Call for Applications for Behavioral Science/Family Systems Educator Fellowship (BFEF) Scholarly Project Director
January 9, 2025—The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine is accepting applications for the Behavioral Science/Family Systems Educator Fellowship (BFEF) Scholarly Projects Director. The fellowship offers training, tools, and mentorship for new faculty responsible for coordinating or teaching the behavioral science/family systems curriculum.
The Scholarly Projects Director serves a 3-year term starting May 2026. The person selected for this position will be asked to start in May 2025 for one year of shadowing with the current director. The Scholarly Projects Director be reimbursed up to $600 in travel expenses to attend the STFM Annual Spring Conference each year during their term.
Application Deadline
Submit your CV and a letter of interest with qualifications (two pages max) via email to Sydney Brown by February 15, 2025. Include your name, degrees, job title, and program/institution name.
STFM BFEF Scholarly Projects Director Responsibilities
Oversight and Leadership
- Oversee the scholarly projects within the fellowship
- Collaborate with:
- Director
- Co-Director
- Scholarly Projects Mentors
- Small Group Mentors
Scholarly Project Management
- Oversee and problem solve scholarly projects problems
- Provide consultation for scholarly projects mentors
- Provide training and guidelines for scholarly projects, including research talk at the STFM Annual Spring Conference
Time Commitment and Term
- Average commitment: 5 hours per month (Annual Conference, and CPQI)
- Expected to attend:
- STFM Annual Annual Conference
- STFM Conference on Practice & Quality Improvement
- Term length: 3 years
- Shadowing period: Newly appointed Scholarly Projects Director shadows for one year prior to full responsibility