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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here, the authors report the outcomes of a reliability study of a tool to assess and improve clinical teaching for family medicine residents: Mayo Outpatient Precepting Evaluation Tool: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A trauma and emergency medicine training track appears to prepare family medicine residents for the emergency medicine workforce. This study demonstrates the feasibility of implementing a trauma program that could be replicated elsewhere: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Teaching and assessment of outpatient documentation competency in family medicine clerkships are highly variable, with many programs lacking structured approaches. This study underscores the need for standardized guidelines and curricular integration: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

An early assurance initiative designed to identify and support undergraduate students committed to practicing rural medicine can be effective. Continued support may improve retention and further enhance rural physician workforce development: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A larger share of rural than urban early-career family physicians teach health professions students, but the proportion of those who are teaching advanced practice professional students has declined significantly: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

What happens when you forget to pack an emergency snack for an unexpectedly long or challenging day in clinic? In this letter to the editor, I offer a few places you can look for energy that never expires, never runs out, and always stays fresh: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Trauma-informed medical education, in acknowledging that human beings are emotional creatures whose past experiences inform their present responses, supports the challenging work of developing wholly-human physicians who better understand themselves and patients: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The authors of this Family Medicine Focus inductively identified five domains of “yes” based on their lived experiences and insights from prior publications on academic decision-making and career advancement: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The September issue of Family Medicine is available on the journal's website! Photo Credit: Eric Persaud, DrPH, MEA Here's a link to the full issue online: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Residency clinics care for patients with complex needs. Interprofessional practice is core to family medicine education and improves team function. Weekly interprofessional team meetings (ITMs) teach residents effective interprofessional collaboration.

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"A coach, the same one that inspired this article, once told me that our minds make a pretty convincing argument of doing the same thing. However, the body often knows when it's time for a change." "I Sit With It Longer" by Cleveland Piggott, MD, MPH: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

In this joint editorial, editors of the seven US-based family medicine journals underscore the evidence that a strong primary care infrastructure is clearly related to improved health: journals.stfm.org/familymedici... (1/4)

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Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine @jabfm.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"I imagined your rugged exterior shielded an equally stubborn interior. But this is what I heard, a soft cry for help, seeking to avoid an inevitable fate." "What I Heard" by Nimish Garg: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"How much more well suited might our days be to our lived, subjective reality if we were to liberate ourselves, to liberate one another into kairos time? I will see the next patient when I have met the needs of this patient." "To Liberate": journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"Maureen was quiet and serious, and we shared a few conversations during her rotation that my memory preserves as thoughtful, if inconsequential. ... To my surprise, she wrote a long thank you to me for the experience." "Apprenticeship" : journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"I stepped forward to pronounce - quietly moving closely, she gasped. The team chuckled through tears. I nearly jumped out of my shoes. One final breath. Then stillness." "93 Minutes": journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

"Laying my stethoscope on her chest, I felt her heart beat with force — urgent, unwavering. Her shoulders tensed beneath my hand. I paused, placing my hand gently on her shoulder, and asked softly, 'Are you okay?'" "Presence With Patients": journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

"Our learners should be taught both in the classroom and through open, honest conversations with trusted role models, that self-care is just as important as altruism, especially when faced by unexpected life transitions." "I’ve Been Waiting for You": journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Effective remediation requires organized processes and culture that support growth and psychological safety. This study presents a preliminary questionnaire assessing these practices from the behavioral science faculty perspective: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education endorses inclusion of patient feedback in performance evaluations during residency training. Although program directors value patient feedback, there are gaps with implementing feedback into residency training: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Kenny Lin, MD, MPH @kennylinafp.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The Language of Medicine journals.stfm.org/familymedici... via @fammedjournal.bsky.social

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Accelerated 3-year program (A3YP) graduates demonstrate equal or minimally higher milestone attainment compared to non-A3YP peers during postgraduate year 1, supporting the viability of accelerated pathways: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Despite being a core residency-ready skill, outpatient documentation training and assessment remain inconsistent, highlighting a need for national standards: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

From the author: "I love being a primary care physician but sometimes I’ve tried too hard and not taken care of myself. This narrative essay is about my experience of doing too much and needing the healing power of mindfulness and animal companionship." journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Funded in part by a department-level endowment and independent of other institutional and national research pathways programs, the Clinician Scholars Program shows promise in building family medicine research capacity and fostering collaboration: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

(1/4) We are excited to announce that Family Medicine's Impact Factor increased in 2025 to 2.0, placing the journal in the second quartile in two categories: General & Internal Medicine and Primary Health Care.

