- Academic programs start at 9:00am FRIDAY (Sept 19) and conclude prior to the Residency Fair on SATURDAY (Sept 20).
- No programming on Sunday.
- Preconferences are scheduled for THURSDAY (Sept 18).
- Programming for medical students will be focused on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday.
Links to meeting related materials:
2025 Annual Meeting Registration Fees:
Regular Registration: July 15 - September 9
*Professional Member: $605 | Non-Member: $680
Resident / Fellow: Member $480 | Non-Member: $525
Student: Member $480 | Non-Member: $525
Advance registration for the meeting will end on Tuesday, September 9 at midnight. After Tuesday, September 9, no individual online registrations will be accepted. Attendees who have not registered by Tuesday, September 9 must register and pay onsite beginning on Wednesday, September 17 at 4pm. For complete onsite registration hours, see the 2025 Annual Meeting schedule. Payment must be made by check or credit card immediately with all onsite registrations. The FMEC is not able to invoice onsite registrants for future payment.
Onsite Meeting Registration: September 17 - 20
*Professional Member: $655 | Non-Member: $730
Resident / Fellow: Member $530 | Non-Member: $575
Student: Member $530 | Non-Member: $575
Hotel Reservation Links (FMEC Blocks)
Hilton Cleveland Downtown, 100 Lakeside Ave E, Cleveland, OH 44114 (connected to the convention center)
Cleveland Marriott Downtown, 1360 W Mall Dr, Cleveland, OH 44114 (one block from the convention center)
The FMEC has negotiated rates of $259-$279/night at the Hilton and Marriott.
Deadline to book inside the block is August 25, 2025.
2025 Plenary Speakers
Plenary speakers will include Drs. Gary LeRoy, Christine Alexander-Rager, and Louito (Lou) Edje, who will show the power and breadth of family medicine and educate and enlighten the audience about critical and emerging issues for primary healthcare.
All Submissions for FMEC Annual Meeting are now Closed.
The Call for Submissions for the 2025 Annual Meeting is now closed. Submission authors will receive emails regarding the status of their submissions in early June 2025 and poster submission authors will receive emails in early July.
Thank you to our Host Committee!
Each year, a local/regional Host Committee helps plan the FMEC Annual Meeting. The FMEC thanks the more than 20 individuals from 12 residency programs and health systems who are working hard to make 2025 the best meeting ever!
Co-chairs
The MetroHealth System
Bode Adebambo, MD, Interim Chair, Department of Family Medicine; Associate Professor, Family Medicine
University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine
Hillary R. Mount, MD, Section Chief, Family & Community Medicine
Members - Alphabetical by Institution
Aultman Health Foundation
Brooke Babyak, MD FAAFP, Family Medicine Program Director
Cleveland Clinic
Amy M. Zack, MD, FAAFP, Vice-Chair of Education, Primary Care Institute
Devon Smith, MD, OB/GYN Director
Robert Bales, MD, Assistant Professor
Mercy Health Lorain
Tamer Said, MD, Program Director
Mercy Health/Anderson Hospital
Herb Schumm, MD, MBA, ACC, Director of Wellness
Paula Peake, MD, Core Faculty, Medical Student Clerkship Director
Mercy Health/St. Elizabeth Boardman's Family Medicine Residency Program
Thomas Macabobby MD, FAAFP, Founding Program Director
Lisa N. Weiss, MD, MEd, FAAFP, Associate Program Director
The MetroHealth System
Beth L. McLaughlin, MD, Division Director of Palliative Care
Aslin Serrano, Administrative Assistant
Amber Whited-Watson, DO, Program Director
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Hannah Clarke, MPH, Medical Student/FMEC Board Member
St. Ann's Family Medicine Residency Program
John Jonesco, DO, Program Director
Johnathan Newsom, MD, Assistant Program Director, Director of Sports Medicine
Kayla Reagan, Program Administrator
Summa Family Medicine Residency Program
Ellen Harrington PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Shannon Perkins PhD, Director of Behavioral Science/Associate Director
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Ericka Bruce, BS, MSEd, Education Program Director, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Bethany Panchal, MD, FAAFP, Residency Program Director
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Brittany A. Almaraz, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine
Wright State University/Dayton Community Hospitals
Peter Reynolds, MD, Residency Program Director, Family Medicine
