A Pivotal Time for Family Medicine Leadership Development

New Leadership Model for Family Physicians in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Pilot Study Across Selected Countries

“…Such leaders should focus on undergraduate and postgraduate development as well as maintain the standard of the specialty and its standing within communities. The Future of Family Medicine clearly indicates that now is a time of change to transform and renew the specialty of family medicine to meet the needs of people and society in a changing environment [9]. We are pledging to develop a "New Leadership Model for Family Physicians" in the East Mediterranean Region.…”

“…It is well recognized that we need to discover, educate, and support our family medicine specialistsin playing a vital role in reshaping health service delivery, education, and research in the context of New Leadership Model for family physicians in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. The central question is how this goal can be achieved [9].…”

STFM Prepares Family Medicine Educators to Lead

“…Medical schools and residency programs are jumping through hoops to educate a workforce to meet that need, in spite of the fact that health systems are incentivized to distribute Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding to subspecialty training. [1][2] There is hope that the funding for both graduate medical education and primary care services may be changing. The nation is coming to realize that primary care must be at the foundation of a health care system that actually delivers better health, better health care, and lower costs.…”

New Curriculum Will Help Faculty Lead Change

“…Some chairs are being asked to accept new titles and leadership positions, often on top of their chairmanships. 1 During focus groups, STFM members pointed out the importance of leadership programs for family medicine educators. In a 2011 member needs assessment survey, STFM members rated faculty development as their number one need from a list of STFM priorities.…”

“…1 The ADFM Board approved the strategic plan below. Input from members is being incorporated into the specifi c work-plans associated with the 5 goals in the plan.…”