching Health Center FQHC in Lawrence, MA. He previously held teaching appointments at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (Worcester) and Tufts University School of Medicine (Boston).
Dr Gravel is currently President of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (2024-25). He also serves on the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians’ Board of Directors and as the senior Wisconsin Delegate to the AAFP Congress of Delegates. He is a Technical Advisor for the HRSA THCGME program. He is a Past President of the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD), the Family Medicine Education Consortium (FMEC), and the Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians. He has also served on the ABFM Board of Directors, the ACGME Review Committee for Family Medicine, the ADFM Finance Committee, the STFM Foundation Board of Trustees, and as Chair of the Academic Family Medicine Advocacy Committee. His department created Wisconsin’s first HRSA-funded Teaching Health Center in 2023. His residency programs participated in 3 national residency innovation initiatives- the P4 National Demonstration Project, the HRSA Teaching Health Center program (one of the original 11), and the ACGME Length of Training (LoT) Pilot. He was selected by Governor Deval Patrick to serve as a Commissioner on the Massachusetts Special Commission on Graduate Medical Education, has been deeply involved in national and statewide primary care workforce issues, and received the 2013 STFM Advocate Award.

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The STFM Podcast is pleased to introduce our new hosts for the 2025 season. Please join us in welcoming Omari A. Hodge, MD, and Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase, MD. Both hosts were instrumental in the success of STFM’s Underrepresented in Medicine Initiative. Dr Hodge served as co-host of the URM JAM Podcast, and Dr Allen Akambase developed a webinar series with the Scholarship Work Group. To get things started, our hosts interview each other, discussing how they balance family dynamics, professional goals, and individual aspirations throughout their journey in academic family medicine.

Hosted by Omari A. Hodge, MD, and Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase, MD
Copyright © Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 20245
Resources:

The URM JAM Podcast - hosted by Tochi Iroku-Malize, MD, MBA, and Omari A. Hodge, MD, and published by STFM
URM Scholarship Webinar Series
Millennial Health hosted by Dr Jay-Sheree Allen

Omari A. Hodge, MD Omari A. Hodge, MD, earned his medical degree at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta and completed his family medicine residency at Self Regional Hospital in Greenwood, South Carolina. As a primary care physician, Dr. Hodge has worked in a variety of roles, including campus medicine, urgent care, hospital medicine, and graduate medical education. Previously he served as associate program director with North Georgia Health System in Gainesville, Georgia. Currently Dr Hodge serves as the Founding Program Director for AdventHealth Family Medicine Residency Program at Wesley Chapel in Tampa, Florida, with a mission to equip, educate, and encourage residents to use their God given talents in service to the community. He has also worked at Clarkston Refugee Clinic, underscoring his philosophy of using the gift of medicine to serve others. Dr. Hodge serves on the board of trustees at Christian Medical & Dental Associations. He and his wife Kiera participate in both local and global medical aid relief trips. Additionally, Dr Hodge is a proud father to his four children.

Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase, MD
Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase, MD, is a Preventive Medicine Fellow in the Division of Public Health, Infectious Diseases, and Occupational Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester also pursuing an Executive master’s degree in public health practice at the University of Minnesota. She holds the rank of Assistant Professor of Family Medicine with the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and previously served as a Senior Associate Consultant and Diversity Leader in the Mayo Clinic Department of Family Medicine in Rochester. In that role she created the first department wide equity, inclusion, and diversity committee to lead the team through the department’s 2022-23 EID priorities including a faculty development program to promote leadership among women and underrepresented minorities in Family Medicine.

She is the President of the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation Board of Trustees and is slated to serve as the Foundation’s President in 2025. She previously chaired the workgroup responsible for the foundation’s humanitarian programs: Family Medicine Cares USA and Family Medicine Cares International where she has been instrumental in relaunching the global health program focused on equity.

Recognizing the power of media to deliver relevant and timely health messages, she has contributed to multiple health news and education outlets including ABC News Health, Minnesota Public Radio, Wall Street Journal and the Primary Care Reviews and Perspectives Podcast. You can find her on twitter and Instagram @drjaysheree
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Bonus Conference Episode: CPQI 2024 Closing Session

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Bonus Conference Episode: CPQI 2024 Opening Session

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Faculty development is always evolving, and new faculty development techniques like Master Adaptive Learning (MAL) equip educators to adapt their teaching to fresh, evidence-based methods. In this episode, Drew M. Keister, MD, shares the ongoing work of STFM’s Faculty Development Collaborative to develop faculty development competencies, and facilitate discussions on faculty development, competency-based medical education, as well as how to create an environment conducive to master adaptive learning.
Hosted by Saria Saccocio, MD, MHA, FAAFP
Copyright © Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2024

Resources:

STFM Collaborative List - sign up for the Faculty Development Collaborative (note - you will need to sign into your STFM account)
The Master Adaptive Learner - eBook by by Cutrer et al
Training Future Family Physicians to Become Master Adaptive Learners - Family Medicine
Envisioning the Master Adaptive Learner - Resources from the AMA
STFM Competency-Based Medical Education Toolkit
Why the Physician of the Future is a Master Adaptive Learner - AMA
4 Personal Traits that Boost the Master Adaptive Learner Process - AMA

Guest Bio:
Drew Keister, MD, is a Lehigh Valley native who returned to join the LVHN Family Medicine Department in 2008. He attended Cornell University and attended Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, the sweetest place on Earth. He completed his residency at the Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), where he was introduced to the fundamentals of Osteopathy. He joined the faculty at Offutt AFB’s family medicine residency, in Nebraska. He attended the UNC Faculty Development Fellowship. Drew participated in the LVHN FM residency's P4 (Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice) national pilot experiment. He has served as the primary care clerkship director, the Associate Program Director and Program Director. In 2017, he became Vice Chair for Education. He remains an active faculty member in the residency and has broadened his focus to include CME, fellowship programs, medical student education, predoctoral training, and the new family medicine residency in Schuylkill County. In addition, he serves as the Vice CHair of the STFM Faculty Development Collaborative and presents nationally on faculty development topics, especially around Master Adaptive Learning, Individualized Education Plans, and Competency-Based Medical Education.
Link:
https://www.stfm.org/stfmpodcast092024

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Welcome to part three of our limited series where we pull back the curtain on the publication process. This episode features Family Medicine editors Sarina Schrager, MD, MS, and Octavia Amaechi, MD, advising on what to do upon receiving that dreaded rejection notification. Everybody gets papers rejected, and the reviewer’s comments provide an opportunity to grow, refine your paper, and make it stronger for the next journal submission. Our editors share opportunities to refine your writing skills and keep your work out of the rejection pile. Above all else, they encourage you to remember your “why” and to keep going!

Resources:

Quick Consult - formerly the Virtual Coaching Program
STFM Leadership through Scholarship Fellowship
STFM CERA Fellowship
STFM Medical Editing Fellowship
STFM URM Mentorship Program
PRiMER Author Mentorship Program
American Family Physician Jay Siwek Medical Editing Fellowship
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Research and Editing Fellowship
Annals of Family Medicine Editorial Fellowship

Guest Bio:
Sarina Schrager, MD, MS
Editor in Chief Family Medicine
Sarina Schrager, MD, MS, is a professor in the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (UW DFMCH). She also serves as UW DFMCH’s director of promotions and mentoring and as Wisconsin Research and Education Network’s medical director. Prior to becoming the editor in chief of Family Medicine, she served in the same capacity at Wisconsin Medical Journal, as an editor for FPM, and on the editorial board of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. Her research expertise is in residency education and faculty development, and her recent work has focused on shared decision-making in cancer screening. She obtained her MD at the University of Illinois, Chicago, her residency training as well as a primary care women’s health fellowship at MacNeal Hospital, and a faculty development fellowship at UW DFMCH.

Octavia Amaechi, MD
DEIA Editor Family Medicine
Octavia Amaechi, MD, serves as the chief of staff, a hospitalist, and Health Equity Committee chair at the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System and as a faculty physician in the Spartanburg Regional Family Medicine Residency (SRFMR) program. She holds positions as a mentor in STFM’s Leadership Through Scholarship Program, a board member of the Spartanburg County Medical Society, an annual delegate and reference committee chair of the South Carolina Medical Association, and member of the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness. Her expertise is in diversity, equity, inclusion, antiracism, patient and community advocacy, inpatient/hospital medicine, and MAT for Opioid Use Disorder. She completed her MD at the University of Health Sciences Antigua, her residency training a

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Family Medicine editors Sarina Schrager, MD, MS, and Octavia Amaechi, MD, are back for part two of our series where we pull back the curtain on the publication process. In this episode, our editors describe the types of publications available for authors, while giving special attention to great options for novice authors. They also delve into the issues of using AI in the writing process and explain the benefits serving as a peer reviewer can have on your writing skills.

