Network of Affiliated Family Medicine Residencies

Network Programs and Curriculum

There are a wide variety of Network sponsored educational events and activities. These events range from Network-wide Grand Rounds, to resident-focused and faculty-focused seminars and workshops on specific topics; regularly scheduled planning and development meetings for program directors, associate directors, and behavioral scientists; and the network research committee.

I. Network Educational Conferences

Professionalism Day (PGY-I)
It is a 3 hour afternoon designed for the PGY-1 resident to define professionalism as it relates to the healthcare industry and to become familiar with the ACGME competencies for professionalism. By using vignettes, role plays, small and large group discussions, PGY-1 residents will be able to identify personal growth opportunities for professional development throughout their career.

ALSO (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics) Conference
We run two programs, one at the end September and the other at the end of November. It is a two-day hands-on course in advanced life support in obstetrics. Instructors are ALSO trained and approved instructors who are Network-Affiliated Residency Program faculty members.

Practice Management and Contract Negotiations Conference (PGY-III)
This conference takes place at the end of October. It is a two-day conference highlighting the ins-and-outs of establishing or joining a family practice, with particular emphasis on negotiation skills as well as CV development. This is geared primarily for third year residents.

Network Grand Rounds
January 18, 2008.
"Panel Discussion - Universal Health Insurance in New Jersey?"
Moderator: Alfred Tallia, MD, MPH – Chair, Department of Family Medicine
Panel: Hon. Joseph F. Vitale – State Senator of New Jersey and David Knowlton - President and CEO of the NJ HealthCare Quality Institute

January 19, 2007.
"Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice"
Speaker: Larry Green, MD
Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Director Emeritus, Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC|Internationally-recognized expert on health policy and primary care.

January 20, 2006.
"Update on Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians"
Speaker: Frank L. Kane, MD, FAAP

January 19, 2005.
"Paradox of Primary Care"
Speaker: Kurt Stange, MD, PhD, a nationally recognized Family Medicine physician and the Gertrude Donnelly Hess, MD Professor of Oncology Research, and Professor of Family Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Oncology and Sociology, Case Western University.

January 21, 2004.
Speaker: Bruce Bagley, MD
Medical Director for Quality Improvement
American Academy of Family Physicians
"Quality Improvement in Family Medicine - More Than Just A Curriculum Element. Focused on quality improvement in contemporary family medicine clinical practice.

Faculty Development Day
April 19, 2007
"Quick Needs Assessment"
A three hour workshop for Network faculty led by Stanley M. Kozakowski, MD
to review the basics of the ACGME Outcomes Project, practice using the ACGME Competencies as teaching tools and identify current curriculum from the perspective of the competencies and explore new ideas for curriculum.

February 15, 2006
"Promoting Professionalism in Residency Training"
A three hour workshop for Network faculty led by Patricia Williams, MD, to help faculty promote professionalism in residency training.

2004
"Is it a Calling or is it a Job?: Exploring Generational Differences in Residency Education"
A three hour workshop for Network faculty exploring generational work ethic issues as they specifically relate to the practice of medicine led by Marilyn Moats Kennedy, founder and managing partner of Career Strategies, a 27-year-old management consulting firm in Wilmette, Illinois.

Careers in Family Practice Workshop (PGY-II)
A half-day panel discussion on wide-ranging opportunities for careers in Family Medicine. The panel includes discussion of practice options from the perspective of market forces, income, job satisfaction and lifestyle. Panel members each represent a different career path in family medicine, including academic medicine, group and solo practice. All second year residents in Network programs attend.

Mock Trial and Deposition Workshop
February 23, 2007
"Anatomy of a Law Suit - Our Cadaver."
The participants were representatives from the Network as well as lawyers from the firm of Buckley & Theroux, LLC - a law firm specializing in litigation & healthcare law.

February 24, 2006
"Fear Factor: Reality of Being Sued; Reality of Facing the Medical Board"
Annual conference covering issues and concerns that emerge in medical legal depositions and trials. Primarily for third year residents.

Chief Resident Workshop and Series
A three-day overnight workshop in leadership skills, led by Dr. Patricia Williams, a nationally recognized expert in this area. This is usually held at the end of May.

