The Office of Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) Updates
Welcome to the following physicians who joined the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences as Assistant Professor, Clinical Faculty (Voluntary):
Dr. Ashley Erwin
Dr. Blake Arthurs
Dr. Saleh Al-Ameen
Dr. Terry Calcut
Dr. Wafa Alghami
2024 Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to the following individuals from the Class of 2024 who were awarded scholarships thanks to the generosity of Family Medicine and Public Health Science donors:
- Brue Carl, M.D. Endowed Scholarship - Ahmed Ayantayo and Daniel Bota
- John R. Manis, M.D. and Arpie Manis Endowed Scholarship - Greg Andrianov
- Frederick Maynard, M.D. and Mrs. Ruth Maynard Endowed Scholarship - Aya Dudar Samantha Goodenow
- George Mogill, M.D. Endowed Award for Family Medicine
- Kelsey Gockman
- Abigail Kuplicki
- Leya Maliekal
- Pooja Pojamarasetti
- Dale L. Williams, M.D. Endowed Award in Family Medicine - Lathem Wojno
- Francis P. and Nell A. Rhoades Memorial Foundation - Yasmeen Alcodray
- NAPCRG Student Family Medicine / Primary Care Research Award - Samantha Goodenow
- Yvonne R and Robert Toteff, MD, Lynn Taylor, Kathy Passiak, Lisa Arthur, and Tracy Zboril Family Endowed Scholarship for Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences - Noah Welker
Year 4 Medical Students Receive Scholarship to Attend The AAFP Conference
Year 4 medical students, Preetha Ghosh, Madeline Simone, Tilmira Smith and Eyouab Tadesse, received the Family Medicine Endowed Direction Fund for Medical Students Scholarship, to attend the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students, August 1 - 3, 2024, at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Year 4 medical students Christofer Smith and Laura Aravena were awarded a scholarship from the Southeastern Michigan Academy of Family Physicians (SEMAFP) to also attend the AAFP Conference.
Free Webinar Series for New Faculty and Residents as Educators
The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine’s (STFM) Faculty for Tomorrow Task Force, has developed and made available a free webinar series that provides fundamental knowledge and skills that new faculty and residents as educators need to thrive in a career in academic family medicine.
The topics include:
- What Is Academic Family Medicine
- Structure and Funding Of Residency Programs
- Professional Identity and Boundaries
- Optimizing Learning: Styles and Strategies
- Essential Presentation Skills
- Effective Clinical Teaching
- Giving Feedback and Making it Stick
- Using the Brain Rules to Blow Up Your Lectures
- How to Give an Awesome Grand Rounds Presentation
For more information about the STFM Faculty Development Online Courses / Faculty for Tomorrow Webinars, visit: https://www.stfm.org/facultydevelopment/onlinecourses/webinars/facultyfortomorrow/