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

(1/4) Concluding the first phase of its work, the STFM Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Education Task Force has identified 52 unique #POCUS applications for inclusion in a family medicine (FM) residency POCUS curriculum and organized these applications into five implementation tiers.

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Annals of Family Medicine @annfammed.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

In this study, 314 #FamilyMedicine residency program directors responded to a survey about how prepared their programs are to teach & assess self-directed learning skills. @stfm-fm.bsky.social , @fammedjournal.bsky.social , @primer-journal.bsky.social Read here: www.annfammed.org/content/24/4...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Several STFM members, many part of the STFM Faculty Development Collaborative, helped author a study published in the July-August issue of @annfammed.bsky.social : "Are Residency Programs Ready to Teach and Assess Learners' Self-Directed Learning Skills?" www.annfammed.org/content/24/4...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Residency Program Solutions is a peer-consultation service offered by the @aafp.org to help family medicine residency programs fulfill ACGME program requirements for residency training. This special article summarizes the contributions of RPS over last 5 decades: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The words physicians use can include patients or shut them out. Medical etymology offers a practical way to improve education, communication, and trust. "The Language of Medicine", a narrative essay by Benjamin Popokh, MD: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This month's editorial, "On the Birth of US Family Medicine and the Residency Assistance Program", complements the excellent article “Residency Program Solutions at 50: A History of Promoting Excellence in Family Medicine,” by Dr Mary K Nordling, MD: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

This narrative essay, "The Other Side of the Park," is a reflection on street medicine, human connection, and the heart of family medicine: meeting people where they are and seeing the person beyond the circumstance: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The language used in vaccine recommendations significantly influences patient decisions. Specifically, presumptive language, which assumes the patient will receive the vaccine, has been shown to increase uptake. Family Medicine Focus:

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The July/August issue of Family Medicine is available online. The issue cover features the The University of New Mexico Family Practice Clinic, circa 1970, courtesy of the Center for the History of Family Medicine. Every article is available online: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

This month's President's Column from Molly Clark, PhD, ABPP: "Balancing Two Truths: The Primary Care Shortage and Family Medicine Match": journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Women's health procedures are central to family medicine. This simple, reproducible, 7-step framework can help family medicine faculty teach women's health procedures safely, consistently, and in a patient-centered manner across learner levels. 🧾 by Jesus Ruiz, MD

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

In "The Fragile Vocabulary of Hope", Vangipuram Harshil Sai writes about their time as a medical student, when a patient named "Ms Lopez", a 36-year-old mother of three young children, was facing her third relapse of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

This Delphi study provides a consensus-driven foundation for developing a family medicine–specific dermatology curriculum. A prioritized list of objectives highlights essential topics that can feasibly be covered within the time constraints of residency: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The results of this study highlight generational differences in technology acceptance and a strong demand for AI training. These findings underscore the need to develop targeted AI training programs and implement formal safeguards to regulate AI use: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Physicians aren't immune to the impact of some of the same health challenges they treat. In this reflective essay, a full spectrum, academic family physician shares her path to motherhood and why medicine must normalize and prioritize self-care: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

An unexpected finding on POCUS transformed more than a diagnosis; it reshaped how a physician can think about seeing, listening, and caring. "Seeing Beneath the Surface" by Olawale Adeyemi, MD, MPH: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

This narrative essay from Sherry Adkins, MD, MPH argues that presence is not a soft skill or luxury in medicine. It is a clinical and moral practice that helps patients experience dignity, connection, and the possibility of healing: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

"That is the essence of teaching, the adding a colorful thread or two to that tapestry, embedded in its warp and weft and carried on forever into the future." The narrative essay "Apprenticeship" by Allen F. Shaughnessy, PharmD, MMedEd: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Family-oriented care acquisition involves knowledge, skills, and meaningful shifts in clinical attitudes and professional identity. Authors here examine how family physicians acquire family-oriented perspectives through clinical practice and reflective learning: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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Family Medicine Journal @fammedjournal.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Burnout is a growing concern in health care, leading to consequences such as reduced working hours and early retirement. This scoping review highlights the need for more research on burnout in federally-qualified health centers: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

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