STFM Faculty for Tomorrow Resident Scholarship

The STFM Faculty for Tomorrow Resident Scholarship provides family medicine residents with the opportunity to attend the full-day Faculty for Tomorrow Workshop for Residents and the STFM Annual Spring Conference. Applications are OPEN for the 2027 class of the scholarship. Apply using the online form linked below. Applications close October 27, 2026. This program is supported by the STFM Foundation and in part by Mary Nolan Hall, MD.

Please CLICK HERE for more information and application

Curriculum, Online Courses, and Other Resources for Medical School Faculty

All Free with Your Membership

STFM has compiled a list of valuable resources—curriculum, guides, toolkits, and online courses—for medical school faculty to use with the start of the school year. These resources are all free, are available on the STFM website, and come with your STFM membership.

Below is a list of the resources highlighted in this email:

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ACCESS

We are thrilled to announce that the NIH will begin accepting applications for the Extramural Loan Repayment Program (LRP) on September 1! Awardees can receive up to $100,000 in qualified educational debt repayment with a two-year award.

To learn more about eligibility requirements, application dates, and the benefits of receiving an LRP award, be sure to visit the LRP website, and attend one of our upcoming events:

• October 6 – LRP Technical Assistance Webinar
• November 10 – LRP Ask Me Anything Session

Important LRP Application Tips!

• Ensure your NIH Commons password is up-to-date
• Review the recently published notices
• Review the LRP Application Guide
• Check out our LRP tutorial videos
• Contact an LRP Ambassador for guidance
• Reach out to an LRP Program Officer to discuss your research
• Inform your Institutional Business Official (IBO) of your plan to apply for a renewal award

Please note that the deadline to apply is November 19, 2026.

Help us spread the word by sharing this valuable information with your colleagues. Together, we can make a significant impact in the pursuit of scientific breakthroughs.

Thank you for your attention, and we look forward to receiving your application.

My name is Laeth Nasir, and I am a Professor of Family Medicine at Creighton University School of Medicine. I have the privilege of serving as lead editor for the upcoming 9th Edition of Taylor's Principles and Practice of Family Medicine, published by Springer, working alongside Dr. Robert Taylor, the founding editor.

Since its first edition in 1978, Taylor's has been a cornerstone of family medicine education, serving as an essential resource for physicians and educators worldwide. The textbook spans two volumes and approximately 2,000 pages, and our mission remains to provide practical, insightful guidance for family physicians across diverse clinical settings.

I'm writing to ask whether you, or any faculty in your department, might be interested in contributing a chapter to this edition. We are updating several key chapters to reflect contemporary perspectives on today's challenges in family medicine.

This can be a valuable opportunity for faculty, particularly those building a record in teaching, scholarship, or academic promotion. Contributing to a widely used, internationally recognized textbook is a meaningful scholarly credential, and I'm happy to offer mentorship and guidance along the way, especially for those newer to textbook writing.

For planning purposes, chapters typically range from 4 to 15 manuscript pages, with a submission deadline of November 2026.

If you or a member of your faculty are interested, please don't hesitate to reach out—I'd be glad to discuss further and answer any questions.

Thank you very much for considering this, and I look forward to the possibility of working together.

Warm regards,

Laeth Nasir, MBBS
Professor of Family Medicine | Creighton University School of Medicine
Lead Editor, Taylor's Principles and Practice of Family Medicine (9th Edition)

Cambridge Health Alliance is currently recruiting for a current PGY-3 thinking about completing an Addiction Medicine Fellowship. You can apply via ERAS which opened on 7/15/2026.

They offer a robust 1-year fellowship (for 2 fellows each year) that allows fellows to sit for their Addiction Medicine Boards.  Our program is housed in the Dept of Family Medicine with an emphasis on incorporating addiction into primary care (along with co-morbid psych + chronic pain) and working on interdisciplinary teams.  We have a dynamic faculty representing FM, IM, and psych. We do lots of other really cool stuff (group visits, consult service at two community hospitals, bridge clinic, adolescent substance use, methadone clinics, perinatal addiction care, building communication skills, many teaching opportunities, and more!).  Lots of time is dedicated to supporting individual fellow's goals.

