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STFM’s Next GME Webinar: “Addressing the residency continuity requirement: A panel discussion to share successes and barriers”

Friday, February 28, 2025, at 11 am CST

February 13, 2025—STFM is hosting a webinar on Friday, February 28, 2025, at 11 am CST, to discuss the new benchmarks for annual resident continuity.

Register for the webinar here. Attendees must also complete a short survey before the webinar.

Drew Keister, MD, Lehigh Valley Health Network, vice chair for Education in the Department of Family Medicine, will host the webinar. Panelists include:

  • Thomas McBride, MD, LifeLong William Jenkins Health Center, family physician/core faculty/associate medical director
  • John Malaty, MD, UF Health FMR Program, medical director – UF Health Family Medicine at Main Street Clinic, director – UF Resident as Teacher Program, Associate Program Director
  • Gregory M. Garrison, MD, Mayo Clinic, associate professor of Family Medicine, vice chair of Education in the Department of Family Medicine
  • Matthew R. Meunier, MD, Mayo Clinic, program director – FMR, assistant professor & consultant of Family Medicine

More About the Webinar

In the latest revision of the ACGME program requirements for graduate medical education in family medicine, benchmarks for annual resident continuity were set for the PGY-2 and PGY-3 training years. Implementing requirements has been a challenge for many FM residencies.

This webinar will feature a panel of experts sharing their experiences with the requirements and will answer attendee questions.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the ACGME program requirements for annual resident continuity in Family Medicine for PGY-2 and PGY-3 training years and their implications for residency programs, including challenges and barriers to collecting and reporting clinical continuity data
  • Identify practical strategies and solutions to address challenges in meeting ACGME continuity requirements in their residency programs

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