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Primary Care Physicians' Use of Race in Medical-decision Making
Cancer Screening During COVID19
Impact of COVID-19 on Faculty Isolation, Engagement and Productivity
Outpatient Prenatal Care Response During COVID-19 Pandemic
Predictive Factors of Positive E-Learning Experience
How Family Physicians View Their Role in Patient Gun Control Counseling
Prostate Cancer Screening in Black Men
Assessment of Comfort in Addressing Elements of Immunization Counseling
Is family medicine ready for the new subspecialty of complex family planning?
Knowledge and Practices About Immediate Postpartum Long-acting Reversible Contraception
Physician Screening and Recommendations on Nicotine and Marijuana During Pregnancy
Diabetes Prevention
Family Physicians’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Added Dietary Sugar
Health Disparity in African Americans
Management of Sickle Cell Disease
Affordable Care Act and Mandated Contraceptive Services
Baseline Physician Behaviors
Family Medicine Physicians' Attitudes and Experiences with Opioid Prescribing for the Management of Chronic Non-Malignant Pain
Family Medicine Physicians' Interactions with Overweight and Obese Patients
Bias in Family Medicine Clerkship Evaluations
Family Medicine Clerkship Directors’ Remediation of Preceptors with Student Mistreatment Concerns
Diversity in the Family Medicine Clerkship
Telemedicine Visits in the Family Medicine Clerkship
Quality of Precepting Practices
Perceptions of Grade Inflation and Proposed Solutions
Understand Identifying, Tracking, and Remediating Performance Issues at Clinical Teaching Sites
Identify Clerkship Directors' Perceptions of Strengths and Deficiencies of Graduating Medical Students from US Medical Schools
Remediation, Forward Feeding, and Fear of Legal Action
Family Medicine Residencies' Use of Social Media for Marketing
Features of Effective Clinical Competency Committees
Financial Considerations for Post-COVID Residency Recruitment Seaons
Virtual Residency Interviews in Response to the Pandemic
COVID-19 Disturbance to Resident Education
Perceived Benefits of Osteopathic Recognition for Programs
Family Medicine Residency Length of Training
Social Media Use in Residency Programs
Trends in OB Care in Family Medicine Residencies
Resident Remediation in Family Medicine Residency Programs
To Describe the Understanding and Utilization of Entrustable Professional Activities in FMRPs
ACGME Clinical Competency Milestones: Effect on Resident Evaluation and Feedback
Project Will Assess the Readiness of FM Residency Programs to Implement FM Milestones Based on PCMH Status
Expectations of the Competencies of Entering Family Medicine Residents
When Considering Promotion, Are Service and Research in Opposition?
2022 Department Chair Survey - Not Yet Published
Advanced Practice Providers in Departments of Family Medicine
2022 Department Chair Survey - Not Yet Published
Scholarship Incentives
2022 Department Chair Survey - Not Yet Published
Racial Allyship and Support for Advancing URiFM Faculty Scholarship
2022 Department Chair Survey - Not Yet Published
Faculty Recruitment
Impact of COVID-19 on Family Medicine Career Plans
Measuring Wellness in Family Medicine Educators
Family Medicine Career Intent and Workforce Planning
Impostor Phenomenon Among Family Medicine Residency Program Directors
Predictors of Successful Academic Promotion
Professional Development Needs of Clerkship Directors
Coaching, Mentorship, and Sponsorship in Developing Academic Physicians
Promotion of Academic Clinical Educators
Clerkship Director Perceptions on Student Choice of Family Medicine
Family Medicine Clerkship Directors’ Handling of Student Mistreatment
What Strategies do Clerkship Directors Use and Value to Retain Community Preceptors?
Key Individual and Environmental Risk/Mitigation Factors For Program Director Burnout
Meaning in Life in Relation to Wellness and Burnout
Faculty vacancies and dedicated clinical, teaching, research, and administrative duties
Filling the gap in FM faculty vacancies
Relationship between faculty vacancies and number of part time faculty
Use of Technology in Faculty Development for Community-based Preceptors
Professional Joy Reported by Non-Physician Family Medicine Faculty
Non-Physician Faculty
Quality of Precepting Practices
Survey of Family Physicians for Wellness and Stress Scores
Describing how Clerkship Directors Obtain Consent from Patients to Work with Medical Students
Faculty Development for Community-based Preceptors
Survey of OB Privileges and the Structure of Laborists Services
Characteristics Used by Family Medicine Clerkship Directors for Recommending Specific Residency Programs to Medical Students
Numbers, Disability Types, Accommodations, and Attitudes Towards Disabled Faculty Members
Whom Are Department Chairs Seeking for New Academic Faculty Positions in Family Medicine?