For more information please contact:

Randi Sokol, MD, MPH, MMedEd
Board Certified in Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine
Program Director, Tufts Addiction Medicine Fellowship at CHA
Associate Professor, Tufts Family Medicine Residency Program at
Cambridge Health Alliance
Lecturer in Medicine, Part Time, Harvard Medical School

Join a global community of primary care researchers, clinicians, learners, patients, and partners who are shaping the future of health and healthcare. The NAPCRG Annual Meeting brings together diverse perspectives and innovative research to inspire new ideas, strengthen collaborations, and advance primary care. 

What to Expect:

• Cutting-edge research presentations
• Interactive workshops and thought-provoking discussions
• Networking with colleagues from around the world
• Diverse perspectives that strengthen primary care research and practice

The STFM New Faculty Scholars Program helps early career family medicine faculty develop leadership and scholarship skills.  Scholars receive 1 year of the New Faculty Scholars coaching, learning, and networking opportunities with senior leadership and other new family medicine faculty.  Applications are open for the 2026 class of scholarship.  The deadline to apply is September 30, 2026

For more information and application form, click HERE.

As we prepare for FY27 and continue strengthening the governance and oversight structure of the John Sealy School of Medicine (JSSOM), I am requesting your assistance in identifying and nominating faculty members from your department to serve on the JSSOM Curriculum Committee.

This is essential to maintaining a fully functioning and effective curriculum governance structure, as per UTMB bylaws and required by LCME.

At this time, we are seeking the JSSOM Faculty as Curriculum Committee Members from the following clinical departments:

• Family Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Pediatrics
• Pathology
• Neurology

The Curriculum Committee plays a critical role in:

• Oversight and evaluation of the medical education curriculum
• Monitoring curriculum quality and effectiveness
• Identifying curricular gaps, redundancies, and opportunities for improvement
• Supporting continuous curriculum enhancement initiatives across the institution

Curriculum Committee Meetings: 
On the 2^nd and 4^th Wednesdays from 4:30-6:30 of each month. Virtual participation is an option; In-person participation is recommended.

Eligibility for Membership: 
Any member of the JSSOM Faculty, preferably with engagement in undergraduate medical education (UME), curriculum development, student assessment, course or clerkship leadership, or other educational activities within the JSSOM. 

Committee members will receive 2% administrative time towards their FTE. 

Thank you!
Tony Bianco

We are excited to share that UTMB is a proud partner of the Texas Brain Economy Summit, taking place on June 9 and 10, 2026, at Helix Park in the Texas Medical Center.

This inaugural summit brings together global leaders across neuroscience, artificial intelligence, healthcare, venture capital, and policy to advance one of the fastest-growing sectors: the brain economy.

As part of our partnership, UTMB faculty, staff, and trainees are eligible for an exclusive 50% registration discount.

Register here: Texas Brain Economy Summit - Brain Capital HTX
Use code:  TexasBrainHalf
Deadline for discount: May 20, 2026
Why attend:

• Hear from global leaders in brain health, AI, and investment
• Engage in cross-sector collaboration opportunities
• Help shape the future of brain health innovation and policy

This is a unique opportunity to represent UTMB at a high-impact, global-facing event aligned with our leadership in brain health and the Brain Economy initiative.

We encourage you to register early as space is limited.

For more details, please contact: UTMB Office of Innovation & Commercialization | innovate@utmb.edu

The Annual UTMB Health School of Public and Population Health Symposium will be held April 8, 2026.  

The purpose of the poster session is to identify and recognize individuals and groups who are addressing health issues by participating a project with public health components.

Abstract submission deadline with March 2, 2026.

The UTMB School of Nursing and the Office of Team Science will host an insightful day of exploring community partnered research programs at UTMB Health on June 17th from 8:30 am - 3:00 pm at Levin Hall, 1006 Market St. Galveston, TX 77550.  Contact Darpan Patel, PhD daipatel@utmb.edu for questions.

We are seeking faculty champions for each topic (see the full list of topics here), individuals who can present at the monthly Bread and Butter lecture series, the weekly didactic sessions, or lead a workshop for our residents on a recurring basis.

If you are interested in championing a topic, please type your name in the row(s) next to the topic(s) you would like to lead. Your involvement is essential in shaping a robust, high‑quality educational experience for our residents. Note, by selecting a topic you will own it for this academic year. 

