Key Initiatives

Preceptor Expansion Initiative

AAFP and ACOFP Chapter Preceptor Recruitment and Retention Resources

Family medicine clerkships are struggling to obtain and retain quality clinical training sites. To help chapters address the shortages within their states, the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine is offering the following:

SPONSOR ABFM PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT CREDIT

AAFP state chapters, as well as medical schools and residency programs, can offer Performance Improvement credit (MOC IV) to family physicians who teach medical students or residents and who participate in a teaching improvement activity.

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One-Page Tips for Preceptors

Share these one-page tips in your chapter publications or emailed communications to members.

Tax Incentives for Precepting: How Do They Work and Are They Making a Difference?

July 8, 2021 | Panelists: Annie Rutter, MD, MS, FAAFP; Ryan Biehle, MPH, MPA, CAE; Becky Wimmer; Fay Fulton, MHS; Kelley Withy, MD, PhD; Kathy Pabst, MBA, CAE

Most states are facing a looming physician shortage. Medical schools and AAFP chapters have implemented numerous creative approaches to support the clinical training of medical students. One of those approaches is incentivizing teaching through income tax credits for uncompensated precepting.

During this panel presentation sponsored by STFM, find out how AAFP chapters have been involved in passing legislation in their states and whether tax incentives have made an impact on the shortage of clinical training sites.

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