Fellowships

Emerging Leaders Fellowship

The yearlong Emerging Leaders Fellowship offers training, tools, and support for new faculty and those who are transitioning to leadership roles. Participation in all fellowship activities including in-person workshops is required for graduation.

Benefits

STFM’s Emerging Leaders Fellowship provides essential leadership training to family medicine educators. You'll:

  • Learn critical leadership skills.
  • Take on a leadership role right from the beginning of the program.
  • Lead a team in a project and present on your leadership experience.
  • Get connected to family medicine leaders who will share tips on motivating others and handling difficult people and situations.

January:

  • Program acceptance notifications sent out

May:

  • Attendance at the STFM Annual Spring Conference
  • Preconference workshop on leadership
  • Leadership labs

Summer and Fall:

  • Leadership Practicum: gain valuable experience while leading a group to complete important work
  • Participate in leadership conference calls

Summer:

  • Attend a mid-year workshop
  • Participate in Peer Synergy Groups

Spring:

  • Lead your team to completion
  • Prepare your presentations for Annual Spring Conference

May:

  • Attend STFM Annual Spring Conference, graduation, and wrap-up meeting
  • Present your poster at the STFM Annual Spring Conference
The registration fee for the Emerging Leaders Fellowship is $3130. This covers the session fee, plus registration fees for two STFM Annual Spring Conferences. Participants pay travel expenses.

 

The application window is closed. Check back here to see when the application process reopens.

Applicants must be current STFM members. If you're not a member and you're interested in the fellowship, you can join STFM online.

For questions about the application process or fellowship contact Sydney Brown at sbrown@stfm.org.

 

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Events

May 3–7, 2025: STFM Annual Spring Conference

September 8–10, 2025: The 2025 STFM Conference on Practice & Quality Improvement

Due Dates

April 1, 2025: Early Bird Deadline for STFM Annual Spring Conference Registration

April 11, 2025: Applications to Serve as STFM Representative to World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) Due

May 16, 2025: STFM Foundation Student Scholar Nominations Due

May 23, 2025: Applications to Serve on the STFM Conference on Practice & Quality Improvement Steering Committee Due

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STFM's AI Assistant is designed to help you find information and answers about Family Medicine education. While it's a powerful tool, getting the best results depends on how you phrase your questions. Here's how to make the most of your interactions:

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