Resources:

Demystifying the Publication Process - Part 1 with Sarina Schrager, MD, MS, and Octavia Amaechi, MD
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process by John McPhee
PRiMER Author Mentorship Program - URM authors can receive mentorship on submissions to PRiMER
Writing an Effective Peer Review - Family Medicine Infographic
Why Should I Be a Peer Reviewer? - STFM Blog
Sign Up to be a Peer Reviewer for Family Medicine
Become a PRiMER Reviewer
Family Physicians Inquiries Network - fpin.org
Journal/Author Name Estimator (JANE)
Quick Consult - this program links STFM members in search of guidance/advice withseasoned peers interested in sharing their wisdom and expertise
STFM Collaborative List - sign up for Point-of-Care Ultrasound Collaborative (note - you will need to sign into your STFM account)

Guest Bio:Sarina Schrager, MD, MS
Editor in Chief Family Medicine

Sarina Schrager, MD, MS, is a professor in the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (UW DFMCH). She also serves as UW DFMCH’s director of promotions and mentoring and as Wisconsin Research and Education Network’s medical director. Prior to becoming the editor in chief of Family Medicine, she served in the same capacity at Wisconsin Medical Journal, as an editor for FPM, and on the editorial board of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. Her research expertise is in residency education and faculty development, and her recent work has focused on shared decision-making in cancer screening. She obtained her MD at the University of Illinois, Chicago, her residency training as well as a primary care women’s health fellowship at MacNeal Hospital, and a faculty development fellowship at UW DFMCH.

Octavia Amaechi, MD
DEIA Editor Family Medicine

Octavia Amaechi, MD, serves as the chief of staff, a hospitalist, and Health Equity Committee chair at the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System and as a faculty physician in the Spartanburg Regional Family Medicine Residency (SRFMR) program. She holds positions as a mentor in STFM’s Leadership Through Scholarship Program, a board member of the Spartanburg County Medical Society, an annual delegate and reference committee chair of the South Carolina Medical Association, and member of the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians Committee on Diversity, Equity,

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Generative AI for Research and Education: From Theory to Practice

Presented byTanner Dean, DO, University of Kansas, Wichita
STFM Annual Conference 2024 Closing Session | Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Generative AI, especially tools like ChatGPT, is changing medicine. In this talk, we'll explore ChatGPT's background, its underlying mechanics, and its strengths and weaknesses. Beyond mere understanding, we will explore frameworks needed to safely and efficiently use this technology. Grasping the AI behind ChatGPT as well as best practices will enable us to look at practical uses in primary care research and teaching. This includes using AI for quick Q&A sessions, help in writing, creating visuals, summarizing articles**, and exploring its broader potential.

The future of medical education will blend traditional teaching with AI tools. It's vital for today's educators to have working knowledge of these new technologies. This talk urges primary care professionals to not just watch, but actively join in the AI revolution. By equipping the educators, this talk hopes to inspire participants to dive in to discover the simple yet powerful ways AI can boost their work in medicine. Participants should walk away with a introductory understanding of ChatGPT works, how they can write effective prompts and several ways they can use ChatGPT in their practice.

Learning Objectives: At the end of the session each participant should...

Explain the methodology and principles behind how ChatGPT is trained.
Identify common pitfalls and limitations associated with ChatGPT and similar AI models.
Recognize several various potential uses of ChatGPT in a research and teaching environment.
Discuss the predicted trajectory and role of ChatGPT in the future landscape of primary care research and education.

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Tanner Dean, DO:

Dr. Tanner Dean is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at the KU School of Medicine in Wichita. Trained as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from A.T. Still University, he completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at KUMC-Wichita. Dr. Dean's unique blend of clinical acumen is further enriched with a certification in Artificial Intelligence (AI) from the American Board of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. He teaches students both on rotation in the hospital as well as leads the 3rd year neurology clerkship for the KU School of Medicine - Wichita. His research stands at the confluence of technology and medicine. Notably, he has undertaken innovative projects to enhance clinical care through technological advancements. A central theme of his current investigations is understanding physician perceptions of AI in healthcare and the potential of large language learning models in all aspects of medical practice, research, and education. Dr. Dean is very optimistic about AI in healthcare and is working on building the educational structures to equip educators and physicians of the future with the confidence and knowledge to use AI in their medical practice.

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Family Medicine and the Counterculture Revolution for our Times

Presented byKevin Grumbach, MD, University of California, San Francisco
STFM Annual Conference 2024 Blanchard Lecture | Monday, May 6, 2024

Family medicine was forged in the crucible of social movements of the 1960s. The consequential issues of our times—climate change, systemic racism, inequality of wealth, gun violence, reproductive rights, among others—are all contests for the common good that require social movements to achieve systemic reform. Primary care, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, is also a common good. Is family medicine ready to tap its brash, founding energy to reignite a second counterculture revolution to challenge profits, power, and privilege that harm society’s collective wellbeing? This presentation will address the essential ingredients of a counterculture revolution, including daring to be radical and not settling for incrementalism; speaking truth to power; identifying and dismantling structures that reinforce the status quo; democratizing alliances; and acknowledging one’s own complicity in harmful systems. If the speaker and audience do not feel uncomfortable at some point during the session, then the presentation will not have achieved its objectives.

Learning Objectives: At the end of the session each participant should...

To recognize the roots of family medicine as a countercultural specialty
To be able to characterize primary care as a common good
To identify the key elements of a counterculture revolution
To incorporate revolutionary acts into one’s professional life while being able to continue to earn a livelihood in family medicine

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Kevin Grumbach, MD:Kevin Grumbach, MD is Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He served as Chair of the UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine from 2003-2022, and as Vice President for Population Health for the UCSF Health system from 2015-2018. He is a Founding Director of the UCSF Center for Excellence in Primary Care and Director of the Community Engagement Program for the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute. His research and scholarship on the primary care workforce, innovations in primary care, racial and ethnic diversity in the health professions, and community health improvement and health equity have widely influenced policy and practice. With Tom Bodenheimer, he co-authored the best-selling textbook on health policy, Understanding Health Policy - A Clinical Approach, now in its 8 th edition, and the book, Improving Primary Care – Strategies and Tools for a Better Practice, published by McGraw Hill. He received a Generalist Physician Faculty Scholar award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Health Resources and Services Administration Award for Health Workforce Research on Diversity, the Richard E. Cone Award for Excellence and Leadership in Cultivating Community Partnerships in Higher Education, and the UCSF Chancellor’s Public Service Award, and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine. Dr Grumbach has been an advisor to Congressional Committees and government agencies on primary care and health reform and a member of the National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and currently serves on the California Health Workforce Education and Training Council. He cares for patients at the family medicine practices at San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF Health.

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Family Medicine as Social Justice

Presented by PJ Parmar, MD, Ardas Family Medicine
STFM Annual Conference 2024 Opening General Session | Sunday, May 5, 2024

Many family medicine providers enter the field with significant idealism, and over the course of their career, they get jaded and burned out. For some this happens by the end of their training. This is not the outcome we want. Historically we have been known as community leaders in social justice. Returning our focus to social justice can provide motivation and variety to keep us engaged. To get there, we will need to shift the culture of our practices. This can happen by taking accountability for our privileges, understanding the barriers our patients face, and considering how we can use our training to shift our privileges to those with less. There are tools of patient flow which we can use to improve our encounters and reduce barriers, but the tools also include those which are not just medical. The goal is not just health equity, where we focus on all patients, but health justice, where we focus on the more disadvantaged.

Learning Objectives: At the end of the session each participant should...

Identify 3 elements of your current practice that are causing barriers to underserved medicine.
Brainstorm ideas for reducing those barriers
Identify one ideal that you had, when going into medicine, which you have not pursued as much as you have wanted. Consider what you can do to return to that ideal.

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PJ Parmar, MD:PJ Parmar is a family doctor for refugees, asylees, y los sin papeles in the Denver area. He started and runs Mango House, which has primary care medical, dental, and pharmacy services, and dozens of refugee tenants including restaurants, stores, offices, youth programs, and religious gatherings. His endeavors are intentionally not nonprofit. He has been covered by media dozens of times for his medical work, refugee Scout Troops, social justice efforts, and refugee restaurants, including by CNN, People, and the documentary movie Mango House. He has spoken widely on primary care underserved medicine, including in his TED Talk. He attended the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the nearby St. Anthony Family Medicine residency, and occasionally precepts trainees from both. He is father to a wonderful 9 year old boy named Alex.

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While publication is heavily entwined with the careers of academic practitioners, taking an idea from inkling to project to publication can be overwhelming for both veterans and newcomers to the process. Family Medicine editors Sarina Schrager, MD, MS, and Octavia Amaechi, MD, are appearing in the first of three episodes dedicated to demystifying the publication process. Part one focuses on tips to consider during the early stages of project planning. Our editors also pull back the curtain on the publication process, giving us a behind the scenes view of what happens after you submit.

