We are sharing this recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine regarding the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and its role in diabetes prevention: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This is a final call for experienced leaders in family medicine to apply to be chair of STFM’s Faculty Development Delivered program. Learn more about the position and how to apply: www.stfm.org/news/2025-ne...

Thanks to STFM’s Addiction Collaborative, we published a national addiction curriculum—for residents and faculty—using evidence-based teaching principles. The free curriculum includes 13 addiction medicine modules: www.stfm.org/teachingreso...

The Call for Presentations is open for the 2026 STFM Conference on Practice & Quality Improvement. STFM invites members of care and residency teams to submit proposals to present their work at the conference: August 31–September 2, 2026, in Palm Desert, CA: stfm.org/conferences/...

Applications close next Friday for the STFM Emerging Leaders Fellowship! This highly competitive program offers training, tools, and support for new faculty: www.stfm.org/facultydevel...

On this week's episode of the Primary Care Update podcast, @markebell.bsky.social and co-hosts discuss the optimal duration of anticoagulation after a provoked DVT, using low doses of mirtazapine or amitriptyline in adults with insomnia, and two other studies: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Two STFM awards close nominations next Saturday! Nominate individuals for the Curtis G. Hames Research Award: www.stfm.org/awardsschola... Nominate a research paper for the STFM Research Paper of the Year Award: www.stfm.org/awardsschola...

It's that time of year again! Registration is OPEN for the 2026 #STFM Conference on Medical Student Education. Join us in Charlotte, NC, to learn the skills and resources to guide and inspire your medical students: stfm.org/mse #MSE26 #medicaleducation #familymedicine #medicalconference

CERA is looking for a new Mentor Director. Want to apply? Think you're the right fit? See position details and application process here: www.stfm.org/news/2025-ne...

CERA is looking for a Clerkship Survey Director! Think you or someone you know would be a good fit? See position requirements and how to apply: www.stfm.org/news/2025-ne...

This week on the Primary Care Update podcast, there's a big focus on the links between certain drugs & autism: acetaminophen, MMR, and leucovorin can treat autism. @markebell.bsky.social and co-hosts then turn to a study of the value of continuity in primary care: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Apply by November 14 to join the STFM Emerging Leaders Fellowship! This program offers training, tools, and support for new faculty and those who are transitioning to leadership roles: www.stfm.org/facultydevel...

Reminder: The Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors and STFM seek a Senior Editor to lead the Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Resource (RCR), a nationally recognized, web-based curriculum. Apply by Monday, October 21. Read the full job description: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jt8h9...

Want to help plan the 60th anniversary celebration of STFM? Apply to join a Diamond Anniversary Task Force to lead the planning of a yearlong celebration of the organization’s anniversary in 2027. Learn how to apply: stfm.org/news/2025-ne... #STFM #familymedicine #60thanniversary

#STFM is accepting applications for a new chair for the Faculty Development Delivered program. The term begins in January 2026. Chair must be an active member of STFM with leadership experience and a general understanding of the program: www.stfm.org/news/2025-ne... #familymedicine

Next GME Leadership webinar: “Soft Power, Strong Purpose: Navigating Institutional Realities”, Nov. 19 at 1 pm. Topics: - Working with administration when values seem misaligned - Communication strategies when you don’t have full authority And more... us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

STFM presents the recording of the second plenary session from the 2025 Conference on Practice & Quality Improvement last month in Pittsburgh, PA: “Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care Helps Everyone”. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or here: stfm.org/stfmpodcastC...

In the latest episode of the Primary Care Update podcast, @markebell.bsky.social and co-hosts discuss influenza vaccines and dementia incidence, therapies for endometriosis-related pain, colchicine for secondary prevention of heart disease, and more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

STFM is excited to be exhibiting at American Academy of Family Physicians #AAFPFMX October 5–9 in Anaheim! 🎉 Visit us at Booth 560 to see how STFM is supporting family physicians on the frontlines of care. 👉 Learn more and register: i.snoball.it/p/meB6V/l/1

See below a statement from the @aafp.org in support of vaccines, medicine, and science: www.aafp.org/news/media-c...

A special bonus episode of the STFM Podcast, the recording of the opening plenary session from the 2025 Conference on Practice & Quality Improvement last month in Pittsburgh, PA: stfm.org/stfmpodcastC...

Check out my talk from @stfm-fm.bsky.social’s CPQI from earlier this month! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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 with Brintha Vasagar, MD, MPH: stfm.org/stfmpodcast0...

Family Medicine, an official journal of @stfm-fm.bsky.social , is pleased to announce a call for papers for a theme issue on exploring the scope of practice in family medicine. The deadline to submit is March 1, 2026. Learn more here: www.stfm.org/news/2025-ne...

