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International Committee Report

The International Committee is a special committee of STFM whose mission is (1) to promote the understanding and teaching of family medicine throughout the world, (2) to promote the training of family physicians able to address health care needs in their communities, and (3) to promote the spirit of international cooperation for the mutual development of all participants.


The International Committee membership consists of STFM faculty with expertise and interest in the development of family medicine around the world. Committee members work to foster mutual learning by encouraging exchange among teachers of family medicine, work to strengthen family and community medicine teaching throughout the world, and are involved in the development and distribution of culturally sensitive family medicine undergraduate and graduate curricula and teaching methodology.

Activities of the International Committee over the past year have included:

  1. A workshop was presented at the AAFP/Wonca convention in Orlando, Fla, in October 2004 in collaboration with ADFM. It highlighted developments in international family medicine education.
  2. The Gabriel Smilkstein Award for Excellence in International Health was presented to Cynthia Haq, MD, for 2004 and delivered to Cal Wilson, MD, for 2003.
  3. The international listserve was maintained and continues to be a valuable communication system for developments and opportunities in international family medicine education.
  4. An international committee workshop titled “Evidence-based Medicine in Cross-cultural Settings” has been accepted for presentation at the STFM Annual Spring Conference in New Orleans.
  5. Finally, bucking the electronic trend, the traditional international committee newsletter continues to be produced and mailed.

Special thanks to all the STFM International Committee members who have made these efforts possible.

Chip Hixon, MD, Chair

International Committee
Allen (Chip) Hixon, MD, Chair
University of Connecticut

Immediate Past Chair:
William Cayley, MD, MDiv

Jeannette South-Paul, MD, Board Liaison

Steering Committee:
William Cayley, MD, MDiv
Elizabeth Garrett, MD, MSPH
Cynthia Haq, MD
Warren Heffron, MD
Vincent Hunt, MD
Mark Huntington, MD, PhD
Allen (Chip) Hixon, MD
Desiree Lie, MD, MSEd
John McCall, PhD
Ted Okada, MD
Greg Raglow, MD
Jonathan Rodnick, MD
Stephen Spann, MD
Don Wedemeyer, MD