FMEC 2026 Annual Meeting is Huge SuccessThank you to the students, residents, faculty and others who joined FMEC in Atlantic City for the 2026 Annual Meeting. Over 300 medical students met with109 residency programs at the Residency Fair, and over 160 hours of workshops, seminars, papers, posters and more were presented. FMEC presented its 2026 awards, and Drs. Kisha Davis, Mike Varshavski, and Kaitlan Baston presented challenging and engaging plenaries. Please save the date now to join FMEC September 9-11, 2027 at the Hilton Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD.
Welcome, New FMEC Board Members!FMEC is pleased to welcome four new members-at-large as well as the resident and student representatives to the FMEC Board of Trustees. New members include Rebecca Collins, DO, MPH, CPE, Phelps Family Medicine Residency Program; Fadya El-Rayess, MD, MPH, Brown Family Medicine Residency; Kiersten G. Greever, Meritus Family Medicine Residency Program; and Sarah Morchen, MD, Penn Medicine, Chester County Medicine Residency Program. Resident member Jessica Cerdeña, MD, PhD from Middlesex Health Family Medicine and medical student Senya Huda from Zucker School of Medicine also begin their official terms as of October 2026. Welcome new FMEC leaders! FMEC IMPLICIT Project is an Action for Women’s Health Awardee
Although women make up half of the world’s population, they face inequities in nearly every aspect of their health. Women’s health is chronically underfunded and under-researched, and even when resources and solutions do exist, they often aren’t reaching the women who need them. “The FMEC has a long history of developing innovative programs. The IMPLICIT Network, with its 20-year growth and evolution, is our most significant achievement,” said Dr. Pam Vnenchak, FMEC President and Program Director, Family Medicine Residency Program at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital. “We are thrilled that these resources will help us share IMPLICIT’s models, training and support to residency programs and clinics throughout the country. Read more FMEC Learning NetworksThe FMEC received seed programming funds from the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) for its project, FMEC Learning Networks: Collaborating to Accelerate Innovations. Even before ACGME requirements, the FMEC was a leader in creating residency learning networks and collaboratives. The ABFM grant funding will help the FMEC formalize and advance its work over the next three years. Interested in joining? Have ideas for what FMEC learning networks might address? Complete this short survey to help us plan our Residency Learning Network projects (no commitment necessary): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ResLearningNetworks. |
The Family Medicine Education Consortium (FMEC) has been announced as one of 80+ organizations that were awarded funding through Action for Women’s Health, a $250 million global open call, launched in 2024 to support organizations working to improve women’s mental and physical health around the world. Organizations received between $1 million and $5 million in funding. Funding will support and expand the