Resources:

Family Medicine instructions for authors
PRiMER instructions for authors
Quick Consult
Moving Your Work from Presentation to Publication - Family Medicine Infographic
Tips for New Researchers
Writing an Effective Peer Review - Family Medicine Infographic
Why Should I Be a Peer Reviewer? - STFM Blog
Submit It Again! Learning From Rejected Manuscripts - PRiMER
A String of Pearls: Lessons for Medical Writing and Submitting for Publication - PRiMER
Writing for Personal and Professional Wellness - PRiMER
Leadership through Scholarship Fellowship
Medical Editing Fellowship
The STFM Medical Editing Fellowship: A Gateway to Scholarly Growth for Community Physicians - STFM Blog

Guest Bios:Sarina Schrager, MD, MS
Editor in Chief Family Medicine

Sarina Schrager, MD, MS, is a professor in the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (UW DFMCH). She also serves as UW DFMCH’s director of promotions and mentoring and as Wisconsin Research and Education Network’s medical director. Prior to becoming the editor in chief of Family Medicine, she served in the same capacity at Wisconsin Medical Journal, as an editor for FPM, and on the editorial board of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. Her research expertise is in residency education and faculty development, and her recent work has focused on shared decision-making in cancer screening.

Octavia Amaechi, MD
DEIA Editor Family Medicine

Octavia Amaechi, MD, serves as the chief of staff, a hospitalist, and Health Equity Committee chair at the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System and as a faculty physician in the Spartanburg Regional Family Medicine Residency (SRFMR) program. She holds positions as a mentor in STFM’s Leadership Through Scholarship Program, a board member of the Spartanburg County Medical Society, an annual delegate and reference committee chair of the South Carolina Medical Association, and member of the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness. Her expertise is i

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In this episode, Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH, shares his experience in nutritional healing and lifestyle medicine across his career in family medicine, particularly in targeting insulin resistance. Dr Scherger begins with his early years specializing in disease prevention in the late 1970s and leads us into the present time, where new developments in nutritional science, genetic understanding, and surprising recommendations often keep family physicians on their toes. With a vital passion for scientific wellness, Dr Scherger shares personal stories and data-rich resources for those who want to reverse the course of disease in their patients through nutrition and lifestyle changes.

Resources:

The Carbohydrate-Insulin Model: A Physiological Perspective on the Obesity Pandemic - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Six Ways to Take Control of Your Health: Lifestyle Medicine - American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Book - 40 Years in Family Medicine by Joseph E. Scherger
Book - Lean and Fit: A Doctor’s Journey to Healthy Nutrition and Greater Wellness by Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH
Book - Wheat Belly:Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health by William Davis, MD
Book - Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar –Your Brain’s Silent Killers by David Perlmutter, MD
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Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers

Wheat Belly (Revised and Expanded Edition): Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health

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The shift to Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) is changing the way resident education is delivered and assessed in family medicine. Linda Montgomery, MD, MA, FAAFP, is here to remind us that residency programs do not need to navigate these changes alone. Dr Montgomery not only highlights the current work of STFM’s CBME Task Force in creating a toolkit for residency programs, but she also discusses the next steps to be taken in the CBME shift.

Resources:

Competency-Based Medical Education Toolkit for Residency Programs
CBME Webinars hosted by STFM/AFMRD
Individualized Learning Plan Template for Family Medicine Residents
Core Outcomes of Residency Learning 2022 (Provisional) - Ann Fam Med
Implementing Competency Based ABFM Board Eligibility - JABFM
Competency-Based Medical Education: Theory to Practice - Med Teach

Guest Bio:Linda Montgomery has been in academic Family Medicine for over twenty years, was the program director for the University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency for eleven years, and currently is the Vice Chair of Education for her Department of Family Medicine overseeing all undergraduate and graduate level training. She is serving as the leader of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine’s Competency-Based Medical Education Task Force that is working to promote the transition of Family Medicine to this educational framework. She sits on the board for the Family Physicians Inquiries Network and serves on the AAMC’s Council of Faculty and Academic Societies. Her professional passion is figuring out models of teaching that promote the Quadruple Aim for Family Medicine. She lives in Denver with her husband, three young adult children, and much-loved mutt with whom she enjoys taking long walks with views of the Rockies.

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Randi Sokol. MD, MPH, MMedEd, joins us to outline how passionate family medicine practitioners can provide evidence-based care that meets the needs of patients affected by opioid use disorder. Dr Sokol shares that practitioners do not need to know everything about addiction medicine to offer comprehensive, compassionate care, and she offers resources to help those seeking training or mentorship. Our host and guest emphasize the importance of quality training for the next generation of family docs coming through residency programs, and share additional resources for those working with residents.

Resources:

STFM Addiction Medicine Curriculum
Providers Clinical Support System (PCCS) Homepage
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
AAFP New Training Requirement for Controlled Substance Rx: Answers to Common Questions
AAFP New DEA Training Requirement: Who has to do it, and how to get it done

Guest Bio:

Randi Sokol, MD, MPH, MMedEd, is an Assistant Professor at the Tufts Family Medicine Residency Program and Instructor at Harvard Medical School. She is Board Certified in both Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine. She earned her B.A. at the University of Pennsylvania, her Medical Degree and Masters in Public Health from Tulane University, completed Family Medicine Residency at UC-Davis, and earned a Masters in Medical Education through the University of Dundee.

At the Tufts Family Medicine Residency Program, Dr. Sokol is involved in clinical work, teaching, research, and advocacy, specifically around vulnerable populations that struggle with substance abuse and mental health issues. She is the Program Director for the Tufts Addiction Medicine Fellowship at Cambridge Health Alliance. She serves as the Director of the pain and addiction curriculum for residents, runs the Addiction Elective for Tufts medical students, and has developed a National Addiction Curriculum for Family Medicine Residency Programs across the country. Dr. Sokol has special interest in providing group visits as venue for treating patients with opioid use disorder (known as “GBOT”): She started group visits at her clinic that have now been running for 9 years, has published numerous research articles on this topic helping coin the “GBOT” term in the medical literature, and she mentors other clinical sites in implementing this model of care. She previously served as a PCSS-certified to trains providers to become Buprenorphine waivered (before the X waiver requirement was removed). She also runs a consultation service that supports primary care providers in caring for patients with pain and addiction. Additionally, she has particular expertise around medical education, has served on a national committee for Graduate Medical Education, she is the Director of Faculty Development at her residency program and has published numerous research articles related to how people learn. In her free time, Dr. Sokol is an avid exerciser, enjoys spending time with her geriatric rescue dog, and is a “Big Sister” in the “Big/Little Sister” program.

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In this episode of the STFM Podcast, Dennis Baker, PhD, creator of the ARCH Model of feedback, shows us how we can create a learning environment in which the word “feedback” does not elicit instant dread in the learner. In a congenial conversation with our host, he describes each part of the ARCH model, showing us not only how we can use it in our practice, but also demonstrating how this feedback model can guide learners into a habit of intentional self-reflection, a practice they can then use throughout the rest of their career.
Hosted by Saria Saccocio, MD, MHA, FAAFP
Copyright © Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2024

Resources:

ARCH: A Guidance Model for Providing Effective Feedback to Learners - STFM Education Column
Using the ARCH Feedback Model - STFM Resource Library
January 2023 #MedEd Pearls: The ARCH Model for Providing Effective Feedback - Harvard Macy Institute

Guest Bio:
Dennis Baker, PhD, is an Emeritus Professor of Family Medicine at the Florida State University College of Medicine. After receiving his doctorate in education at the University of Florida in 1976, Dennis began his medical education at a new College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University where he directed the student testing center and provided teaching skills training to new faculty, most of whom had never taught. In that environment he learned that helping faculty enhance their teaching skills required listening to faculty and that building positive and personal relationships with them are key elements of the faculty development process. Dennis went on to hold faculty development and administrative positions in three Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. Taking the position as Assistant Dean for Faculty Development at the newly created Florida State University College of Medicine provided Dennis the opportunity to fully engage in his passion of helping those who teach medical students and residents to enhance their educational skills via the faculty development process. His faculty development program at Florida State was cited as a strength by the LCME in 2011, as follows: The College of Medicine should be commended for an impressive faculty development program, particularly for the diverse nature of the offerings and the sheer volume of effort expended to support the development of faculty on an ongoing basis. Dennis is a “long-time” active STFM member and considers his experiences in STFM to be a guiding influence and highlight of his career in medical education.
Link:
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“The New Professionalism says, you take care of yourself, you take care of each other, you take care of your patients.” - Renee Crichlow, MD, FAAFP
STFM President Renee Crichlow, MD, FAAFP, expands on the stirring ideas she laid out in her 2023 President’s Address. With characteristic clarity, she helps us understand the opportunities of the New Professionalism emerging from current generational paradigm shifts. She shares her experience of the New Professionalism as both a practitioner and an educator, and demonstrates the ways that seasoned practitioners can influence the next generation of family medicine docs. Dr Crichlow reminds us that family medicine practitioners are uniquely positioned to build the future of the healthcare system globally and at the bedside.
Hosted by Saria Saccocio, MD, MHA, FAAFP
Copyright © Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2024

