Family Medicine Journal
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Family Medicine, an official journal of STFM, aims to publish high-quality, original scholarship about education in family medicine and primary care.
https://journals.stfm.org/familymedicine
https://journals.stfm.org/familymedicine
In a national study, performing more than 80 deliveries during residency, exposure to six or more faculty delivering babies, and completing four or more months of obstetrics training were associated with graduates providing maternity care and deliveries: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
In a national study, performing more than 80 deliveries during residency, exposure to six or more faculty delivering babies, and completing four or more months of obstetrics training were associated with graduates providing maternity care and deliveries: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
Patient-centered time management (PCTM) is a clinical competency that maximizes quality of care and patient experience while minimizing administrative burden and provider burnout.
Here are 12 tips for educators on teaching and practicing PCTM in an outpatient academic setting.
Here are 12 tips for educators on teaching and practicing PCTM in an outpatient academic setting.
November 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Patient-centered time management (PCTM) is a clinical competency that maximizes quality of care and patient experience while minimizing administrative burden and provider burnout.
Here are 12 tips for educators on teaching and practicing PCTM in an outpatient academic setting.
Here are 12 tips for educators on teaching and practicing PCTM in an outpatient academic setting.
Publishing is an essential part of distributing new knowledge, and manuscript authorship is expected of academic family medicine faculty. Deciding whether a fellow scholar's contribution qualifies for authorship or acknowledgement can be challenging: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Publishing is an essential part of distributing new knowledge, and manuscript authorship is expected of academic family medicine faculty. Deciding whether a fellow scholar's contribution qualifies for authorship or acknowledgement can be challenging: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
Medical education is undergoing a digital revolution. The authors of this study identified few articles on digital learning tools in postgraduate family medicine education. Their findings reveal critical gaps: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
November 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Medical education is undergoing a digital revolution. The authors of this study identified few articles on digital learning tools in postgraduate family medicine education. Their findings reveal critical gaps: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
More than one-third of family medicine chairs experience loneliness in their professional lives. This study examined loneliness among family medicine department chairs and explored mitigating factors: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
November 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
More than one-third of family medicine chairs experience loneliness in their professional lives. This study examined loneliness among family medicine department chairs and explored mitigating factors: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
The November/December issue of Family Medicine's editorial focuses on loneliness among medical leadership, written by Valerie Gilchrist, MD, and Sarina Schrager, MD, MS: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The November/December issue of Family Medicine's editorial focuses on loneliness among medical leadership, written by Valerie Gilchrist, MD, and Sarina Schrager, MD, MS: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically altered the format of residency recruitment. This study examines how the structure of the 2023–2024 interview season influenced family medicine residency program directors’ intentions for future interview formats: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
October 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically altered the format of residency recruitment. This study examines how the structure of the 2023–2024 interview season influenced family medicine residency program directors’ intentions for future interview formats: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
The purpose of this study is to compare the career outcomes of medical students who completed the Underserved Pathway (UP) at the University of Washington to a matched cohort of their peers who did not complete the UP: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
October 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The purpose of this study is to compare the career outcomes of medical students who completed the Underserved Pathway (UP) at the University of Washington to a matched cohort of their peers who did not complete the UP: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
Research has shown that effective team functioning increases patient satisfaction and reduces medical errors and burnout. The Team Development Measure (TDM), a 31-item instrument, was validated to assess four areas of team development: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
October 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Research has shown that effective team functioning increases patient satisfaction and reduces medical errors and burnout. The Team Development Measure (TDM), a 31-item instrument, was validated to assess four areas of team development: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
Feedback to clinical supervisors of residents (preceptors) is critical to ensure quality teaching. Through analysis of feedback collected and provided to individual preceptors, the authors identified precepting behaviors that residents desire: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
October 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Feedback to clinical supervisors of residents (preceptors) is critical to ensure quality teaching. Through analysis of feedback collected and provided to individual preceptors, the authors identified precepting behaviors that residents desire: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
Leaders in academic family medicine founded the Family Physicians Inquiries Network (FPIN) 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...
October 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Leaders in academic family medicine founded the Family Physicians Inquiries Network (FPIN) 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...
Mentorship is one of the most valuable forces shaping our lives. Yet in academic medicine, that gift is increasingly fragile.
In this month's editorial, "The Power of Mentorship in Family Medicine": journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
In this month's editorial, "The Power of Mentorship in Family Medicine": journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
October 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Mentorship is one of the most valuable forces shaping our lives. Yet in academic medicine, that gift is increasingly fragile.
In this month's editorial, "The Power of Mentorship in Family Medicine": journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
In this month's editorial, "The Power of Mentorship in Family Medicine": journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
A POCUS Champion leads all POCUS operations at a clinical training site, organizes educational opportunities, and directs faculty and resident education.
Here's the Family Medicine Focus feature from the October issue of Family Medicine journal.
Here's the Family Medicine Focus feature from the October issue of Family Medicine journal.
October 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A POCUS Champion leads all POCUS operations at a clinical training site, organizes educational opportunities, and directs faculty and resident education.
Here's the Family Medicine Focus feature from the October issue of Family Medicine journal.
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!
October 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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...
September 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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...
September 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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...
September 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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...
September 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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...
From Katherine M. Mahon, MD, Thomas Yuen, MD, Nicole Freund, PhD, Kari M. Nilsen, PhD: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
September 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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...
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...
Letter to the Editor titled "How DEI Experiences Add Value to Residency Applications": journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
September 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"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...
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...
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...
September 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"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...
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...
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...
September 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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...
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 commentary from the September issue: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
September 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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 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...
September 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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.
journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
September 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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.
journals.stfm.org/familymedici...
journals.stfm.org/familymedici...