The Call for Presentations is open for the 2027 STFM Annual Spring Conference in Chicago, IL. The deadline to submit research proposals is September 4, 2026.We welcome submissions from the entire family medicine faculty care team: physicians, medical assistants, physician assistants, residents, students, health educators, coordinators, and administrators. We also encourage submissions from our STFM collaboratives.A separate call for presentations will open in the fall for Fellow, Resident, and Student Works in Progress Research Posters.
Before Starting Your Submission
Take a look at these resources to help with your presentation submission:
General Instructions
- Incomplete submissions will not be reviewed.
- Do not submit the same proposal in more than one category.
- Acknowledgment of receipt of submissions will be emailed automatically after you complete your submission.
- ALL PRESENTERS MUST PAY THE REGISTRATION FEE. In addition, no honoraria or travel expense reimbursement will be provided for any presenter submitting through the call for presentations.
- Presenters may not use any conference presentation to market products or services. Partnerships are available for that purpose.
- Every presenter (lead and secondary) and author, will be required to complete a faculty disclosure form indicating any financial arrangement or affiliation with any organizations that may have a direct interest in the subject matter of the continuing medical education presentation.
Suggested Topics for Submissions
We encourage proposal submissions in these content areas.
Best Practices or Novel Approaches to the Following:
- AI and emerging technologies in medicine
- POCUS
- Emergency Preparedness
- Pediatrics
- Women’s health and maternity care
- Interprofessional collaboration
- Osteopathic medicine
- Lifestyle and preventive medicine
- Systemic advocacy
- Planetary health and climate change
- Disability care
- Professionalism
- Antiracism and Equity
- Rural, marginalized, and underserved medicine
- Practice management curricula
Graduate Medical Education
- Innovative strategies to meet new ACGME requirements
- Competency-based medical education and procedural training
- Improving assessment and evaluation processes
- Resident recruitment and holistic review in selection
- Novel recruitment strategies for family medicine
- CCC structure/function/best practice
- UME to GME transition
- Resident career and leadership development
Undergraduate Medical Education
- Innovations in medical education
- Recruiting and retaining preceptors
- Novel strategies to engage and recruit students in family medicine
- URM initiatives
- Student wellbeing/resiliency
- Antiracism curriculum
- Career pathway curriculum
Faculty Development:
- Dealing with difficult learners
- Evaluation
- Faculty scholarship
- Coaching/Mentorship/Feedback
- Personal finance topics for early career/transitions
- Balancing clinical and academic missions
- Faculty roles/responsibilities
Behavioral Health:
- Innovative approaches to the treatment of mental health/substance use disorders
- Novel approaches to behavioral health training
- Career development for behavioral health faculty in family medicine
Scholarship and Research:
- Scholarship and research mentorship
- Increasing scholarship in family medicine
Submission Templates for Presenters
Use these templates to guide your submissions and prepare your presentations before the conference:
