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The STFM Annual Spring Conference is the nation’s most energized networking forum for family medicine educators, with nearly 400 educational and interactive seminars, lecture-discussions, papers, and poster presentations.

This year’s conference places special emphasis on leadership and advocacy in early careers – students, residents, and new faculty members – and upon the development of skills to lead institutional and national change. There are also many sessions on competency assessment in the continuum of medical education, across the entire spectrum from pre-medical studies to continuing professional development.  

Learn from the success of your peers and exchange ideas with 1,500 of your family medicine colleagues.   

Don't Forget to Give Your Feedback

The success of this year's conference is due in great part to your attendance and participation. This year's conference was the second largest ever with more than 1,300 attendees from 13 countries. We thank you for joining us at the 46th STFM Annual Spring Conference in Baltimore.

Your input is valuable to the presenters and to our Program and Research Committees. Follow the links to evaluate sessions you attended and to share with us your overall experience at the conference: 

• Session Evaluations 
• Conference Evaluation
  
  

Please complete your evaluations by Friday, May 17.

President's Message

Jerry Kruse, MD MSPH STFM President

Greetings Friends and Colleagues,

Please mark your calendars today for our 2013 STFM Annual Spring Conference in Baltimore on May 1-5, 2013. The success of the conference depends upon the wide range of excellent presentations each year, and I encourage each of you to submit a proposal for a presentation. As my presidential theme, I will continue the theme of leadership and advocacy begun by Past President Jeri Hepworth, PhD. This year, we will place special emphasis on leadership and advocacy in early career – students, residents, and new faculty members, and upon the development of skills to lead institutional and national change. There will also be an emphasis on competency assessment in the continuum of medical education, across the entire spectrum from premedical studies to continuing professional development.

I look forward to joining you in Baltimore next Spring.
Jerry Kruse, MD, MSPH

STFM President

Hotel Information

CONFERENCE HOTEL: Baltimore Marriott Waterfront 700 Aliceanna Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Guest Phone:  410-385-3000 Guest Fax: 410-895-1900  Conference Room Rates: $205 single or double (plus taxes)

Online Reservations:www.stfm.org/annualhotel/

Phone Reservations: (877) 212-5752
(Ask for the "STFM2013" room-block to receive our special rate.)

Make your reservations directly with the Marriott. Be sure to request the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine group rate when making your reservations. If conference attendance exceeds expectations, rooms in the conference block may sell out prior to this date. Therefore,make your reservations as soon as possible to ensure your preferred accommodations. After April 10, rooms will be on a space- and rate-available basis. Be sure to request a confirmation number when making your reservations, and in the unlikely event that you have to cancel your reservations, ask for a “cancellation confirmation.”   

For alternate accommodations, please contact:

 
“A Room With A View”
Make Reservations by Phone at 800-780-4343
Please contact A Room With A View for information on other designated STFM overflow hotels. They will secure the lowest available rates within walking distance of the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel.  And, in the event that rooms become available at the Marriott due to cancellations,  A Room With A View will notify conference attendees and help transfer reservations to the Marriott in the order in which they were booked (at no charge and with no penalities). This is a FREE SERVICE for all STFM conference attendees.
 

Room Sharing: If you are interested in sharing a hotel room with a colleague, please contact Dianna Azbill at 800-274-7928, ext. 5415 or dazbill@stfm.org for a list of other attendees interested in sharing a room. STFM is not responsible for contacting or scheduling attendees for room-sharing.
 

Continuing Medical Education

This Live activity, 46th STFM Annual Spring Conference, with a beginning date of May 1, 2013, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 29 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit.

Conference Host and Partners

Thank you for the support provided by our conference host and partners.

Interested in being a conference partner? We would be happy to discuss tailoring a partnership opportunity with your organization. For more information, contact Ray Rosetta or Melissa Abuel.