Thank you in advance for your support and for the expertise you continue to bring to our program.
Ernst J. Nicanord

• • Pre-Conference Workshops – Extended sessions designed for topics that don’t fit the regular conference schedule. These workshops may focus on research methods, skills development, or new initiatives in primary care research, often with opportunities for audience engagement.
• • Forums – Informal sessions where researchers discuss challenges related to funding and project implementation. Participants with shared interests can exchange ideas on methodology, sampling, statistical approaches, study planning, and more.
• • Workshops – Presentations on research methodology or research skills development that must involve audience participation.
• • Oral Presentations on Completed Research – An opportunity for a focused presentation and discussion of a completed project on a topic related to primary care research, including outcomes and results.
• • Poster Presentations on Completed Research – Use a visual summary to share information and provide one-on-one discussion opportunities of a presenter’s completed project on a topic related to primary care research.
• • Poster Presentations on Research In Progress – Use a visual summary to share information and provide one-on-one discussion opportunities of a presenter’s in progress project on a topic related to primary care research.

The President’s Cabinet Awards Committee seeks proposals for the 2026 President’s Cabinet Award. The theme of the awards is The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) – The Community and Beyond: Where Purpose Meets Passion. This theme explicitly recognizes the shared interest of the university, the surrounding community, and beyond, in promoting a vibrant and supportive environment. This environment is enriched by those systems, protocols, and partnerships that put the people UTMB serves first, promote outreach, education, and improved patient care. Projects that mobilize the creativity, ingenuity, and dedication of the students, staff, and faculty of UTMB are especially encouraged. The application deadline is April 30th and can be downloaded from this link. 

The UTMB Health 2026 Research Summit, Advancing Discovery Across the Lifespan will take place on May 7-8, 2026.  It will include: 

• 2 Poster Forums
• Keynote Speakers
• Networking Opportunities

This event will be hosted by the Chief Research Office and the Council of Vice Chairs for Research as a way to feature the brightest work conducted by faculty and students at UTMB. One of the best ways for you to be part of the day is to share your lifespan research during one of two poster sessions planned for the event.

Two poster forums will be hosted on May 7 – one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Abstracts will be reviewed for merit and a maximum of 200 will be selected to be displayed during the two sessions. Please see the Abstract Submission Form for abstract guidelines and submission details. Again, I encourage you to share this information with colleagues and submit your poster abstracts to be part of this showcase of UTMB’s best. Remember, the deadline to submit is March 6.

The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Foundation, the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (JABFM), and The Department of Family Medicine of the Medical College of Georgia are pleased to announce the creation of a new Research and Editing Fellowship.

This fellowship is designed to develop skills and provide experience to a family medicine faculty person with interests in evidence-based medicine, clinical research, and medical editing.  A graduate of this fellowship will be able to conduct high-quality critical appraisal of primary care research, to write manuscripts for the peer-reviewed medical literature, and to serve on a family medicine journal’s editorial board or editor team.

The application deadline for 2026 has passed. Please check back in Fall 2026 for 2027 dates. However, if you do have questions about the program, please contact us at jabfm@augusta.edu.

The direct link to their website for more information is here.

Hello Friends at Family Medicine and Community Health! 

We hope you are all well! 

SMART Family Literacy will resume vegetable gardening classes for families again in March. 

Also, we will also hold a conference for early childhood educators on March 21st at Moody Gardens. We are planning a smoothie tasting station in the vendor area (Dr. McKee ran this station last year). See below for details and share with anyone who might be able to join us and help reach our youngest children with heart-healthy activities. 

Kind regards, Liz Turner 
Volunteers are needed to help teach and manage materials at  

FAMILY GARDENING AND FOOD TASTING CLASSES

Venue: The Ranch (SMART Family Literacy's garden)

Address: 6901 Avenue P, Galveston

Time: 4pm-6pm

Dates: March 7th, March 14th, March 28th

Capacity: 6 volunteers on each date

Sched Description: UTMB Volunteers will help SMART staff teach families with young children how to grow their own food. We will harvest and taste what we pick. We will teach how to make a salad or a smoothie at the SMART Garden. If you don't already know what to do, no worries, because we will show you. Text Liz at (409) 771-4155 if you have questions. Dress for the weather. Bring your own water bottle. 

MAKE SMOOTHIES AT OUR TEACHERS' CONFERENCE

Venue: Moody Gardens Conference Center Outside the Floral Ballroom

Address: 7 Hope Boulevard, Galveston

Time: 11:30am-1:30pm

Dates: March 21st

Capacity: 4

Sched Description: Make smoothies during the lunch break of our annual teachers' conference at the Moody Gardens Conference Center. Inspire teachers to eat more healthily and to teach their own students to do the same. Healthy habits, such as eating heart-healthy vegetables and fruits, starts early, so we need you to reach out to the caregivers and teachers who influence the youngest children.  