Resources:

Renee Crichlow, MD, FAAFP: STFM President’s Address
The Ladder for America
The URMJAM Podcast Episode 3: Building Your Academic Portfolio and CV with Renee Crichlow, MD, FAAFP
The STFM Podcast - September 2021: Finding a Leadership Mentor with Dr Renee Crichlow
STFM Blog - Get to Know Incoming STFM President Renee Crichlow, MD, FAAFP

Guest Bio:
Dr. Renee Crichlow has been a full spectrum family physician with OB for over twenty years. She has lived and worked in both rural and urban underserved communities. She was the Inaugural holder of the Mac Baird Endowed Chair for Advocacy and Policy at the University of Minnesota and in February 2021 began a new position as Boston University Vice-Chair of Health Equity for the Department of Family Medicine and Chief Medical Officer at Codman Square Community Health Center.
Dr. Crichlow’s first faculty position was an attending physician at UCDavis, with a joint appointment in the Department of Family Medicine and OB/GYN. From 2003 she was faculty for the University of Washington at the Montana Family Medicine Residency. Then, Dr. Crichlow served as an assistant professor and Director of Advocacy and Policy at the University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine, with her clinic and hospital work in the urban, low wealth community of North Minneapolis at the UMN North Memorial Family Medicine Residency.
Dr. Crichlow has been a long time participant in pipeline development programs
including founding physician for the Eastern Montana AHEC in the early 2000s, in North Minneapolis Dr. Crichlow developed The Ladder,(theladderforamerica.org) a cascading mentorship program that encourages youths from low-income communities to pursue medical careers, and as co-director of UMN undergraduate BA/MD seven-year program at UMN.
Link:
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The unique, fast-paced path that led Irene Guitierrez, MD, to becoming a residency director was achieved by providing high-quality, patient-centered care that was sensitive to cultural and socioeconomic differences. In this episode, Dr Guitierrez shares multiple ways practitioners can respectfully interact with patients of a diverse Latino community and all cultures through competency and understanding patients’ lives and beliefs. She models how we can identify and manage our own biases and assumptions while gracefully addressing cultural appropriateness in your practice and teaching.

Resources:

Preparing Family Physicians to Care for Underserved Populations: A Historical Perspective
Tools Help Give Culturally, Linguistically Appropriate Care
Resources for Holistic & Inclusive Residency Recruitment
Disparities and Inequities in US Health Care
What Will It Take to Recruit and Train More Underrepresented Minority Physicians in Family Medicine? A CERA Survey Analysis

Guest Bio:Dr Gutierrez grew up in Southeastern Arizona in a small farming community. She attended the University of Arizona for undergraduate, graduate and medical school. Dr Gutierrez completed her residency training in Family Medicine at the University of New Mexico. She completed a faculty development fellowship at University of California-San Francisco. Dr Gutierrez has served in many different leadership capacities within hospitals, clinics and residencies. She is currently an Associate Program Director with Centra Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency in Lynchburg, VA. She has special interests in hospital medicine and procedures. She has been involved in quality improvement and EMR implementation. She has a goal of improving residency clinic efficiency and processes to hopefully encourage more residents to go into outpatient family medicine.

Link:

https://stfm.org/stfmpodcast122023

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Tenured professor, Kendall M. Campbell, MD, conveys his passion for academic family medicine via discovery, innovation, defining a problem, and finding a solution. Dr Campbell shows listeners how a career in academic family medicine begins when you find an idea in your own backyard and then continue moving forward with a mentor. He then discusses promotion through the ranks of academic family medicine for both academicians and community faculty.

Resources:

STFM’s Leadership through Scholarship Fellowship
STFM’s URM Mentorship Program
Submit It Again! Learning From Rejected Manuscripts
Releasing the Net to Promote Minority Faculty Success in Academic Medicine
URM JAM Podcast: Know Your Worth During Contract Negotiations with Kendall Campbell, MD
Negotiation in Academic Medicine: A Necessary Career Skill
Negotiation in Academic Medicine: Narratives of Faculty Researchers and Their Mentors

Guest Bio:
Kendall M. Campbell, MD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), in Galveston, Texas. He is the Sealy Hutchings and Lucille Wright Hutchings Chair in Family Medicine.
Dr. Campbell came to UTMB from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University where he served as a tenured Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and Director of the Research Group for Underrepresented Minorities in Academic Medicine. Previous academic appointments have been at the University of Florida (UF) and Florida State University (FSU). His clinical interests have been for underserved patients for which he has developed medication access initiatives, integrated pharmacy and social services with primary care and led community health education initiatives. While at FSU, he Co-founded and Co-Directed the Center for Underrepresented Minorities in Academic Medicine with Dr. José E. Rodríguez to study issues that impact recruitment and retention of faculty underrepresented in medicine.
Dr. Campbell is nationally recognized for his work in primary care and in support of underrepresented learners and faculty. He has received honors and awards for his service to the field of medicine including the Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service Award, the Exemplary Teacher Award, and the 2021 STFM President’s Award. He was a 2014-2016 Fellow of the National Academy of Medicine and is a member of the NAM Roundtable on Health Equity. He also completed the AAMC Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) certificate program.

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Whether in person or virtual, interviews can be nerve wracking! Karl T. Clebak, MD, MHA, FAAFP, reminds us that interviews are conversations meant to highlight your strengths and values as a candidate. He shares multiple ways to help you stand out during your interview and craft a conversation conducive to the all-critical bidirectional flow. Dr Cleback gives advice for how to effectively follow up after an interview, as well.

Resources:

AAFP Residency Interview Guide
AAFP Residency Interview Questions
AMA Interviewing for Physician Residency Programs
AAMC Interview Resources for Residency Applicants
AMA 4 Reasons Virtual Residency Interviews Might be Here to Stay
Virtual Recruitment Effects on Matched Residents in Family Medicine: Experiences From Central Pennsylvania
MyERAS is Changing: Are You Ready?

Guest Bio:
Karl T. Clebak, MD, MHA, FAAFP, has taught family medicine and evidence-based medicine to learners of all levels. Dr. Clebak’s primary focus is residency education, where he works with residency faculty to create an inspiring, supportive academic environment producing the next generation of full-spectrum family physicians prepared to lead, teach and thrive. Dr. Clebak has developed and taught numerous sessions for the Penn State Health Family and Community Medicine Residency (Hershey, Pa.), including health system management, evidence-based medicine, journal clubs, quality improvement, board reviews, outpatient procedures and gratitude sessions. He regularly precepts family medicine residents in their outpatient continuity clinics and medical students during their family medicine clerkships. Dr. Karl Clebak's principal research interests include evidence-based medicine and the translation of research into practice, quality improvement and office-based procedures. His clinical research areas of focus include dermatologic, women’s health and musculoskeletal procedures, skin infections and dermatologic disease and clinical preventive services. Dr. Clebak also has research interests to improve the transition from inpatient to outpatient care and to enhance the patient and provider referral experience through the electronic consult. Dr. Clebak has written evidence-based clinical reviews on a variety of topics partnering with resident and faculty co-authors.

Link:
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What are the keys to having a great mentorship experience as a mentee? Kristen Hood Watson, MD, tells us how mentees can get the most out of mentorship, including how to decipher their own specific needs before beginning the relationship. Amongst the many tips she gives, Dr Hood Watson shows mentees how to set clear goals and expectations with their mentors, reminds them that mentors are there to hear them, and advises them how to create shared agendas with their mentors.

Hosted by Saria Saccocio, MD, MHA, FAAFP

Resources:

Underrepresented in Medicine (URM) Mentorship Program
The Power of Mentorship with Byron Jasper, MD, MPH - URM JAM Podcast Episode 22
URM Leadership Pathways in Academic Medicine
STFM Virtual Coaching Program
STFM Leadership through Scholarship Fellowship
Mentorship Toolkit: Supporting Mentors and Mentees from the University of Wisconsin School of MEdicine and Public Health
Facilitator’s Guide for Developing a Mentoring Program for URM/BIPOC Faculty Members

Guest Bio:

Kristen Hood Watson, MD

Kristen Hood Watson is an Associate Processor of Family Medicine at Medical University of South Carolina. Her academic focuses have been on undergraduate medical education (UME) curriculum, particularly regarding clinical curriculum, and diversity in medicine. Prior to becoming the Associate Dean for Clinical Education, Dr Hood Watson served as Assistant Dean for Resident Inclusion working to increase the percentage of underrepresented in medicine residents as well as work to enhance their experience. She was the Family Medicine clerkship director for eight years and since 2020 has been the chair of the Health Equity Curriculum Committee for the third-year clerkships. Combining the two interests, she is the faculty advisor for the AHEC Scholars program which is designed for students (particularly of underrepresented, underserved backgrounds) to learn about serving patients from rural, underserved and minority backgrounds.

