Modeled on the successful “This I Believe” project as heard on National Public Radio, the FMEC offers physicians, physicians-in-training, and medical students engaged in Family Medicine organizations, the opportunity to express their core beliefs about serving others. We believe that sharing our passion for being healers will not only strengthen our ability to serve others but also will connect us to one another and strengthen our mission in Family Medicine.

We invite students, residents, faculty, and practitioners to submit statements of their beliefs. Separate awards will be offered for each group. The submissions will be reviewed and those selected as “best of” within each group will be invited to share their statement from the podium during the 2007 FMEC: NorthEast Region meeting. The “best of” statements will be collated and shared in print with all conference attenders and will be distributed through the FMEC web site following the meeting. 

We seek expressions of the core attitudes and beliefs - the personal philosophies - about caring for others. Authors should write up to a few hundred words expressing the core principles that guide your approach to caring for others. Feel free to use any format that helps you to convey your beliefs: a story, an anecdotal experience or you may use discursive writing. We seek that personal, inner vision that drives your passion to serve, to teach, and to be with those who need your service.

To submit a statement of belief, go to www.fmec.net.

For more information contact: Laurence Bauer, MSW, MEd at laurence.bauer@sbcglobal.net