Family Medicine Journal

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Here's the Family Medicine Focus feature from the October issue of Family Medicine journal.

Sarina Schrager, MD, editor in chief of Family Medicine journal, and Jose E. Rodriguez, MD, deputy editor of the journal (@joserodriguezmd.bsky.social), are representing us at American Academy of Family Physicians FMX 2025 in Anaheim! Say hello if you see them around!

The September President's Column, from STFM President Steven Lin, MD, "Establishing a National Framework for Family Medicine AI Centers of Excellence": journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

Quiet quitting, or doing only the minimum work necessary for one’s job, in residency education is examined as a critical issue, with calls to refine its definition, include residents’ perspectives, and address systemic causes: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

The authors found comparable milestone ratings between international and US medical graduates, with international graduates getting a small boost if they were trained in a program with a higher percentage of international graduates: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

This survey sought to establish the rate of grade inquiries and appeals in family medicine clerkships, to determine whether CDs perceive these rates to be increasing, and to determine whether grade appeals or inquiries contribute to CD burnout: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

This study sought to quantify the anecdotally reported experience of decredentialing in the profession of medicine, specifically as it applies to gender.

From Katherine M. Mahon, MD, Thomas Yuen, MD, Nicole Freund, PhD, Kari M. Nilsen, PhD: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

"Medical students who are URiM should showcase their DEI activities and experiences gained from the unjustly imposed minority tax on their residency applications..."

Letter to the Editor titled "How DEI Experiences Add Value to Residency Applications": journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

"When he looked up, there was a glint in his eye as he asked, 'Want to hear?'"

In this narrative essay, "Harmonics", Adam Saperstein, MD, tells the story of a past patient encounter and how a conversation about their harmonica led to a unique experience: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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...

Critical andragogy is introduced in the below article as a framework for faculty mentorship in academic medicine. The authors offer guidance for institutions and mentors to structure mentorship that supports career development and overcomes structural obstacles: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

Published in our latest issue, the study entitled "𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙭 𝙫𝙨 𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙨 𝘼𝙜𝙚𝙙 20-49 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨." has been mentioned by 169 news outlets, the most ever for one article at Annals @altmetric.com #FMsky #Medsky

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Structurational divergence theory helps identify and explain the negative communication cycles that result when individuals must fulfill obligations from multiple competing systems, each with its own social rules.

The commentary from the September issue: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

The September issue includes an evaluation of a 4-yr residency training experience for FM residents. Our guest editorial suggests rather than asking, “Is a 4-yr residency better than a 3-yr residency?”, it might be more useful to ask a different question: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

Daniel J. Parente, MD, PhD, suggests future research directions following the Length of Training Pilot (LoTP) study to determine the optimal duration of residency training in family medicine.

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Effective feedback is recognized as essential to clinical training. Hattie and Timperley conducted a comprehensive review of feedback to develop their Model of Feedback to Enhance Learning. We used the MFEL to explore how this model applies in a FMR program: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

Leaders in academic family medicine founded the Family Physicians Inquiries Network 27 years ago to facilitate scholarship and research in family medicine residency programs. This study evaluates the perceived value of FPIN membership: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

Associations between training length and clinical preparedness are unknown.

Authors in this study compared assessments of clinical preparedness for family medicine graduates from 3-year and 4-year training programs: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

"Alone with my father that Sunday,
brother, mother absent,
we drove from place to place
on house call rounds,
to German, Jewish, Irish immigrant families,
where I waited in the car, double-parked."

Richard Bronson, MD, in this narrative essay "Smoke": journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

Evidence on the relationship between formative assessment engagement and summative assessment outcomes is sparse. Authors evaluated the relationship between engagement in ABFM's formative CKSA and performance on high-stakes summative assessments: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

Barriers to performing family medicine research include funding, infrastructure, and mentorship shortages. CERA was created in 2011 to address these issues. This study explores the scope and impact of CERA-related publications in family medicine.

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The 2024 CERA clerkship directors survey revealed an increase in the inclusion of OUD education in family medicine clerkships over the past several years.
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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...

"Although as physicians we learn from both successes and failures, many of the deepest lessons come from the latter. This story has been a touchstone in my career, and I am happy to share it."

"A Divine Slap", a narrative essay from James Schindler, MD, MPH: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

What do #fammed residents want from outpatient preceptors? In addition to usual teaching, they want attention to time management, autonomy, a pre-precepting. #meded #fammed

By @info-mastery.medsky.social: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

"In these first few months after arrival, I have become, in many ways, an intern again."

Esther Johnston, MD, MPH (@esthermjohnston.bsky.social) reflects on the challenges and opportunities that come with professional change.

"Everything Old Is New Again": journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

"Between pandemics,
Science’s amazing advances
At the highest level imaginable.
Antibiotics, mRNA vaccines.
Then, society’s amazing retreats,
Anti-science, vaccine denial,
At the highest levels imaginable.
What would Dr Salk think?"

Narrative essay: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

Scholarly publication is crucial for promotion in academic medicine, yet only 15% of authors are family physicians. This infographic provides entry points for new faculty to start writing, even before project completion, and with minimal preparation: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

Sarina Schrager in this month's From the Editor column, "The Forest and the Trees": journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

Most program directors responding to the 2023 CERA survey reported that few of their residents were prepared to independently work in emergency departments. If the ACGME wishes to increase family medicine graduates’ entry in EDs, system changes may be required: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...