STFM Foundation Overview

Bishop Fellowship	New Faculty Scholar	Faculty Enhancement
International Program	Bishop Award	Publications
Trustees and Officers	Donate to the STFM Foundation

Introduction

Leadership in the academic environment is crucial to the success of any discipline. Family medicine is faced with a critical leadership need as we prepare for the challenges we will face in the next century.

The STFM Foundation was created in 1975 to enhance and support the programs of STFM and to answer the needs of the discipline. The STFM Foundation and its programs are critical because they identify and develop leaders who can articulate a new vision for the medical profession. These are the leaders who will step forward to plan and implement the strategies that will bring accessibility and affordability of medical services back in balance with other, more costly high-tech features of our health care system.

Because of these urgent leadership needs, the STFM Foundation has made leadership development its first priority. The Foundation supports creative, innovative, cutting-edge programs that need funding outside the usual financial channels.

Through the support of the STFM Foundation, family medicine educators are supported in their growth as leaders in the medical community. We need your support for the Foundation as it continues to look for ways to develop and enhance the leadership skills of STFM members through the following programs.

Who Benefits

Although most of the programs and initiatives funded by the Foundation directly benefit STFM members, their impact is much broader. Medical students, residents, faculty, and family medicine professionals gain from the Foundation’s leadership development success. The Foundation believes that by championing family medicine education, all who pursue its goals and rewards reap the benefits—whether you are teachers, providers, patients, or others in the larger health care community.

Donor Opportunities and Recognition Programs

Annual Gifts Program
(All donors are listed in the annual report)

President's Club -- $1,000 +
Donors will receive an invitation to the President’s Club Breakfast and to an evening reception at the Annual Spring Conference, and a president’s lapel pin.

Trustee's Club -- $500
Donors will receive an invitation to the President’s Club Breakfast and to an evening reception at the Annual Spring Conference, and a gold lapel pin.

Director's Club -- $250
Donors will receive an invitation to an evening reception at the Annual Spring Conference, and a silver lapel pin.

Mentor's Club -- $100
Donors will receive an invitation to an evening reception at the Annual Spring Conference, and a bronze lapel pin.

Make A Donation to the STFM Foundation Online

Or download the contribution form to mail in

For Additional Information Contact:
The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Foundation
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Ste. 540, Leawood, KS 66211
800-274-2237, 913-906-6000, ext. 5400
Fax: 913-906-6096

sherwood@stfm.org