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Faculty Enhancement Program

Inaugurated in 1996-1997, the Faculty Enhancement Program provides mini-fellowships for family medicine educators to learn from their peers at other institutions.

The goal of this award is to enhance leadership, teaching, and/or administrative skills of mid-career family medicine faculty. Up to four awards are available per year, depending on the availability of funds and applicants. The award level is a maximum of $2,000 per individual.

The applicant and host institution will design an individualized faculty enhancement program that incorporates planned activities specific to the applicant's objectives. The program must be at least 2 weeks in length at the host institution(s). The host institution(s) should be departments of family medicine or family practice residency programs. The applicant must be a member of STFM and have a minimum of 3 years of faculty experience. These funds are not for salary support.

The application must include:

  1. Letter from applicant's institution verifying that the applicant will be given ample time to participate in the program.
  2. Applicant's stated objectives for the enhancement program.
  3. The planned activities, including how applicant will demonstrate achievement of objectives.
  4. Letter from host institution stating cooperation and understanding of planned activities.
  5. Budget request (maximum $2,000) and explanation of intended use of funds. Other sources of funding should be stated.
  6. Statements concerning funding preferences. Preference will be given to applicants who are about to undertake or have recently started a new family medicine education position, such as those becoming directors of predoctoral education, residencies, research programs, or faculty development programs. Preference will also be given to applicants who are not eligible for institutional sabbatical programs.
  7. Current applicant curriculum vitae.

Successful applicants must provide a report to the Foundation after the experience and may be asked to speak about their experience at the Foundation's annual reception. Attendance at the 2009 STFM Annual Spring Conference in Denver is expected (at applicant's expense).

Submit original and 5 copies (no faxed submissions allowed) of the complete application by August 31, 2008 to:

Faculty Enhancement Program
c/o Roger A. Sherwood, CAE
Executive Director of the STFM Foundation
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Ste. 540
Leawood, KS 66211

800-274-2237, ext. 5401
e-mail: sherwood@stfm.org.

Faculty Enhancement Program Recipients

2007-2008
Alice Fornari, EdD, RD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Tina Kenyon, MSW, New Hampshire-Dartmouth FPR, Concord, NH

2006-2007
Melissa Bradner, MD, MHA, Virginia Commonwealth University
Carol G. Hustedde, PhD, University of Kentucky
Amy Locke, MD, University of MIchigan
Jenny Walker, MD, MSW, MP, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

2005-2006
Jerry Boland, MD, Florida State University
Scott Counts, MD, Anderson Family Practice, Anderson, SC
Angela O’Neil, MD, Mayo Medical School

2004-2005
James M. Cooke, MD, University of Michigan
Jeffrey McCollum, MD, University of Oklahoma
Lee Radosh, MD, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA

2003-2004
Carol Stanley, MD, University of Washington
Lorraine Wallace, PhD, University of Tennessee
Ellen Whiting, MEd, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine

2002-2003
Fern Hauck, MD, MS, University of Virginia
Kevin Mathews, MD, St Elizabeth Family Residency Program, Utica, NY
Steve Watts, MD, University of Mississippi

2001-2002Emily Bray, MD, East Carolina UniversityDavid Brown, MD, University of Miami
Katherine Margo, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Lisa Nash, DO, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston2000-2001Mary Patrice Guerrera, MD, Asylum Hill FP Center
Hartford, CT
Sherry Robbins, MD, East Tennessee State UniversityAlison E. Dobbie, MB, ChB, University of Texas HSC, San Antonio1999-2000 Stoney Abercrombie, MD, Anderson Area Medical Center, Anderson, SC
Maria Hervada-Page, MSS, Thomas Jefferson University
Caroline Wellbery, MD, Georgetown University
Kathy Zoppi, PhD, MPH, Indiana University1998-1999
Marya Cota, PhD, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
Wanda Gonsalves, MD, University of Kentucky
Clare McCluggage, MD, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School
James Schulte, MD, Center for Family Medicine, Cleveland, OH 1997-1998
George Dreher, MD, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Randall Forsch, MD, Chelsea Family Practice, Chelsea, MI
Joshua Freeman, MD, University of Texas HSC, San Antonio
Shou Ling Leong, MD, Penn State University
Michele Lundy, MD, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 1996-1997
Ann Albrecht-Reyes, EdD, University of Wyoming
Marc Babitz, MD, University of Utah
Mark Blumenthal, MD, MPH, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Sandra Hardee, PharmD, East Carolina University
1998-1999
Marya Cota, PhD, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
Wanda Gonsalves, MD, University of Kentucky
Clare McCluggage, MD, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School
James Schulte, MD, Center for Family Medicine, Cleveland, OH 1997-1998
George Dreher, MD, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Randall Forsch, MD, Chelsea Family Practice, Chelsea, MI
Joshua Freeman, MD, University of Texas HSC, San Antonio
Shou Ling Leong, MD, Penn State University
Michele Lundy, MD, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 1996-1997
Ann Albrecht-Reyes, EdD, University of Wyoming
Marc Babitz, MD, University of Utah
Mark Blumenthal, MD, MPH, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Sandra Hardee, PharmD, East Carolina University
1999-2000 Stoney Abercrombie, MD, Anderson Area Medical Center, Anderson, SC
Maria Hervada-Page, MSS, Thomas Jefferson University
Caroline Wellbery, MD, Georgetown University
Kathy Zoppi, PhD, MPH, Indiana University1998-1999
Marya Cota, PhD, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
Wanda Gonsalves, MD, University of Kentucky
Clare McCluggage, MD, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School
James Schulte, MD, Center for Family Medicine, Cleveland, OH 1997-1998
George Dreher, MD, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Randall Forsch, MD, Chelsea Family Practice, Chelsea, MI
Joshua Freeman, MD, University of Texas HSC, San Antonio
Shou Ling Leong, MD, Penn State University
Michele Lundy, MD, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 1996-1997
Ann Albrecht-Reyes, EdD, University of Wyoming
Marc Babitz, MD, University of Utah
Mark Blumenthal, MD, MPH, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Sandra Hardee, PharmD, East Carolina University
1998-1999
Marya Cota, PhD, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
Wanda Gonsalves, MD, University of Kentucky
Clare McCluggage, MD, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School
James Schulte, MD, Center for Family Medicine, Cleveland, OH 1997-1998
George Dreher, MD, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Randall Forsch, MD, Chelsea Family Practice, Chelsea, MI
Joshua Freeman, MD, University of Texas HSC, San Antonio
Shou Ling Leong, MD, Penn State University
Michele Lundy, MD, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 1996-1997
Ann Albrecht-Reyes, EdD, University of Wyoming
Marc Babitz, MD, University of Utah
Mark Blumenthal, MD, MPH, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Sandra Hardee, PharmD, East Carolina University

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