Resident Research Symposium
One of the many goals of the Network of Affiliated Family Medicine Residencies is to develop and foster research and presentation skills for all residents within the Network. The Resident Research Symposium provides a peer-reviewed forum for residents from Network-affiliated residencies to share results from their research projects and discuss healthcare implications of their research with other Network residents and faculty. Presentations are evaluated by the Network Research Committee on the basis of clarity and originality of research question, methodological rigor, clarity and organization of the presentation, and quality of discussion of results and conclusion.

This year the Fifteenth Research Symposium was held on June 6, 2007. There were 80 faculty/residents in attendance. Opening remarks were given by Dr. Alfred Tallia (Chair and Associate Professor of Family Medicine at UMDNJ/RWJMS). Dr. Tallia’s remarks focused upon the importance of improving healthcare quality through primary care research.

The agenda for the day was as follows:

UMDNJ-ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL
DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE
NETWORK OF AFFILIATED FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCIES

RESIDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

Wednesday, June 6, 2007 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Child Health Institute
AGENDA

9:00-9:10	OPENING REMARKS :
	Alfred Tallia , MD, MPH Associate Professor and Chair Department of Family Medicine UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
9:10-11:40	RESIDENT ORAL PRESENTATIONS
9:10-9:25	Bijal Dave MD and Mudasir Abro MD – UMDNJ-RWJMS Family Medicine Residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital “The New Jersey Weigh Study”
9:25-9:40	Iliya Mitev MD – Hunterdon Family Practice Residency “Immediate Intervention vs. Follow Up for Incidental Uncontrolled Hypertension”
9:40-9:55	Rachelle Guinto MD – JFK Medical Center Family Practice Residency “Postpartum Depression in a Community-based primary care office”
9:55-10:10	Nikola Mihaylov MD – UMDNJ-RWJMS Family Practice Residency Program at Capital Health “Use of S-adenosylmethionine in Patients with Major Depression”
10:10-10:25	Raymond Roque MD and Geronima Alday MD – UMDNJ-RWJMS Family Medicine Residency Program at CentraState “Is the UMDNJ/RWJMS CentraState Family Medicine Center Addressing Tobacco Abuse in its Patient Population?”
10:40-10:55	Jennifer O'Hara MD and Jonathan Hernandez MD – Somerset Family Medicine Residency “The Adequacy Screening for Childhood Obesity: Does Re-education Improve Screening Practices?”
10:55-11:10	Muhammad Azam MD – UMDNJ-RWJMS Family Practice Residency Program at Capital Health “Hypertension An Evidence-based integrative approach for prevention and treatment in the primary care outpatient setting”
11:10-11:25	Sajida Mokhashi MD – UMDNJ-RWJMS Family Medicine Residency Program at CentraState “To what extent are we screening for osteoporosis?”
11:25-11:40	Lisa Plunkett MD – Hunterdon Family Practice Residency “Electronic Fetal Monitoring: Do providers have similar expectations based on strip interpretation?”
11:50–12:00	RESIDENT RESEARCH PRESENTATION AWARD

This year’s Resident Research Award was presented to Lisa Plunkett MD (Hunterdon family Practice Residency) by Alan Remde MD (UMDNJ-RWJMS Family Practice Residency Program at Capital Health).

2. Network Peer Meetings

The Network organizes the following regular peer meetings to share ideas and plan collaborative projects:

Program Director Series - Five half-day meetings throughout the academic year
Assistant Program Director Series - Five half-day meetings throughout the year
Behavioral Scientist Series - Five half-day meetings throughout the year
Network Research Committee - Five half-day meetings throughout the year during which faculty from each of the residencies discussed research at their respective sites and collaborated on joint research projects.

3. Network Joint Recruitment

The residencies of the Network, under the leadership of the Department of Family Medicine, collaborates throughout the year to stimulate undergraduate interest in family medicine; enhance the recruitment of family medicine residents by Network residencies and encourage applications to the residencies; bring national recognition to New Jersey as a center of study and education in family medicine; and provide a united political force on behalf of the interests of family medicine.

4. Department of Family Medicine Resources

The Department of Family Medicine provides the Network with leadership, resources, and expertise in its ongoing operations. These offerings include the following:

A. Coordinator of Network: Nicole Isaacson, Ph.D.

B. Departmental administrative support services

C. Consultative services from the following department programs and areas of study:

Center for Healthy Families and Cultural Diversity
Sports Medicine Center
Geriatric Medicine
Women's Health
Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Prevention and Health Promotion
Public Health
Health Services Research & Health Policy
Program Evaluation
Organizational Management
Faculty Development
Research Design and Implementation