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Our host slides into the guest seat this month to tell us how she went from solo practice to an executive role in academic medicine. Saria Saccocio, MD, MHA, FAAFP, guides us boldly down the path of creating a values-driven career. Dr Saccocio shows us how she engages in collaboration which welcomes input, feedback, and a plethora of ideas, all while participating in those crucial daily practices which build up her leadership skills and maintain her well-being.

Resources:

Impact Players by Liz Wiseman
Patient-Doctor Relationship from Perspective of the Karpman Drama Triangle
Leaders That Listen Meet Essential Psychological Needs of the Workforce
URM Leadership Pathways in Academic Medicine - STFM Course
Family Medicine Leadership Development Opportunities - STFM

Guest Bio:Saria Saccocio, MD, MHA, FAAFP

Dr. Saria Saccocio is a Regional Medical Officer for CareMore, a subsidiary of Elevance Health. She provides strategic and operational direction for the delivery of performance in support of the Central Region.

Dr. Saccocio has demonstrated a consistent history of leading award-winning programs and improving patient care and safety across the continuum as a Chief Medical Officer for health systems in the southeast. She received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Florida, and her Executive Master of Health Administration from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She completed her Family Medicine residency at the University of Miami before opening her own solo family practice. She continues to serve patients at the Greenville Free Medical Clinic.

Becker’s Hospital Review has recognized Dr. Saccocio as one of the top 100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know and has been elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Her extensive civic and community involvement has included serving with many organizations such as: the Modern Healthcare Women Advisory Board, board member for the Pisacano Leadership Foundation, South Carolina Hospital Association, United Way of Greenville County; Greenville Free Medical Clinic, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate, the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians Board, and is an Alum of the Women’s Leadership Institute and the Diversity Leadership Institute at Furman University.

Link:

https://www.stfm.org/stfmpodcast082023

Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact

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Help, I’m buried in email! We all get behind on work and especially email, but Grace Shih, MD, MAS, and Claire Thomson, MD, MPH, are here to help you sort through a variety of time management strategies to find the one that will help with your work-life balance. With pleasant doses of practicality and humility, they provide great strategies for managing inboxes and calendars, prioritizing tasks, as well as encouraging us to “eat the frog.”

Hosted by Saria Saccocio, MD.
Copyright © Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2023
Resources:

Clear Eyes, Full Day, Can't Lose: Time Management Strategies for Busy Folks
Time Management Strategies for Academic Success
How to Get Stuff Done: The Eisenhower Matrix (a.k.a. The Urgent Vs The Important)
4D Method for Inbox Management
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
7 Tips Productivity Experts Follow When The Fall Behind on Work

Guest Bios:
Grace Shih, MD, MAS is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine. She completed her family medicine residency at Brown University and a fellowship in family planning at University of California, San Francisco. She currently serves as the Director of the WWAMI Family Medicine Residency Network and Co-Director of DFM’s Reproductive Health Fellowship. She enjoys teaching and learning from others, and feels blessed to have a job that combines both faculty development and residency education. In her free time, you can find her wrestling with her kids, adoring her dog, or trying out new recipes and restaurants.
Claire Thomson (she/her) grew up in North Carolina and completed medical school and her MPH in Health Care and Prevention at the UNC-CH before heading north to Providence, Rhode Island to complete her residency and fellowship in Global and Maternal Child Health at Brown Family Medicine.
She joined Swedish First Hill as core faculty in January 2019 and became OB Fellowship Director in 2021. Her clinical interests include perinatal care and full-scope reproductive health; research interests include birth equity and FMOB mentorship. When not at work, she can be found chasing her toddler Kai, cooking with her husband Rob, hiking, reading novels, and paddleboarding.

Link:https://www.stfm.org/stfmpodcast072023

Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

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The magic formula to advocate for protected time at your institution is to speak the language of C-Suite executives. Timothy P. Graham, MD, MHPE is here to coach us to use this language effectively when advocating at our home institutions, including creating an elevator speech and using data to effectively make a case for your request. Dr Graham also teaches us how to account for the needs of all stakeholders when making a case for your institution’s academic needs.

Resources:

STFM Resources: Advocating for Protected Nonclinical Time for Residency Faculty Toolkit
Joint Guidelines for Protected Nonclinical Time for Faculty in Family Medicine Residency Programs
Prioritizing Group Time for Residency Faculty Helps Achieve Program Goals
Stakeholder Table Example - Word Doc

Guest Bio:Dr. Graham is the Chief Medical Officer at Mount Carmel Mount Carmel St. Ann’s in Westerville, Ohio and Mount Carmel New Albany in New Albany, Ohio. He also oversees Graduate Medical Education for Mount Carmel Health System. He is the former Program Director for the Mount Carmel Family Medicine Residency Program and the former Family Medicine Department Chair at Mount Carmel St. Ann's. He is a graduate of Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health and completed residency in Family Medicine at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He completed a Master of Health Professions Education at University of Illinois at Chicago and has interests in curriculum design, resident competency assessment, feedback and leadership development. He is the current Chair of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Graduate Medical Education Committee, Chair Elect of the Association of Hospital Medical Education Continuing Faculty and Professional Development Committee, a member of the STFM Board of Directors and a member of the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD) National Graduate Survey Oversight Committee. He previously served as a member of the STFM Residency Accreditation Toolkit Task Force and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Milestones 2.0 Workgroup. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief for the Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Resource. Dr. Graham is also Past President of the Central Ohio Academy of Family Physicians (COAFP.) Dr. Graham has presented extensively on graduate medical education topics including formative and summative feedback, competency assessment, advising and mentoring, and faculty development.

Link:https://www.stfm.org/stfmpodcast062023

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“Well-being is the oxygen mask that lets us assist others who are also in need of life-giving oxygen,“ says Catherine Florio Pipas, MD, MPH, FAAFP in this month’s episode. Dr Pipas steps forward and encourages us all to set aside the superhero culture and break free from the burnout cycle of medicine. She outlines specific ways we can build a culture of well-being at our institutions, in order to address the need for both systemic and personal change in the medical community. Throughout her interview, Dr Pipas also digs into how family physicians can—and should—take time daily to promote their own well-being.

Resources:

STFM Wellness Course
Physician Well-Being: Prioritizing Your Own Health Through a Personal Health Improvement Plan
FMIG Well-being Champion Program
Evaluating What Matters in a Wellness Curriculum
Establishing a Culture of Intentional Wellness: Lessons From a Family Medicine Resident Focus Group
Family Physician Burnout and Resilience: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Working Together to End our Physician Well-being Crisis
Improving Physician Well-Being Through Organizational Change

Guest Bio:
Catherine Florio Pipas, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Dr. Catherine Florio Pipas is Professor, Community & Family Medicine at Dartmouth. She has been recognized as a leader in education, research and clinical care with awards including the 2019 STFM Humanism in Medicine Award. Dr. Florio Pipas serves as Chair of the AAFP Physician Health First Initiative and the Wellbeing Educators Program and Co- Chair of the AAFP Leading Physician Well-being Program and. She is author of A Doctor’s Dozen: 12 Strategies for Personal Health and a Culture of Wellness. She is on the Administrative Board of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Council of Faculty and Academic Societies and Chairs the CFAS Faculty and Organizational Wellbeing Committee.
She grew up in Camden, NJ and received her Bachelor’s degree at Rutgers College in New Brunswick. She received her medical degree at Jefferson Medical College, and completed residency at Medical University of South Carolina, Faculty Development Fellowship at UNC- Chapel Hill and an MPH at Dartmouth. Dr. Florio Pipas speaks, consults, coaches, and collaborates locally, nationally, and globally with individuals, medical schools, residency programs, and healthcare organizations to advance personal and institutional wellbeing.

