STFM Resident Teacher Award
The STFM Board of Directors authorized the
development of an award to recognize teaching contributions
by residents, the STFM Resident Teacher Award. Each family
practice residency program can give this award annually
to the resident who has best demonstrated an interest, ability,
and commitment to family medicine education.
Criteria:
- The award should be given to a third-year resident,
not necessarily the chief resident or someone who is
planning to do a fellowship or begin an academic career.
- The award should recognize a resident who has demonstrated
skills and interests in teaching, as defined in the
criteria below.
- No more than one award may be given per residency
program, but it need not be given each year.
- Faculty shall select their program's recipient.
- Preference should be given to an STFM member when
possible.
The following criteria are suggested for selection
of the recipient, where applicable:
- Demonstrated interest in teaching/precepting medical
students.
- Demonstrated interest and excellence in teaching physician
assistants, nursing students, pharmacy students, etc.
- Participation in a patient education or residency
education committee.
- Peer teaching.
- Consistent quality grand rounds and/or conferences
presented.
- Valued as teacher by patients and peers.
- Evidence of community teaching.
- Presentations given at regional or national family
medicine meetings.
While we realize that not all residency programs
provide the full range of teaching opportunities that we
have enumerated, we believe the resident recipient should
fulfill as many of the criteria as possible to be considered
an exemplary future teacher.
If you would like to participate in this program,
please call STFM to receive a form that will advise the
STFM office of the resident you have chosen to receive this
honor. We will forward to you, at no charge, a certificate
suitable for framing. You will be responsible for the lettering
of the certificate and the presentation in an appropriate
forum.
Contact Kay Frank at STFM, 800-274-2237,
ext. 5402, e-mail: kfrank@stfm.org