SMART PARTY AT THE RANCH

Venue: The Ranch

Address: 6901 Avenue P, Galveston

Time: 5:00 pm-7pm

Dates: March 10th, April 14th, May 12th, June 9th, 

Capacity: 2

Sched Description: Volunteers will help set up and take down the party, greet and check families in, and help children with various hands-on activities (plant/water the garden, do art in the garden, harvest, make giant bubbles etc). 

SMART PARTY AT THE OLEANDER HOMES

Venue: The Oleander Homes

Address: 815 52nd Street, Galveston

Time: 5pm-7:30pm

Dates: March 5th, April 2nd, May 21st, June 4th, July 2nd, August 6th, September 3rd, October 1st, November 5th, December 3rd

Capacity: 2

Sched Description: Park along 52nd Street and text Paula at 409-599-0894 upon arrival. Volunteers will help set up and take down the party, greet and check families in, help children do art and science activities, make smoothies, and other hands-on activities.

As you all may know, we have historically engaged students in the MPH program to help us move projects along that help support the strategy map and the needs of the department. We will have four students this year helping us in 3 different domains.

• Preconception care - work around FM OB needs building as we work to reboot women's health in the department
• The history of Family Medicine education in the US and in the state of TX - this is educational scholarship that will center around increasing the FMCH clerkship to 6 weeks
• Galveston Island Project - this is ongoing work to help us better understand health and health needs of Galveston Island

Dr. Campbell is writing a Family Medicine Focus submission for our journal Family Medicine as a work-life balance submission. He is looking for an assistant professor who has never published in the peer reviewed literature to take the lead on this project, to include contributing to the concepts, writing and submitting the manuscript. This kind of article would be great for someone just starting to write. I anticipate that it would take a total of around 10 -12 hours of total work to complete. I have included an example of a Family Medicine Focus that was recently published as well as information about the article type from the journal.

Kaplan B, Boggiano V, Rydel TA, Schillinger E. Twelve Tips for Teaching and Practicing Patient-Centered Time Management. Fam Med. 2025;57(10):764-764. https://doi.org/10.22454/FamMed.2025.712049.

Family Medicine Focus

"Family Medicine Focus" is a new, one-page article in an infographic format. Family Medicine Focus features topics relevant to work life including faculty development topics. These easy-to-read infographics provide up-to-date, evidence-based information for new and experienced faculty. The goal of a Family Medicine Focus article is to share high-yield information for current and aspiring faculty in an informative, innovative, and engaging way. Due to limited space for text, narrow topics and succinct writing are recommended. Submissions are welcome and must conform to the following guidelines:

• Maximum word count: 500
• Maximum number of references: 5
• Submit the Family Medicine Focus manuscript in text format. The Family Medicine publishing team will place text into an infographic before sending it out for review to ensure uniformity of manuscripts.
• Topics related to family medicine education are welcome, including submissions on work-life balance, scholarship, mentoring, and tips for teaching effectively.
• Clinical topics will not be considered.

Family Medicine Focus submissions that conform to the above guidelines may be submitted via the journal's submission system, choosing the "Family Medicine Focus" manuscript type option in submission step 1.

Please let Dr. Campbell know directly if you are interested interested.

ENDS MARCH 8TH

Call for faculty interested in gynecologic disorders topic. Dr. Emily Sendukas in OB/GYN may be interested in co-authoring. 

Dr. Sendukas is a new faculty member at UTMB Health in the OBGYN department with subspecialty training in minimally invasive gynecology and expertise in endometriosis if that is an area any of our faculty have interest in collaborating on.

Please direct all inquiries to the American Family Physician, fpeeditorial@aafp.org 

Let Dr. Campbell know if he can help in terms of reviewing, editing, etc. AFP can be challenging to write for, but it is a very good journal with outstanding review articles for clinical care.

Please see below for a writing opportunity. Would be great if we could have some subspecialist - FMCH faculty teams publish together in some of these areas. We have been working to do more of this as a department. 

Dear ADFM Colleagues, 

I am sending this note in my role as EIC for FP Essentials - www.aafp.org/pubs/fpe.html. Our recent CFA just opened, and we are hoping to find some great authors, so please take a look and share this with your members and colleagues. 

We are looking for authors for the following topics:  

• Gynecologic Disorders
• Hematologic Disorders
• Type 2 Diabetes Update
• Valvular Heart Disease

Please see details about our latest Call for Authors on our website: www.aafp.org/pubs/fpe/authors.html  

Proposals are due by March 18.  