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In this episode, we’ve convened a panel of three physicians to open a window on a day in the life of a Direct Primary Care practice. And while it’s true that if you’ve seen one Direct Primary Care practice, you’ve seen one Direct Primary Care practice, our panelists show us how they made the leap, grew their practices, and made it all work. Each panelist shares how they crafted their DPC practices, with stories and perspectives on what it means to provide patient care in this model, while embracing the challenges of being a business owner.
Our panelists:

Erika Bliss, MD
Marguerite Duane, MD, MHA, FAAFP
Byron Jasper, MD, MPH

Resources:

Why the Direct Primary Care Model Would Benefit Poor Patients (Part 1 of 2)
Why the Direct Primary Care Model Would Benefit Poor Patients (Part 2 of 2)
AAFP Direct Primary Care
AAFP Direct Primary Care Toolkit: DPC Overview
Defining the Place of Direct Primary Care in a Value-Based Care System

Guest Bios:
Erika Bliss, MD:
Dr. Erika Bliss is a family physician and former CEO of Qliance, a direct primary care company that operated in the Puget Sound for 10 years with several clinics serving individuals, employers, and Medicaid. She is currently in solo practice in Seattle in the DPC model. Dr. Bliss has been active in the DPC movement since its inception and has been involved in local and national education and advocacy on the model. She currently has a solo DPC practice in Seattle called Equinox Primary Care.
Dr. Bliss received her medical education at University of California at San Diego and completed her residency training at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. She has served in state and national medical leadership roles including the Washington Academy of Family Medicine, The American Academy of Family Medicine, The American Board of Family Medicine, and the Direct Primary Care Coalition.
Prior to studying medicine, Dr. Bliss studied Latin American History at San Francisco State University and received a Master’s in Latin American Studies at Stanford University.

Marguerite Duane, MD, MHA, FAAFP:
Dr. Marguerite Duane, a board-certified family physician, currently cares for patients in the DC metropolitan area via a direct primary care house-calls based practice, MD for Life. While she provides the full range of services to patients of all ages, she has additional expertise in restorative reproductive medicine and focuses her practice on females from adolescence through menopause. Dr. Duane is also co-founder and Executive Director of FACTS about Fertility, an organization dedicated to educating medical professionals and students about the scientific evidence supporting fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs). She serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Duquesne University and Georgetown University, where she directs an elective on FABMs and their role in women’s health and family planning. Additionally, she has served on the board of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the Family Medicine Education Consortium (FMEC).
Dr. Duane received her M.D. degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and completed her Family Medicine residency at L

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Linda Myerholtz, PhD, current STFM President, speaks about the mental health needs of physicians, residents, and students, and covers relevant topics including needed changes to the licensure process and to the interview questions that are asked during residency recruitment. She discusses a variety of ways that physicians can advocate for change within their states and health systems to the licensure process for medical practitioners. Dr Myerholtz also addresses mental health needs for those in medical education, offering resources and tips for all those who need help right now.

Hosted by Saria Carter Saccocio, MD.

Resources:

Physician Support Line: 1(888)409-0141
The Emotional PPE Project
Resources for Reducing Mental Health Stigma for Faculty, Residents, and Students
Dr Lorna Breen Foundation Toolkit: Remove Intrusive Mental Health Questions From Licensure and Credentialing Applications
National Physician Suicide Awareness Day Resources
AMA Advocates for Support of Physician Mental Health Needs

Guest Bio:Linda Myerholtz, PhD,completed her training as a psychologist at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio and began her career in community mental health, serving individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. In those early years, she developed a practicum program for graduate level psychology interns, cultivating a passion for investing in the training of others. She then transitioned to graduate medical education in 2007 as the Director of Behavioral Science for Mercy Family Residency in Toledo, Ohio. She joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 2014 and is presently an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine. She facilitates the behavioral health curriculum for residents and has a strong interest in health care professional wellbeing. The primary focus of her work has been to 1) develop and implement integrated behavioral health services in primary care and 2) develop interdisciplinary training programs that foster collaborative learning and build a workforce that can meet the Quadruple Aim. She is committed to advancing innovative, high quality, and cost-effective models for behavioral health within primary care to promote whole being health in our communities and reduce health care inequities. Dr. Myerholtz also presently serves as the President for the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and Chair of the Council of Academic Family Medicine.

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https://stfm.org/stfmpodcast032023

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In this rapid-fire episode, Dr Leon McCrea II gives listeners his wide-ranging perspective and deep insight into how creating diverse, equitable, and inclusive spaces is about much more than only metrics. He brings us right into the conversations that matter, from giving and receiving feedback around DEIA issues to identifying both micro- and macro-aggressions to creating holistic metrics for success in medical education & residency. Dr McCrea shares his passion for helping both learners and patients feel seen, respected, and served.

Hosted by Saria Carter Saccocio, MD.

Resources:

The STFM Underrepresented in Medicine (URM) Initiative
URM Leadership Pathways in Academic Medicine Course
Antiracism in Residency: A Multimethod Intervention to Increase Racial Diversity in a Community-Based Residency Program
Matching Our Mission: A Strategic Plan to Create a Diverse Family Medicine Residency
Gender-Affirming Care Curriculum in Family Medicine Residencies: A CERA Study Guest Bio:
Leon McCrea II, MD, MPH, FAAFP. After his Human Biology degree at Brown University, Dr. McCrea earned a Doctorate in Medicine and Master’s in Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh. He then trained in Family Medicine at Crozer-Keystone Health System. Upon completion of his residency, he was recruited to join the faculty at Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency Program where he subsequently became the Associate Program Director. In 2015, he was recruited to Drexel University College of Medicine to serve as the Program Director of the Family Medicine Residency and appointed Associate Professor of Family Medicine. Dr. McCrea’s academic interests include curriculum development, leadership, mentorship, and competency-based evaluation. His clinical interests include women’s health, adolescent medicine, contraception, men’s health and office-based procedures. In 2017, he was asked to serve on the membership committee of the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors and subsequently served on the Board of Directors. He currently serves on the Diversity and Health Equity Task Force of the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors. In 2018, he was appointed as Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Drexel University College of Medicine. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Family Medicine Educational Consortium. In 2019, Dr. McCrea was invited to serve on the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Oversight Committee for individuals Underrepresented in Medicine. In 2020, he was appointed Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Drexel University College of Medicine. In 2022, he was elected President of the Family Medicine Educational Consortium. He currently serves as faculty for the Chief Resident Leadership Development Program. He also serves as the Program Director for the Drexel Pathway to Medical School postbaccalaureate pipeline program. He is board certified in Family Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

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In this episode, Harry Lausen, DO, MA, brings us up to speed on the transition to a single accreditation system for osteopathic and allopathic medical education. Beginning with the historical background, he brings to light how important the single accreditation system is to family medicine education. Dr Lausen also dives into family medicine’s influence on this process, as well as the successes that have come from unification.

Hosted by Saria Saccocio, MD.

Resources:

The AOA/ACGME Single Accreditation System and Its Immediate and Future Impact on Family Medicine
History of the Transition to a Single GME Accreditation System
Attitudes of Family Medicine Program Directors Toward Osteopathic Residents Under the Single Accreditation System
The ACGME Single Accreditation System: Alterations in the Force of Graduate Medical Education

Guest Bio:Harald Lausen, DO, MA, serves as Chief Medical Officer to the South Central Hospital Alliance (SCHA). In this role, Dr. Lausen provides strategic, operational, and medical support to the SCHA.

In addition to this support, Dr. Lausen currently serves as a primary care physician with Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics. Prior to joining the SCHA, he served as Chief Medical Officer, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Population Health at Southern Illinois University Medicine in Springfield, Illinois.

Dr. Lausen completed his family medicine residency at SIU-Springfield after earning his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. He obtained his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in biology at the University of Illinois at Springfield. He is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians. Dr. Lausen is a distinguished fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Healthcare Executives, Association of Osteopathic Directors and Medical Educators, and the National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators. He is also a certified physician executive through the American Academy of Physician Leadership and a certified medical practice executive through the Medical Group Management Association.

Link:https://stfm.org/stfmpodcast012023/

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With infectious enthusiasm, Dr Margot Savoy, senior vice president of education for the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), talks about the ongoing collaborative efforts of the family of family medicine organizations to support the educational needs of the entire family medicine community, whether with CME or other educational opportunities. Gleefully drawing on her experience as a medical student who “just wanted to be a real doctor,” Dr Savoy brings good humor into the journey so many have taken, whether as students and residents, or preceptors and faculty.

Hosted by Saria Carter Saccocio, MD.

Guest Bio:
Margot Savoy, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FABC, CPE, CMQ, FAAPL, (she/her) is Senior Vice President of Education for the American Academy of Family Physicians, Associate Professor(adj) of Family & Community Medicine and Urban Bioethics at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, and Associate Professor (adj) at the Maurice Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University. Dr. Savoy oversees the AAFP education portfolio from medical school through continuing medical education, the accreditation system, journal media and the Center for Diversity & Health Equity. She also is the lead for Physician Health First, the AAFP’s physician well-being program.
Dr. Savoy graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2002, completed Family Medicine Residency Program at the Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency Program (Springfield, PA) in 2005 and graduated from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health in 2008 with a Masters degree in Public Health in Public Health Leadership with a focus on Public Health Practice. She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, the Certifying Commission in Medical Management, the American Board of Medical Quality and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Association of Physician Leaders and the Advisory Board Company.

