Stigma exists in the medical profession around seeking help for mental health. For Mental Health Awareness Month, we are sharing our toolkit of resources to help reduce stigma of mental health in family medicine education: www.stfm.org/teachingreso...

***REMINDER: CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS OPEN FOR MEDICAL STUDENT EDUCATORS*** The Call for Presentations for the 2027 STFM Conference on Medical Student Education is currently open and closes June 17, 2026. The conference will be February 5–7 in Anaheim, CA: www.stfm.org/conferences/...

CERA is accepting proposals for questions for a survey of the membership of STFM, NAPCRG, AFMRD, and ADFM. The deadline to submit proposed questions is June 16. Learn how to submit: www.stfm.org/publications...

On the latest ep of Primary Care Update podcast, @markebell.bsky.social and co-hosts talk about empathetic robots, mother-baby singing groups for postpartum depression, and new American College of Cardiology lipid guidelines: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

In this STFM Podcast episode, immigration attorney Denise Gavica Perez and CAFM Director of Government Relations Nina DeJonghe, MPP, discuss recent federal visa policy changes and the impact on residency programs: www.stfm.org/publications...

The highly competitive, yearlong Leadership through Scholarship Fellowship is accepting applications until tomorrow, May 22! This fellowship helps #familymedicine faculty in the early or mid stages of their careers develop scholarly writing skills: www.stfm.org/facultydevel...

STFM is accepting applications for family medicine faculty to join the ASCEND Mentorship Program! This program pairs early career faculty with mentors for guidance on a pathway to success: stfm.org/about/keyini...

Today, World Family Doctor Day, we join @woncaworld.bsky.social and others in celebrating the family medicine physicians who care for patients across every stage of life—and the educators who prepared them and are preparing the next generation to do the same. #WorldFamilyDoctorDay #familymedicine

As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, STFM expresses gratitude for our behavioral science faculty members for their efforts to integrate mental health care into primary care. Thank you to all who are part of this important work.

During the 2026 STFM Annual Spring Conference last week, we recognized the winners of 10 STFM awards. Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who traveled to New Orleans, LA, for the conference and attended the awards ceremony: stfm.org/news/2026/st...

The detailed program of the @woncaeurope.org Conference 2026 is available, showcasing all the event in Paris, France, has to offer! Learn more online: woncaeurope2026.org

Make sure to read the latest STFM blog series by @fammedjournal.bsky.social Editor in Chief Sarina Schrager, MD, and Deputy Editor Jose E Rodriguez, MD. This three-part series reviews the nuts and bolts of peer reviewing, giving you step by step guidance: blog.stfm.org/2026/04/27/h...

On the latest ep of the Primary Care Update podcast, @markebell.bsky.social and co-hosts discuss biomarkers in cognitive impairment, toilet training, bleeding risk with apixaban versus rivaroxaban for VTE, and diagnosing volume overload in adults: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Great day at STFM today! @stfm-fm.bsky.social

Congratulations to our editorial advisory board member, Dr. Alex Krist on being honored with the 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬 𝐆. 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 at the 2026 @stfm-fm.bsky.social Annual Spring Conference. The award honors individuals whose careers over the years exemplify dedication to research in #FamilyMedicine

This week on the Primary Care Update podcast, @markebell.bsky.social and co-hosts discuss high vs low dose inhaled steroids for high risk patients with asthma, click based semaglutide titration to reduce GI problems, zoster vaccine and dementia risk, and more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

The 2026 winner of the STFM Excellence in Education Award is ... 🥁 🥁 🥁 Katherine T. Fortenberry, PhD, University of Utah 🏆 See all award winners! 👉 stfm.org/news/2026/st... We will recognize all award winners during the STFM Annual Spring Conference in New Orleans, LA!

🚨 OPEN POSITION WITH STFM 🚨 STFM is seeking 3 new faculty members to lead the STFM Leadership through Scholarship Fellowship, which offers training and #mentorship for early-career and mid-career faculty. The deadline to apply is Friday, May 15, 2026: stfm.org/news/2026/ne...

🔊 "Be realistic with expectations. You may not be able to publish 10 publications per year, but you could get that one per year, and that is OK." -- Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, ABPP 🎧 Want to listen to the latest ep of the STFM Podcast? www.stfm.org/publications...

Bidding is heating up! There's just 1 week left to bid in the STFM Foundation Online Auction. Get your bids in and win a vacation at one of these amazing properties. Here's the site to bid: www.32auctions.com/medipalooza2...

The 2026 winner of the STFM Diversity Award is ... 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 Cleveland Piggott, MD, MPH, University of Colorado Anschutz 🏆 See all award winners! 👉 stfm.org/news/2026/st... We will recognize all award winners during the STFM Annual Spring Conference in New Orleans!

The 2026 winner of the CERA Paper of the Year Award is ... 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 “Loneliness among family medicine providers and its impact on clinical and teaching practice” by Frank Mueller, MD, PhD, MSc, et al 🏆 See all award winners! 👉 stfm.org/news/2026/st....

The 2026 winner of the STFM Research Paper of the Year Award ... 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 “Pathways to Primary Care: Charting Trajectories From Medical School Graduation Through Specialty Training” by William R. Phillips, MD, MPH, et al 🏆 See all award winners! 👉 stfm.org/news/2026/st...

𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: Program Directors are the backbone of #FamilyMedicine residencies overseeing operations, ensuring accreditation, and training future physicians. www.annfammed.org/content/24/2...

