FMEC 2025 Annual Meeting to be held September 18-20, 2025 in Cleveland, OH 

     Conference Venue:                                   
     Huntington Convention Center
     300 Lakeside Avenue East
     Cleveland, OH, 44113

The FMEC has negotiated rates of $259-$279/night at the Hilton and Marriott. The FMEC room block will open for reservations in the spring of 2025.

View the Annual Meeting Schedule (subject to change)

Hotels:
Hilton Cleveland Downtown, 100 Lakeside Ave E, Cleveland, OH 44114 
Cleveland Marriott Downtown, 1360 W Mall Dr, Cleveland, OH 44114

FMEC Call For Submissions is is Closed – Submit for Posters in May

The Call for Submissions for the 2025 Annual Meeting’s seminars, workshops, papers and other presentations is now closed. Submission authors will receive emails regarding the status of their submissions in early May 2025. Submissions for posters only will open on May 15, 2025 and close on July 1, 2025. Watch this website and your FMEC email for more information on how to submit posters starting May 15.

Please view the updated session descriptions document here:  2025 Session Descriptions Document

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
Hillary R. Mount, MD, Division Chief of Family Medicine for The Christ Hospital, Associate Professor of Family 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

Mercy Health/St. Elizabeth Boardman's Family Medicine Residency Program
Thomas Macabobby MD, FAAFP, Founding Program Director

Mercy Health/St. Elizabeth Boardman's Family Medicine Residency Program
Lisa N. Weiss, MD, MEd, FAAFP, Associate Program Director
Kayla Reagan, Program Administrator

St. Ann's Family Medicine Residency Program
John Jonesco, DO, Program Director
Johnathan Newsom, MD, Assistant Program Director, Director of Sports Medicine

Summa Family Medicine Residency Program
Ellen Harrington, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Shannon Perkins PhD, Director of Behavioral Science/Associate Director

The MetroHealth System
Beth L. McLaughlin, MD, Division Director of Palliative Care
Amber Whited-Watson, DO, Program 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