Regards, 
Sumi Sexton, MD 
Editor in Chief, American Family Physician and FP Essentials 
fpeeditorial@aafp.org 

During this academic year, JSSOM launched Learning Communities (LCs) along with two new faculty roles designed to strengthen student learner support across the curriculum phases. These roles are central to our commitment to relationship-based services and early, continuous academic support for our medical students. 

Noteworthy accomplishments included actively building the LC student experience through lunch and learn events like Deans’ Diner with Dr. Bianco, development of co-curricular programming aligned with the Doctoring and Clinical Skills (DoCS) curriculum, and the grand opening of eight LC spaces with student lounge in the Graves Building. Just to name a few.

As we plan for the AY 2026–2027 academic year, we are seeking to recruit the remaining LC faculty, for a total of 32 faculty positions. Below is a brief overview of the two roles:

Learning Community Faculty Lead-0.30 FTE ( 2 of 8 positions available):

·        Develops the JSSOM LC Model and faculty experience

·        Guides the LC faculty and peer leaders

·        Provides longitudinal career and elective advising

·        Supports student success and wellness through programming and office hours

·        Participates in JSSOM student events

·        Teaches DoCS (Phase I)

Learning Community Faculty-0.20 FTE (24 of 24 positions available):

·        Provides longitudinal career and elective advising

·        Supports student success and wellness through programming and office hours

·        Participates in JSSOM student events

·        Teaches DoCS (Phase I)

Attached is a flyer that you may share with your faculty, which includes a QR code and direct link to express their interests. These are exciting times in medical education as we continue transformative work on behalf of our future physician-scientists. If desired, we welcome the opportunity to share more about the JSSOM LC Initiative and faculty positions during your leadership team meetings or Grand Rounds.

Thank you for your continued commitment to our students and to JSSOM Medical Education.

Marquis T. Gatewood, Ed.D. (he/him)
Assistant Dean, Office of Student Affairs
Founding Director, Learning Community Leadership & Support
E mtgatewo@utmb.edu | P 409.266.2105

We would like to share an exciting opportunity with you all! The Chief Research Office and the Council of Vice Chairs have organized a summit for faculty, trainees, and scholars to share their research/scholarship with other scholars at UTMB. The theme for this year is “Advancing Discovery Across the Lifespan”, which definitely lends itself to the work that we do in the department. If you have an idea that you would like to develop into an abstract for this opportunity and would like assistance please contact Brittany Smalls.

For more information, please see the attached flyer for information, including how to submit an abstract.

Dr. Campbell is writing a Family Medicine Focus submission for our journal Family Medicine as a work-life balance submission. He is looking for an assistant professor who has never published in the peer reviewed literature to take the lead on this project, to include contributing to the concepts, writing and submitting the manuscript. This kind of article would be great for someone just starting to write. He anticipates that it would take a total of around 10 -12 hours of total work to complete. Below is an example of a Family Medicine Focus that was recently published as well as information about the article type from the journal.

Kaplan B, Boggiano V, Rydel TA, Schillinger E. Twelve Tips for Teaching and Practicing Patient-Centered Time Management. Fam Med. 2025;57(10):764-764. https://doi.org/10.22454/FamMed.2025.712049.

Family Medicine Focus

"Family Medicine Focus" is a new, one-page article in an infographic format. Family Medicine Focus features topics relevant to work life including faculty development topics. These easy-to-read infographics provide up-to-date, evidence-based information for new and experienced faculty. The goal of a Family Medicine Focus article is to share high-yield information for current and aspiring faculty in an informative, innovative, and engaging way. Due to limited space for text, narrow topics and succinct writing are recommended. Submissions are welcome and must conform to the following guidelines:

• Maximum word count: 500
• Maximum number of references: 5
• Submit the Family Medicine Focus manuscript in text format. The Family Medicine publishing team will place text into an infographic before sending it out for review to ensure uniformity of manuscripts.
• Topics related to family medicine education are welcome, including submissions on work-life balance, scholarship, mentoring, and tips for teaching effectively.
• Clinical topics will not be considered.

Family Medicine Focus submissions that conform to the above guidelines may be submitted via the journal's submission system, choosing the "Family Medicine Focus" manuscript type option in submission step 1.

We encourage all faculty who may be eligible to apply for the Degree of Fellow with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

Visit their website HERE for all of the pertinent information