The annual American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) National
Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students was held on July 28-July 30, in Kansas
City, Missouri. Residents, faculty and staff from each of the eight South
Carolina family medicine residency training programs attended. The conference
affords medical students and residents an opportunity to learn more about
family medicine residency programs and fellowships, attend educational
sessions, learn more about family medicine, and participate in several hands-on
learning opportunities. Areas of focus encompassed leadership development, clinical
skills, musculoskeletal clinics, procedural skills, health policy and advocacy,
career planning courses and much more.
Throughout the conference, all eight of South Carolina’s family
medicine residency programs stayed active at the recruiting booth, meeting
medical students, potential fellows and explaining the benefits of completing
residency training in South Carolina. This year approximately 300 medical
students from around the country visited the booths, doubling the number of
last year’s attendance. All of whom desired
to learn more about South Carolina and our outstanding residency programs.
This year’s conference was a big success for each of South
Carolina’s family medicine residency programs and for the residents and
students who attended. I want to thank
Kristin Cochran, Director of Recruitment and Student Programs for
the South Carolina AHEC and Karen Turner, Trident/MUSC Family Medicine
Residency Program Coordinator, for their help in the planning and organization
of this year’s trip! Special thanks go
out to all program faculty and residents
who helped with the set up and take down at the event. It has been an honor to work with you for the
past two years on this event!
For
more information about the South Carolina family medicine residency training
programs, please contact Kristin Cochran at cochrak@musc.edu.
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