This study found that graduates of 4-year programs reported obtaining a unique set of skills and undertaking a broader scope of practice postgraduation, compared to graduates of 3-year programs: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

In this study of both graduates of 3-year family medicine residency programs and 4-year programs, the authors identified several differences in clinical preparedness according to length of training: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

This Family Medicine Focus gives simple tips for writing in teams. Remembering the VERSE can avoid team conflict and create a more enjoyable experience. From Jose E Rodriguez, MD (@joserodriguezmd.bsky.social), and Kendall M. Campbell, MD: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

Angela Renee Rodgers, MD, on how her perspective of research has shifted since her childhood when she was taught "research was a means of harm for people with my skin color." Her narrative essay "Research Is (Not) a Bad Word": journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

Today is National Physician Suicide Awareness Day. Learn tips to help prevent physician suicide: npsaday.org STFM's Wellness Course (free for members) can help prevent physician burnout and create a culture of wellbeing at your institution: stfm.org/facultydevel...

On the new episode of the Primary Care Update podcast, Mark Ebell and co-hosts discuss a new(ish) rescue therapy for asthma, IV thrombolytics for adults with acute minor stroke, whether exercise reduces cancer mortality, and more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Looking forward to speaking at @stfm-fm.bsky.social’s Conference on Practice and Quality Improvement tomorrow!

Great work at #CPQI25 @stfm-fm.bsky.social, Dr. Ha!

Thank you for having me at #CPQI25 @stfm-fm.bsky.social!

On the latest episode of the Primary Care Update podcast, @markebell.bsky.social & hosts discuss a digital mental health intervention, risk of DKA in patients using SGLT2 inhibitors, esketamine’s effects on suicidal ideation and unresponsive depression, and more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians has launched the "Family Physicians DO More" campaign! The campaign helps high school, undergraduate, and medical school students decide whether osteopathic family medicine is right for them: www.acofp.org/news-and-pub...

From the Primary Care Update podcast, @markebell.bsky.social and the other hosts discuss the health benefits of “incidental” activity, the amyloid cascade theory for Alzheimer’s disease, a new blood test for colorectal cancer screening, and DORAs for sleep: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

@markebell.bsky.social and co-hosts discuss new studies relevant to primary care clinicians: negative pressure wound therapy, comparative effectiveness of acute migraine treatments, metformin for knee pain in patients without diabetes, and more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

An update on the STFM Messenger e-newsletter, which is expanding to twice a month starting with this evening's newsletter: www.stfm.org/news/2025-ne...

Come say "Hi" to STFM today at the @aafp.org FUTURE Conference in Kansas City! We are at booth number 1007 on the exhibit floor. We want to see all of you!

STFM President Steven Lin, MD, co-authored a special report in the July/August issue of @annfammed.bsky.social titled "Data Transformation to Advance AI/ML Research and Implementation in Primary Care". This report outlines key considerations for implementing AI/ML: annfammed.org/content/23/4...

This week, our intrepid primary care docs led by @markebell.bsky.social discuss 4 new POEMs: spironolactone vs amiloride for resistant hypertension, mirtazapine for insomnia in older adults, baloxivir for influenza post exposure prophylaxis, and more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Join @markebell.bsky.social and others in Primary Care Update Podcast as they discuss 4 new POEMs: a new, hard-to-pronounce antibiotic for uncomplicated UTI, the best drugs for relieving pain for fibromyalgia, a clinical trial of a multicancer detection test, more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Join Kate, @markebell.bsky.social and Henry on the Primary Care Update Podcast as they discuss all in one triple inhalers for COPD, the best medication for pain management in children and suzetrigine, a new medicine for acute pain in adults: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... Plus, intro music!

Reminder for all involved in family medicine education to submit their work to present at the 2026 STFM Annual Spring Conference in New Orleans, LA! Learn more: www.stfm.org/conferences/...

Part two of the STFM Podcast's Lifecycle of Leadership series with @assndeptsfammed.bsky.social explores how leaders find their voice, navigate common pitfalls like micromanagement and impostor syndrome, and learn to delegate with purpose: stfm.org/stfmpodcast0...

𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: The @stfm-fm.bsky.social has launched a 2-year initiative to support family medicine faculty as they teach and model professionalism. #FMsky #Medsky www.annfammed.org/content/23/3...

Delighted to announce that my first solo book has been published! DEI is gone, but we're still here! Get it today! @stfm-fm.bsky.social @annfammed.bsky.social @aamctoday.bsky.social @jabfm.bsky.social @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social @aafp.org doctorsonsocialmedia.com/book-goodbye...

The STFM Nominations Committee is accepting self-nominations for the 2026 president-elect and member-at-large positions on the STFM Board of Directors. Both the open positions have 3-year terms: stfm.org/news/2025-ne...

Check out this new article on critical mentorship by @drstacyo1.bsky.social and others! Tips for faculty and leaders. "Critical Mentorship: The Application of Critical Andragogy in the Context of Mentoring Minoritized Faculty in Academic Medicine": journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

STFM is accepting proposals to present at the 2026 Annual Spring Conference. This conference attracts more than 1400 people from the entire family medicine faculty care team, plus residents and medical students. Learn more about the process of submitting your proposal: www.stfm.org/conferences/...