Family Medicine Journal

The language used in vaccine recommendations significantly influences patient decisions. Specifically, presumptive language, which assumes the patient will receive the vaccine, has been shown to increase uptake. Family Medicine Focus:

This month's editorial, "On the Birth of US Family Medicine and the Residency Assistance Program", complements the excellent article “Residency Program Solutions at 50: A History of Promoting Excellence in Family Medicine,” by Dr Mary K Nordling, MD: journals.stfm.org/familymedicine…

This narrative essay, "The Other Side of the Park," is a reflection on street medicine, human connection, and the heart of family medicine: meeting people where they are and seeing the person beyond the circumstance: journals.stfm.org/familymedicine…

Women's health procedures are central to family medicine. This simple, reproducible, 7-step framework can help family medicine faculty teach women's health procedures safely, consistently, and in a patient-centered manner across learner levels. 🧾 by Jesus Ruiz, MD

This month's President's Column from Molly Clark, PhD, ABPP: "Balancing Two Truths: The Primary Care Shortage and Family Medicine Match": journals.stfm.org/familymedicine…

The July/August issue of Family Medicine is available online. The issue cover features the The University of New Mexico Family Practice Clinic, circa 1970, courtesy of the Center for the History of Family Medicine. Every article is available online: journals.stfm.org/familymedicine…

In "The Fragile Vocabulary of Hope", Vangipuram Harshil Sai writes about their time as a medical student, when a patient named "Ms Lopez", a 36-year-old mother of three young children, was facing her third relapse of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: journals.stfm.org/familymedicine…

@JosERodrguezMD1 and Kendall M. Campbell, MD, share a narrative essay titled "Prolific Partners" that pulls back the curtain on their collaboration and hopefully inspire others: journals.stfm.org/familymedicine…

This Delphi study provides a consensus-driven foundation for developing a family medicine–specific dermatology curriculum. A prioritized list of objectives highlights essential topics that can feasibly be covered within the time constraints of residency: journals.stfm.org/familymedicine…

The results of this study highlight generational differences in technology acceptance and a strong demand for AI training. These findings underscore the need to develop targeted AI training programs and implement formal safeguards to regulate AI use: journals.stfm.org/familymedicine…

Physicians aren't immune to the impact of some of the same health challenges they treat. In this reflective essay, a full spectrum, academic family physician shares her path to motherhood and why medicine must normalize and prioritize self-care: journals.stfm.org/familymedicine…

An unexpected finding on POCUS transformed more than a diagnosis; it reshaped how a physician can think about seeing, listening, and caring. "Seeing Beneath the Surface" by @DrWale_ : journals.stfm.org/familymedicine…

This narrative essay from Sherry Adkins, MD, MPH argues that presence is not a soft skill or luxury in medicine. It is a clinical and moral practice that helps patients experience dignity, connection, and the possibility of healing: journals.stfm.org/familymedicine…

"That is the essence of teaching, the adding a colorful thread or two to that tapestry, embedded in its warp and weft and carried on forever into the future." The narrative essay "Apprenticeship" by Allen F. Shaughnessy, PharmD, MMedEd: journals.stfm.org/familymedicine…

Family-oriented care acquisition involves knowledge, skills, and meaningful shifts in clinical attitudes and professional identity. Authors examine how family physicians acquire family-oriented perspectives through clinical practice & reflective learning: journals.stfm.org/familymedicine…

Burnout is a growing concern in health care, leading to consequences such as reduced working hours and early retirement. This scoping review highlights the need for more research on burnout in federally-qualified health centers: journals.stfm.org/familymedicine…

Subjects in this study of MD and DO applicants to a family medicine residency program describe the 4-year structure as offering broader, deeper, and more individualized preparation for comprehensive family medicine practice: journals.stfm.org/familymedicine…

This special article published in the June issue introduces the concept of an identity-driven career, where individuals intentionally integrate personal identity into professional roles, leveraging lived experiences to advance scholarship and service: journals.stfm.org/familymedicine…

In this month's From the Editor column, Family Medicine Editor in Chief @SchragerSarina writes about information overload in family medicine education and patient care. "A Poverty of Attention": journals.stfm.org/familymedicine…

As part of STFM’s #60thAnniversary, @fammedjournal will publish special “60-Word Stories” throughout 2027 to honor this occasion. Submit a 60-word story to be published: stfm.org/news/2026/fami… #FMJournal