Society of Teachers of Family Medicine New Faculty Scholars Award

Society of Teachers of Family Medicine New Faculty Scholars Award This award is designed to be a catalyst for developing future leaders in STFM and other areas of academic family medicine. The program provides scholarships to the STFM Annual Spring Conference for STFM members who have served at least 2 years but no more than 4 years as full-time faculty and who exhibit outstanding leadership potential. Since its inception in 1988, this program has supported the attendance of 121 new faculty at this conference. Attendance at national meetings is one way to help develop leaders and leadership skills. The award is for up to $2,000 to cover travel and hotel expenses for attendance at the conference. The registration fees for the conference and for the preconference are waived. Eligibility Criteria The applicant must: -- Be a current member of STFM. Preference will be given to individuals who have shown active engagement in STFM. This could be demonstrated by being part of an active STFM group and/or presenting at an STFM conference. These should be noted on the applicant's CV. -- Be a full-time faculty member at a family medicine department or family medicine residency program and employed in academic family medicine for a minimum of 2 years and no more than 4 years. -- Not currently be a full-time fellow. Applicants may be involved in part-time fellowships as long as they are full-time faculty. -- Make a presentation at the STFM Annual Spring ...
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