Resources:
AAFP Resources:
AAFP Center for Diversity and Health Equity
AAFP Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness in Family Medicine (CDEI-FM)
Physician Health First - AAFP Resource

Publications:
AAFP Publications
STFM Journals

STFM Faculty Development:
Faculty for Tomorrow Webinars
Tips for New Faculty
Faculty Development Delivered
STFM Faculty Development Starter Package for Residencies

Show Notes: https://stfm.org/stfmpodcast122022

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Still marveling at the move from “student doctor” to doctor, Bright Zhou, MD, MS, reflects on their first year as a family medicine resident on this episode of The STFM Podcast. Dr Zhou discusses their passion for mental health, the importance of creating boundaries, and the excitement of participating in social justice work during their service with the STFM Board of Directors.

Hosted by Saria Carter Saccocio, MD.

Guest Bio:Bright Zhou (they/him) is a current 2nd-year resident at Stanford-O'Connor Family Medicine Residency Program. They are interested in LGBTQ+ health, Asian/immigrant health, primary care mental health integration, trainee wellbeing and education, obstetrics, and rural health. This eclectic blend of interests seems only possible within Family Medicine, which is why they feel so passionate about sharing this field with others! In the future, Bright hopes to create progressive healthcare systems that bolster the strength of rural and urban underserved communities. Outside of medicine, they love boba, singing, theater, drag, and recently completed their first Olympic triathlon!

Host Bio:
Dr. Saria Saccocio is a physician executive consultant, advising companies to strategically and equitably deliver value-based healthcare spanning populations across the continuum. Among her current leadership initiatives, Dr. Saccocio serves as the Chief Physician Health Equity Engagement Officer for the National Minority Quality Forum’s Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity.

Dr. Saccocio has demonstrated a consistent history of leading award-winning programs and improving patient care and safety across the continuum as a Chief Medical Officer for health systems in the southeast. She received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Florida, and her Executive Master of Health Administration from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She completed her Family Medicine residency at the University of Miami before opening her own solo family practice. She continues to serve patients at the Greenville Free Medical Clinic.

Resources:STFM Resources for Residents
STFM Resources for Medical Students
Telemedicine Curriculum
Physician Mental Health: My Personal Journey and Professional Plea
Perfectionism, Imposter Phenomenon, and Mental Health in Medicine: a Literature Review

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Lars Peterson, MD, PhD, joins us to offer a crash course in the many family medicine organizations and outlets that offer research opportunities. Dr Peterson demystifies both “big R” and “little r” research projects, describing in detail the differences between large, funded research studies and smaller QI projects, as well as mapping out the places one can disseminate their research findings. He also offers advice for those looking to participate in scholarly activity within their institution, either alone or with a collaborator.

Hosted by Saria Carter Saccocio, MD.

Guest Bio:Lars Peterson, MD, PhD is a family physician and health services researcher and current Vice President of Research of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Kentucky. He is leading team research efforts at the ABFM to understand what family physicians do in practice and how the quality of care they provide can be improved. In particular, elucidating the ways in which Continuing Certification activities may be associated with quality of care. His research interests include investigating associations between area level measures of health care and socioeconomics with both health and access to health care, rural health, primary care, and comprehensiveness of primary care.

Host Bio:
Dr. Saria Saccocio is a physician executive consultant, advising companies to strategically and equitably deliver value-based healthcare spanning populations across the continuum. Among her current leadership initiatives, Dr. Saccocio serves as the Chief Physician Health Equity Engagement Officer for the National Minority Quality Forum’s Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity.

Dr. Saccocio has demonstrated a consistent history of leading award-winning programs and improving patient care and safety across the continuum as a Chief Medical Officer for health systems in the southeast. She received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Florida, and her Executive Master of Health Administration from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She completed her Family Medicine residency at the University of Miami before opening her own solo family practice. She continues to serve patients at the Greenville Free Medical Clinic.

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On this episode of The STFM Podcast, host Dr. Saria Carter Saccocio speaks with Nika White, CDE, IOM, on ways to recognize and use our sphere of influence to foster greater inclusivity and provide all people a strong sense of belonging. White shares tools for allies to build intentional relationships with the diverse communities they serve. She also shares advice for using DEI work to give a voice to the voiceless and to help all team members show up at their best in every environment.

Guest Bio:Dr. Nika White is a national authority and fearless advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion. As an award-winning management and leadership consultant, keynote speaker, published author, and executive practitioner for DEI efforts across business, government, non-profit and education, Dr. White helps organizations break barriers and integrate diversity into their business frameworks. Her work has led to designation by Forbes as a Top10 D&I Trailblazer.

Host Bio:
Dr. Saria Saccocio is a physician executive consultant, advising companies to strategically and equitably deliver value-based healthcare spanning populations across the continuum. Among her current leadership initiatives, Dr. Saccocio serves as the Chief Physician Health Equity Engagement Officer for the National Minority Quality Forum’s Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity.

Dr. Saccocio has demonstrated a consistent history of leading award-winning programs and improving patient care and safety across the continuum as a Chief Medical Officer for health systems in the southeast. She received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Florida, and her Executive Master of Health Administration from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She completed her Family Medicine residency at the University of Miami before opening her own solo family practice. She continues to serve patients at the Greenville Free Medical Clinic.

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In this episode, Dr Saria Carter Saccocio, MD, is joined by STFM Past President Aaron J. Michelfelder, MD, and Fran Vlasses, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, FAAN, who discuss implementing a ground-breaking interprofessional program at their institution. They share the three-step process they use for helping a group of individuals grow into a highly-functioning care team, as well as the important role language plays in building the team dynamic. They also discuss the health benefits that interprofessional teams can have for patients and for addressing health inequities.

This series of podcasts is sponsored by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM), the academic home for family medicine educators.

Guest Bio:
Aaron J. Michelfelder, M.D., FAAFP, FAAMA is an educator, researcher, family physician and medical acupuncturist. He joined the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and Loyola University Medical Center as a faculty member in 2000. He currently serves as Loyola’s chair of family medicine, co-director for Loyola’s Institute for Transformative Interprofessional Education (I-TIE), and is a professor of family medicine, bioethics & health policy, and medical education. He also serves as the Immediate Past-President for the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.

Dr. Vlasses’ career spans 35 years in healthcare, administration and academic teaching with special emphasis on studying innovation in healthcare system infrastructure redesign. She secured funding to transform the model of care delivery in Family Medicine in Maywood, Il to better serve the community with interprofessional teams, to develop health care professionals in interprofessional collaboration and to integrate behavioral health in primary care. Dr. Vlasses is the Inaugural Co-Director of the Institute for Transformative Interprofessional Education at Loyola University Chicago, Health Science Center. She is a Professor Emeritus of Nursing and Family Medicine. She has led innovations in team education and team building in education and community. Dr. Vlasses maintains productive collaborations with leaders in the Schools of Social Work, Law, Medicine, Education, Nursing and Public Health, which have led to permanent interprofessional learning opportunities to broaden the health profession students understanding of the communities they serve. Nationally she is a member of an expert panel to develop an institutional assessment tool to standardize institutional progress towards IPEC implementation and is serving on the IPEC working group to revise the IPEC competencies.
In 2011 she received the unique honor of being inducted as a Fellow into both the Academy of Nursing Education and the American Academy of Nursing. The Ohio State University College of Nursing, named Dr. Vlasses one of 100 Alumni Transformers in Nursing and Healthcare.

Host Bio:
Dr. Saria Saccocio is a physician executive consultant, advising companies to strategically and equitably deliver value-based healthcare spanning populations across the continuum. Among her current leadership initiatives, Dr. Saccocio serves as the Chief Physician Health Equity Engagement Officer for the National Minority Quality Forum’s Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity.

Dr. Saccocio has demonstrated a consistent history of leading award-winning programs and improving patient care and safety across the continuum as a Chief Medical Officer for health systems in the southeast. She received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Florida, and her Executive Master of Health Administration from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She completed her Family Medicine residency at the University of Miami before opening her own solo family practice. She continues to serve patients at the Greenville Free Medical Clinic.

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On this episode of The STFM Podcast, host Saria Carter Saccocio, MD, speaks with Andrea Anderson, MD, FAAFP, about the many ways advocacy is central to family medicine. Dr Anderson talks about how naming your areas of passion will help you find a powerful advocacy voice. She encourages physicians and faculty to share the stories of their patients to engage with health system & government stakeholders. Sharing these patient stories will shed light on the impact of policies on people in the community.

Guest Bio:Andrea A. Anderson, MD is a Family Physician and an Associate Professor. She is the Associate Chief of Family Medicine at the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences where she chairs the school’s clinical curriculum committee, co-directs the Health Policy Scholarly Concentration, and directs the Transitions to Residency Fourth Year required internship readiness capstone course. Nationally, she serves on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Family Medicine and is the first African American woman to be appointed to this role in the ABFM’s 50-year history. Other national roles include serving on the Board of Directors of the Federation of State Medical Boards, the national Management Committee of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), and the National Advisory Council of the National Health Service Corps.

