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NAPCRG News is an electronic member newsletter published several times throughout year. 

January 2023 Newsletter

President's Message 

 

Welcome and Introduction

As you are likely aware, we had a search for an Executive Director with hopes of identifying someone for the 0.6 FTE position that could hit the ground running while at the same time bring a servant leadership construct to the many exciting opportunities that NAPCRG is engaged in.

On behalf of the Executive Committee, it is my pleasure to welcome a friend and colleague back to NAPCRG – Dr. Tom Vansaghi. Tom, we are thrilled to have you. All members of the Executive Committee have had the opportunity to work with Tom in the past and look forward to moving forward together in a purposeful, transparent, and meaningful way. Please consider sending Dr. Vansaghi a message to welcome him back to NAPCRG: tvansaghi@napcrg.org.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Stacy Brungardt, Interim Executive Director, for her extensive contributions to NAPCRG during the past several months. Words that I once read in a card of thanks go something like this: Kindness in words creates confidence; Kindness in thinking creates profoundness; and Kindness in giving creates love. These are the gifts that we had the opportunity to give each other these past several months. So, Stacy, in my own words, we could not have done it without you. Thank you!

 

FMLC (Family Medicine Leadership Consortium) Research Summit

Please read the NAPCRG Organizational Page in the upcoming issue of Annals. NAPCRG, in collaboration with ADFM (Association of Departments of Family Medicine in the USA), will be hosting a research summit in October 2023 just before the 51st Annual Meeting to consider how best to integrate family medicine/primary care research into clinical practice in the USA. This summit is being supported by the ABFM (American Board of Family Medicine) Foundation’s Family Medicine NEXT Initiative. Stay tuned…

Prepared by Vivian R Ramsden, RN, PhD (President) in collaboration with the Executive Committee (Diane Harper, Past-President; Richelle Koopman, Vice-President; Kelly Nottingham, Secretary-Treasurer; and Tom Vansaghi, Executive Director).   

Meetings and Events

2023 PBRN Conference

We’re hosting our annual Practice-based Research Network (PBRN) Conference, taking place May 31 - June 1, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, Maryland. Check out the conference page for details on the hotel, registration and scholarship opportunities.

 

2023 ICPF Conference

The 2023 International Conference on Practice Facilitation (ICPF) will be held at the Knight Cancer Research Building at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon on August 29 and 30, 2023. Please check out the website for details on the call for papers and partnership opportunities. Registration will be opening soon!

 

NAPCRG 51st Annual Meeting

October 30 - November 3, 2023 | Hilton San Francisco Union Square

The call for papers is now open! The call closes on May 14th and the Student Resident and Fellows (SRF) Call for Papers closes on July 21st. Find more details on our website!

 

PaCE invites wider audience to contribute to Annual Meeting abstracts

Did you engage patients and/or community members, and community clinicians in your research? Are you a participatory or patient engagement researcher? Now you can include patients, community members and community clinicians as co-authors on NAPCRG abstracts for the 51st Annual Meeting this year. Patient, community members, and community clinicians are terrific co-authors and co-presenters for oral presentations, posters, workshops, and forums. Include them in your abstracts, and then bring them to the Annual Meeting. The Patient and Clinician Engagement (PaCE) Committee has a preconference the day before NAPCRG kicks off. We hope to see everyone at NAPRG this year. 

Opportunities to Engage:
Research, Scholarship, Leadership

28th Annual WONCA Europe Conference

The 28th WONCA Europe Conference will take place in Brussels, Belgium on June 7-10, 2023. The theme of this year’s conference is “Making choices in primary care.” Registration is now open; to learn more about the conference:

 

ADFM LEADS Fellowship Information Session 

Join ADFM on Friday, March 31, 3-4 p.m. EST for an information session on the ADFM LEADS Fellowship. The webinar will share a bit about the history of the LEADS Fellowship, its expansion plans, LEADS alumni testimonials, and allot time for Q&A on applying to the LEADS Fellowship and the overall program. More information here.

 

AMA Council on Medical Education seeks book chapter submissions

The AMA Council on Medical Education is inviting submissions of ideas for a book chapter focusing on reimagining medical education in the U.S., with a focus on social justice. Theoretical works are welcome, as well as ideas that engage with practical steps to move toward an aspirational future and creative submissions. The AMA will offer an honorarium to the authors invited to submit a full chapter. The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Central time, Friday, March 31. More information here. 

Other News

Former NAPCRG President inducted into AAP

Diane Harper, MD, MPH, former NAPCRG president, is being inducted into the Association of American Physicians. Her induction in April clears a path for more primary care researchers in future years with AAP. This award coincides with the NASEM report calling for more research within primary care/family medicine. 

The AAP is an honorary medical society founded in 1885 by the Canadian physician Sir William Osler and six other distinguished physicians of his era for "the advancement of scientific and practical medicine." Election to the AAP is an honor extended to physicians with outstanding credentials in basic or translational biomedical research and is limited to 70 persons per year. The AAP includes about 1200 active members and 700 emeritus and honorary members.

The overarching goals of the AAP include the promotion of professional and social interaction among biomedical scientists, the dissemination of important information related to biomedical science and teaching, the recognition of outstanding, diverse physician-scientists through membership, and the establishment of role models to kindle new generations of high achievers in medicine and medical science. 

Career and Training Opportunities

Career Opportunities: Open Positions

Job seekers can view positions by clicking on links to find additional information or apply. More information is available for institutions interested in advertising available positions to our members.

 

HKUMed Careers: 140 for 140

The Medical Faculty of the University of Hong Kong has launched a global recruitment campaign to recruit 140 clinical and non-clinical professoriate staff ahead of our 140th anniversary in 2027. We look forward to meeting interested academics.

Visit www.med.hku.hk/140for140 to learn more about the campaign.

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