Identification of Motivations and Barriers to Incorporation of Pharmacists as Faculty
Physician Shortages and Practice Environments Affects on Full Scope of Care
Physician Tolerance for Uncertainty, Risk and Ambiguity
Workplace Bullying
Community Preceptor Payment
Maintenance of Certification in FM Residency
The Effect of Salary Differences Between Practicing and Academic Family Physicians
The Extent of Incentive Compensation Plans in Academic Family Medicine and the Perceptions of Faculty Members About Such Plans With Respect to Organizational Psychology Constructs
Identifying the Motivators and Challenges for Senior Faculty in Family Medicine
Physician Workforce Issues
Characterizing the Current State of MI Education in North American Family Medicine Clerkships
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in the Family Medicine Clerkship Curriculum
Training Future Physicians in Telemedicine Competencies
Contraception and Abortion Care Education in the Family Medicine Clerkship
Racism and Bias Curriculum in the Family Medicine Clerkship
Changes in Family Medicine Clerkship Teaching due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Active Learning Methods in the Family Medicine Clerkship
Lifestyle Medicine in Medical Student Curriculum: Perceptions of Family Medicine Clerkship Directors
POCUS Education in the Family Medicine Clerkship
Sexual Health Teaching in the Family Medicine Clerkship
Family Medicine Sub-Internships as Part of Medical School Curricula
What Keeps Clerkship Directors From Teaching About Chronic Pain?
Understanding the Current State of Geriatric Teaching and Curricula in Family Medicine Clerkships
Transgender Education in the Family Medicine Clerkship
How Are Family Medicine Clerkships Addressing the Obesity Epidemic?
Examining Naloxone Treatment Education
Palliative, End of Life, and Hospice Care Education in Family Medicine Clerkships
Primary Care Tracks in Medical School
Behavioral Health Training in Family Medicine Clerkships
Clerkship Directors’ Views and Actions on Students’ Impressions of Family Medicine
Training Medical Students on Substance Abuse Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
Scope of Practice Experience in Family Medicine Clerkships and Implications for Recruitment to Careers in Family Medicine
Improving STFM's National Clerkship Curriculum (NCC) Website
Educating Students About Chronic Pain During the Family Medicine Clerkship
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Questioning (LGBTIQ) Education
The Contribution of Family Medicine to Procedural Skill Training
Exploring Family Medicine Clerkship Curricula in Practice Based Learning and Improvement
Interprofessional Education in Family Medicine
Knowledge and Utilization of the National Family Medicine Clerkship Curriculum
Medical Student Preparation
Public/Population Health Training in Family Medicine Education
Uncertainty in Family Medicine Programs
Step 1 Score Change and Residency Application: Baseline (2022)
Medical Students' Education/exposure to Persons with Disabilities During Medical School (2022)
Anti-racism Curriculum in Medical School
How Important is Diversity and Inclusion in Student Career Decisions? (2022)
Step 1 Score Change and Residency Application: Baseline
Medical Students' Education/exposure to Persons with Disabilities During Medical School
Wellness and Burnout Among Medical Students
How Important is Diversity and Inclusion in Student Career Decisions?