The fifth and final GME Leadership Webinar hosted by STFM is open for registration. Register now to attend "Defining Success on Your Own Terms", Wednesday, May 13, at 1 pm eastern, to learn how to define success for yourself while staying true to to your values: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The 2026 winner of the STFM Advocate Award ... Bich-May Nguyen, MD, MPH, University of Houston Dr Nguyen is an accomplished physician, educator, and national leader whose work embodies the advocacy mission of family medicine. See all award winners! 👉 stfm.org/news/2026/st...

In the latest episode of the Primary Care Update Podcast, @markebell.bsky.social and co-hosting physicians discuss new therapy for elevated triglycerides, cannabinoids for chronic pain in adults, and more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

STFM is at the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) 63rd Annual Convention and Scientific Seminars! If you're in Orlando for the event, stop by Booth 314 and see us! #familymedicine

STFM has selected two research projects to receive funding through the STFM Project Fund starting in 2026. This program encourages STFM Collaboratives/Special Project Teams to plan, develop, implement, evaluate, and disseminate findings from scholarly projects. Recipients 👉 stfm.org/news/2026/st...

Are you struggling to move partially finished manuscripts from idea to submission? In this episode of the STFM Podcast, Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, MS, MSCP, ABPP, shares the secrets to integrating scholarship into a busy academic medicine schedule. 🎧 🎙️: www.stfm.org/publications...

Want to develop your scholarly writing skills? Join our Leadership through Scholarship Fellowship! Applications open: stfm.org/facultydevel... ✍️✍️✍️

In the latest episode of the Primary Care Update podcast, @markebell.bsky.social and his co-hosting primary care physicians discuss several new studies: melatonin for older adults with cognitive impairment, new pulmonary embolism guidelines, and more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

🔓 APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR THE STFM LEADERSHIP THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP FELLOWSHIP 🔓 Are you an early-career or mid-career faculty hoping to focus on developing scholarly writing skills for academic advancement and leadership? This is the fellowship for you! www.stfm.org/facultydevel...

🚨 ANNOUNCING THE 2026 STFM AWARDS 🚨 Winners will be recognized during the 2026 STFM Annual Spring Conference in New Orleans, LA. The awards ceremony will be Sunday, May 3, at 3:45 pm. Want to see who won? 👉 www.stfm.org/news/2026/st...

🚨Hot off the press!🚨 If you design faculty development programs, check it out! @stfm-fm.bsky.social journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 Early bird pricing for the STFM Annual Spring Conference ends April 1 (Wednesday)—save $100 while you can. Join us in New Orleans (May 2–6) for fresh ideas, inspiration, and connection in family medicine education. Register now: www.stfm.org/conferences/... #AN26 #FamilyMedicine #MedEd

The @stfm-fm.bsky.social and Stanford Medicine Healthcare AI Applied Research Team (HEA3RT) have received a grant from the The Commonwealth Fund to advance AI readiness in safety net and rural #PrimaryCare Read more about the grant: www.annfammed.org/content/24/2...

The 2026 STFM Annual Conference is a little more than 1 month away. We are excited about our lineup of general sessions, including the closing session from Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP, of the The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Want to learn more? www.stfm.org/conferences/...

World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) will be in Paris this year! From June 30-July 3, 2026, WONCA will welcome general practitioners from all over the world! With 96 days left, register now and book your hotel before options fill up. woncaeurope2026.org

In the newest episode of the Primary Care Update podcast, @markebell.bsky.social and co-hosts discuss skin lotions to prevent eczema, adding an opioid to ibuprofen for kids with acute injuries, and more studies: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Reshaping Health Systems: What Drives Health Care and How You Can Change It journals.stfm.org/familymedici... via @stfm-fm.bsky.social

The second webinar in STFM's Inclusivity and Health Equity Webinar Series will be Tuesday, March 31, at 1 pm Eastern! "Integrity, Identity, and Inclusion: Reframing Professionalism for a New Era": us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

STFM is happy to announce the 2026 class of the STFM New Faculty Scholars Program! The STFM New Faculty Scholars Program is for early career faculty to develop into future academic family medicine leaders. See the class: www.stfm.org/news/2026/an...

Members of the STFM Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education Task Force presented last week at the @aafp.org Residency Leadership Summit! "The AI Revolution Is Here! Is Your Residency Ready?" was presented by Karim Hanna, MD, John Hayes, DO, and Linda Chang, PharmaD.

The STFM Leadership through Scholarship Fellowship met last week in STFM's offices in Kansas. Thank you to the fellows and faculty for meeting! The fellows will be at the 2026 STFM Annual Spring Conference in New Orleans, LA, to conclude the fellowship!

STFM is seeking an individual to serve as our representative to the AAMC Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS). If you are interested, please apply by March 19, 2026. Learn more online: stfm.org/news/2026/st...

In less than 2 months, we'll be in New Orleans, LA, for the 2026 STFM Annual Spring Conference! Our opening general session, the Leland Blanchard Memorial Lecture, is titled, "The Primacy of Primary Care—How Rural Can Lead the Way." Read more: stfm.org/conferences/...

Is it possible to differentiate #burnout from exhaustion, or resilience from endurance? The newest STFM Podcast covers the topic of burnout and how to recognize when difficulties are a part of the job, or something under a medical educator's control: www.stfm.org/publications...

The @AssnDeptsFamMed LEADS Fellowship is now accepting applications for the 2027-2028 cohort! Applications are due June 8, 2026. Learn more and apply here! adfm.org/programs/lea...

The republishing of "The Intellectual Basis of Family Practice" is now available in Kindle form! "The Intellectual Basis of Family Practice" a collection of essays and lectures by G. Gayle Stephens, MD. You can purchase the Kindle version through Amazon: www.amazon.com/Intellectual...