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Well-being Investment: Your Physical Health

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

A couple of years ago, I partnered with six family medicine residency programs for my CHARM Well-Being Leaders Longitudinal Certificate Course project. It was true in both university and community settings, urban- and rural-focused programs, large and small. It was the top answer at each residency as a whole, except for one.

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Family physicians perform high-quality colonoscopies, but access is an issue

Common Sense Family Doctor

In 2000, American Family Physician published an AAFP position paper (an updated version currently resides on the AAFP website) emphasizing that “colonoscopy can be a natural extension of the total care provided by a well-trained family physician.”

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Combating Food Insecurity in Minnesota

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

A Collaborative Approach Between Health Care Providers and Community Partners Food insecurity affects thousands of Minnesotans, often contributing to chronic health conditions and overall poor health outcomes. Community Partnerships: Mayo Clinic collaborates with local food banks to offer mobile food distributions.

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Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Visit the ABIM Blog for reports of prior meetings. To share your feedback with the Geriatric Medicine Board on this report or other issues that are important to you, please complete this brief survey. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N. The following is a summary of the spring meeting.

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A Goal Fulfilled

Noreta Family Medicine

A Goal Fulfilled I made several goals during my family medicine residency training program, one of which was to publish a research paper. I was given the opportunity to work with a few family medicine residents, who were interested in doing research on DPC and burnout. 1 – Doing research is time-consuming.

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EFM Policy Regarding Health Care for Veterans

Evergreen Family Medicine

October 31, 2021, Evergreen terminated its contract with TriWest Community Care Network, administered by Health Net. It will take a bit to get through. But if understanding our decision is important to you, this context is important.On Any decision that impacts the care of Veterans is emo

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Lung cancer screening in primary care: more pragmatic research needed

Common Sense Family Doctor

In a research paper in the January/February 2025 issue of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine , Dr. Erin Hirsch and colleagues rated lung cancer screening trials and the nonrandomized Veterans Health Administration Demonstration Project with an established tool that evaluated each study through a primary care lens.