Department Chair Perceptions on Student Choice of Family Medicine
How Family Medicine Departments Expand Research Capacity
Residency Program Involvement in PBRN Projects
Current and Future Research Foci of PBRNs
Building Research Capacity
Clinical and Translational Science Award Support for Practice-Based Research Networks
Evaluation of PBRN productivity with Respect to PBRN Characteristics
Technology-based Patient Engagement Strategies
Anti-racism Curriculum in Residency
Residency Curriculum in the Care of Persons Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder
2022 Residency Program Directors (PD22) Survey - Not yet published
Programmatic Responses to Systemic Racism a Critical 5 year Comparison
2022 Residency Program Directors (PD22) Survey - Not yet published
Examining Current Trends in Interprofessional Education (IPE) within Graduate Medical Education
2022 Residency Program Directors (PD22) Survey - Not yet published
Family Medicine Resident Education on Health Disparities Associated with Former Incarceration
2022 Residency Program Directors (PD22) Survey - Not yet published
Community Medicine Curriculum - Evaluation and Outcomes
2022 Residency Program Directors (PD22) Survey - Not yet published
Preparing Family Medicine Residents to Care for Patients with Obesity
Abortion Training in Family Medicine Residencies
Dermoscopy Training in Family Medicine Residencies
Anti-Racism Training
Barriers to Point-of-Care Ultrasound Use
Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine Training in Residency Programs
Well-being Curriculum Development During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Public Health Interventions Training Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Resident Perspectives on Essential Wellness Curricula
Anti-racism Curriculum in Residency
Percieved Importance of Formal Racial Justice Curriculum
Social Determinants of Health Curricula in Family Medicine Residency Programs
Pediatric Training in Family Medicine Residencies
Development and Impact of Maternity Care Tracks in Family Medicine Residencies
Family Medicine Residency Curriculum in Transgender Health Care
Training and Provision of Contraceptive Services by Family Medicine Residents and Faculty
Primary Care Oncology Curriculum
HIV and Hepatitis C Prevention Among Prenatal Patients
Vasectomy Training in Family Medicine Residency Programs
Use of and Perceived Barriers to Simulation in Family Medicine Education
Residency Programs and Disability: Identifying Practices in Family Medicine Programs
Breastfeeding Education in Family Medicine Residencies
Education and Attitudes on Medical Cannabis in Family Medicine Residency Programs
Point of Care Ultrasound
Burnout, Wellbeing, Curriculum Development
Identifying the Presence of Mental Health Stigma Reduction Programs
Resident Burnout and Resilience Training
Burnout, Workload and Wellness Curricula
Program Directors ABFM Special Survey (PD13) (not yet published)
Evaluating Practice Management Curricula in Family Medicine Residency
Program Directors ABFM Special Survey (PD13) (not yet published)
Residency Predictors of Maternity Care Provision by Family Physicians
Program Directors ABFM Special Survey (PD13) (not yet published)
Variations in Inpatient Medicine Training
Program Directors ABFM Special Survey (PD13) (not yet published)
Residency Diversity Training and Admissions
Residency Education on Human Trafficking
Resident Training in Screening and Management of Depression
PrEP Acceptance and Training Among Family Medicine Residency Programs
An Assessment of Teaching Trauma Informed Care and Issues of Implementation
Areas of Concentration in Family Medicine Residencies
Advocacy Training in Family Medicine Residency Programs
Integrated Behavioral Health Training in Family Medicine Residency
Residency Program Coverage of and Requirements to Take USMLE Step 3
Teaching Chronic Pain in the Residency Curriculum
Addiction Medicine Curriculum in Family Medicine Residency Training
Attracting Strong Residency Candidates Through Implementing Osteopathic Curriculum
Evaluate Current Opinions and Policies of Forward Feeding in FMRs
Addiction MedExplores Nature of Community Partnerships as Related to Community Curricula in Family Medicine Residenciesicine Curriculum in Family Medicine Residency Training
Quality of Residency Programs
Telehealth Usage, Training, Telehealth Access
Group Medical Visit in GME
Home Visit Education for Family Medicine Residents
Global Health
Moral Distress and Ethical Dilemmas Regarding Hepatitis C Treatment
Supportive Learning Environment for Learning Evidence-Based Medicine in Residencies
Patient Transfer Trends in Family Medicine Inpatient Training Programs
Perceptions of Point of Care Ultrasound in Family Medicine
Point of Care Ultrasound Issues
Residents-As-Teachers
Training and Subsequent Nursing Home Practice of Family Medicine Residents
Basic Prenatal Ultrasound Training
Hospitalist Trends
Maternity Care
Pharmaceutical Interaction
Physician-Patient Online Communication
Social Media Use in Residency Programs
Population Health
Sleep Medicine Education
Training in HIV Primary Care
Attitudes and Implementation of STFM IM/CAM Competencies
Hospitalist Programs
LGBT Health
Public/Population Health Training in Family Medicine Education
Oral Health Curricula in Residencies
Program DIrector Attitudes Toward Inclusion of Patient Race in the opening Line of the Clinical Presentation
Changes in Family Medicine Residency Pharmaceutical Interaction 2008-2019
Budgeted Costs and Time for the NRMP
Parenting Supports in Family Medicine Residencies
Resident and Faculty Parental Leave Policies and Practices
Resident Education and Clinical Health Coaching in Primary Care
Accommodations for Residents with ADHD
Identification and Remediation of Underperforming Residents: Experiences of Program Directors
Resident Readiness to Supervise
STFM Residency Competency Assessment Toolkit
Managing the Early Assessment of Residents' Clinical Skills
Breastfeeding Support During Family Medicine Residency Training
Diversity and Inclusion in Resident Career Decisions
STFM Resident Membership Questions
2022 Department Chair Survey - Not Yet Published