Through her career, Dr. Anderson has been active in DC health policy and medical regulation as well as teaching ethics, professionalism, and physician advocacy to medical students and residents. She is the Chair of the DC Board of Medicine, licensing and determining regulatory policy for approximately 15,000 DC physicians. She is an appointee to the DC Health Scientific Advisory Committee advising ethical and equitable COVID 19 vaccine distribution in the nation’s capital. In addition to the Management Committee of the USMLE, she is a subject matter expert for national committees of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), namely the Patient Characteristics Advisory Panel and the Legal/Ethical Task Force. She sits on the FSMB National Ethics and Professionalism Committee and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Medical Regulation Task Force, creating national guidelines for state medical licensing boards. Dr Anderson is a Senior Medical Education Consultant for the AAMC looking at curricular innovations to combat medical misinformation. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) has been her professional society home as she serves National Underrepresented Minority Faculty Development and Retention Task Force and the Academic Family Medicine Advocacy Committee (AFMAC).Previously, Dr. Anderson spent 15 years in practice at Unity Health Care, a large Federally Qualified Health Center network in Washington, DC, where she served in leadership roles including Medical Director of Family Medicine. Dr Anderson has testified widely before various outlets including 2019 invited testimony before the Senate HELP committee to increase congressional funding for the National Health Service Corps.She has been honored with various awards including the STFM 2019 National Advocate Award, the 2021 AAFP Exemplary Teaching Award, and the 2021 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award from the Arnold P Gold Foundation.

Host Bio:
Dr. Saria Saccocio is a physician executive consultant, advising companies to strategically and equitably deliver value-based healthcare spanning populations across the continuum. Among her current leadership initiatives, Dr. Saccocio serves as the Chief Physician Health Equity Engagement Officer for the National Minority Quality Forum’s Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity.

Dr. Saccocio has demonstrated a consistent history of leading award-winning programs and improving p

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On this episode of The STFM Podcast, medical student Emiliano Lemus speaks with host Saria Carter Saccocio, MD, about how family medicine is uniquely positioned to be a leader in queer and transgender healthcare. Lemus discusses how to use inclusive language during initial clinical encounters with all patients and offers guidance on how physicians can build safe and welcoming relationships with diverse patients. They also share how to advocate in your health system for culturally-affirming care for LGBTQ populations.

Guest Bio:Emiliano Lemus is a fourth-year medical student and Pisacano Scholar at the University of California Berkeley-University of California San Francisco Joint Medical Program. They are also an herbalist, health disparities researcher and trainer on LGBTQ-affirming healthcare. Emiliano worked for a decade as a community organizer before seeking medical training, serving in organizations focused on social justice and sexual and reproductive health and rights. Emiliano is trans, proudly Chicano and Indigenous, and a parent to three chickens and a poodle. They love living in Oakland, and they are thrilled to soon begin Family Medicine residency.

Host Bio:
Dr. Saria Saccocio is a physician executive consultant, advising companies to strategically and equitably deliver value-based healthcare spanning populations across the continuum. Among her current leadership initiatives, Dr. Saccocio serves as the Chief Physician Health Equity Engagement Officer for the National Minority Quality Forum’s Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity.

Dr. Saccocio has demonstrated a consistent history of leading award-winning programs and improving patient care and safety across the continuum as a Chief Medical Officer for health systems in the southeast. She received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Florida, and her Executive Master of Health Administration from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She completed her Family Medicine residency at the University of Miami before opening her own solo family practice. She continues to serve patients at the Greenville Free Medical Clinic.

Becker’s Hospital Review has recognized Dr. Saccocio as one of the top 100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know and has been elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Her extensive civic and community involvement has included serving with many organizations such as: the Modern Healthcare Women Advisory Board, board member for the South Carolina Hospital Association, United Way of Greenville County; Greenville Free Medical Clinic, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate, the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians Board, and is an Alum of the Women’s Leadership Institute and the Diversity Leadership Institute at Furman University.

Resources:

The Fenway Institute - LBTQ Health Education

Callen-Lorde - LBTQ Research

University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Center of Excellence for Transgender Health

UCSF Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People

AIDS Education & Training Center Program (AETC) National Coordinating Resource Center

LGBTQ-Affirmative Behavioral Health Services in Primary Care

Training to Reduce LGBTQ-Related Bias Among Medical, Nursing, and Dental Students and Providers: A Systematic Review

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What is the value of primary care? In this episode, Dr Saccocio speaks with Robert Phillips, MD, MSPH, executive director of The Center for Professionalism & Value in Health Care, about the the Center’s efforts to change the ways in which health care professionals are measured and valued. “Our goal is to create a bucket of high-value measures for primary care that are used to measure us and pay us and that we can use to assess our health systems and create pressure for our health systems to support us in delivering those values.”

This series of podcasts is sponsored by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM), the academic home for family medicine educators.

Guest Bio:
Robert Phillips is a graduate of the Missouri University of Science and Technology and the University of Florida College of Medicine. He trained in family medicine at the University of Missouri, followed by an NRSA health services research fellowship. Dr. Phillips practices part-time in a community-based residency program and is a Professor of Family Medicine at Georgetown and Virginia Commonwealth Universities. He served as vice chair of COGME and co-chair of Population Health on the NCVHS. He was a Fulbright Specialist to the Netherlands and New Zealand. Dr. Phillips was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2010.

Host Bio:
Dr. Saria Saccocio is a physician executive consultant, advising companies to strategically and equitably deliver value-based healthcare spanning populations across the continuum. Among her current leadership initiatives, Dr. Saccocio serves as the Chief Physician Health Equity Engagement Officer for the National Minority Quality Forum’s Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity.

Dr. Saccocio has demonstrated a consistent history of leading award-winning programs and improving patient care and safety across the continuum as a Chief Medical Officer for health systems in the southeast. She received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Florida, and her Executive Master of Health Administration from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She completed her Family Medicine residency at the University of Miami before opening her own solo family practice. She continues to serve patients at the Greenville Free Medical Clinic.

Becker’s Hospital Review has recognized Dr. Saccocio as one of the top 100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know and has been elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Her extensive civic and community involvement has included serving with many organizations such as: the Modern Healthcare Women Advisory Board, board member for the South Carolina Hospital Association, United Way of Greenville County; Greenville Free Medical Clinic, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate, the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians Board, and is an Alum of the Women’s Leadership Institute and the Diversity Leadership Institute at Furman University.

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What separates a good leader from a great one? These in-depth interviews with some of family medicine's most influential leaders provide insight into pivotal experiences that boosted leadership skills and provided unprecedented opportunities for personal growth.

In this episode, Dr Saccocio discusses the challenges of providing equal care in Toronto with Dr Gary Bloch.

This series of podcasts is sponsored by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM), the academic home for family medicine educators.

Guest Bio:
Carolyn Swinton, RN, MN, NEA-BC, FACHE, is the Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for Prisma Health.

Carolyn has served in a number of clinical and leadership roles over her 30 years in nursing. She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, a Board Certified Nurse Executive, a member of USC College of Nursing- Center for Nursing Leadership Advisory Board, and a member of the American Organization of Nurse Executives and the Health Management Academy.

She is a recipient of the Amy V. Cockcroft Excellence in Leadership, Palmetto Gold Award for Nursing, Palmetto Health Women of Excellence Award and USC College of Nursing Excellence in Corporate Philanthropy Award.

She has presented on Leadership Development, Communication Styles, Time Management, Conflict Resolution, A Patient Centered Team Based Model of Care, Nursing Quality and Experience Design Principles at the local, regional and national levels.

Host Bio:
Dr. Saria Saccocio is a physician executive consultant, advising companies to strategically and equitably deliver value-based healthcare spanning populations across the continuum. Among her current leadership initiatives, Dr. Saccocio serves as the Chief Physician Health Equity Engagement Officer for the National Minority Quality Forum’s Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity.

Dr. Saccocio has demonstrated a consistent history of leading award-winning programs and improving patient care and safety across the continuum as a Chief Medical Officer for health systems in the southeast. She received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Florida, and her Executive Master of Health Administration from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She completed her Family Medicine residency at the University of Miami before opening her own solo family practice. She continues to serve patients at the Greenville Free Medical Clinic.

Becker’s Hospital Review has recognized Dr. Saccocio as one of the top 100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know and has been elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Her extensive civic and community involvement has included serving with many organizations such as: the Modern Healthcare Women Advisory Board, board member for the South Carolina Hospital Association, United Way of Greenville County; Greenville Free Medical Clinic, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate, the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians Board, and is an Alum of the Women’s Leadership Institute and the Diversity Leadership Institute at Furman University.

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What separates a good leader from a great one? These in-depth interviews with some of family medicine's most influential leaders provide insight into pivotal experiences that boosted leadership skills and provided unprecedented opportunities for personal growth.

In this episode, Dr Saccocio discusses the nursing and physician collaboration with Carolyn Swinton, CNO.