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Learning Network
Launched in 2024 by the Family Medicine Midwest Foundation, with support from the American Board of Family Medicine, the FMM Learning Network unites Family Medicine Residency Programs across the Midwest to collaborate, expand innovations, and enhance care. Learning networks have a proven track record of strengthening educational, clinical, and administrative capacity—ultimately improving both training quality and health outcomes.
Our mission is to unite family medicine physicians' talents to inspire innovation in medical education and patient care.
Whether you are guiding a program, teaching future physicians, or just starting your journey, the FMM Learning Network provides a community that supports your mission and enhances your impact.
The FMM Collaboratives meet throughout the year via Zoom and in person at the FMM Conference.
Questions? Email Lisa Stevak, MEd, to learn more and get involved.
The FMM Learning Network welcomes all Family Medicine Residency Programs (FMRPs) and their affiliated faculty, residents, and staff across our 11-state region: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Medical students and medical schools are also encouraged to participate. Research indicates that students involved in scholarly activities with FMRPs or Departments of Family Medicine are more likely to pursue a career in family medicine.
We are a collaborative, mission-driven community committed to improving residency training, building the Family Medicine pipeline, and enhancing health outcomes. Although based in the Midwest, we actively collaborate with individuals and organizations across the country who share our dedication.
Participation in a learning network is highly encouraged by the ACGME, and for good reasons:
· Enhance clinical, educational, and administrative excellence
· Increase training quality and improve patient outcomes
· Develop lasting professional networks
· Participate in collaborative projects and workshops
· Access shared resources and training opportunities
The FMM Learning Network simplifies active participation. Regular meetings and workshops provide primary care professionals with valuable opportunities to connect with peers, residency programs, and institutions across 11 states. Members collaborate, exchange ideas, support each other, and build skills through multi-site projects and targeted training. These improved skills and networks enable faculty, residents, students, and clinicians to develop their practices and careers, enhance graduate and undergraduate medical education, accelerate the adoption of best practices, and improve health outcomes.
If your goal is to promote family medicine, you will discover meaningful opportunities here to connect, learn, and lead.
The FMM Learning Network is divided into three physician-led collaboratives, each with its own leadership and set of goals.
· Faculty Development: Enhance teaching skills, leadership, and mentoring abilities.
· Perinatal Care and Maternal Health: Enhance maternal and newborn outcomes by sharing best practices.
· Scholarly Activity: Collaborate on research, quality improvement, and publishing initiatives.
We encourage you to explore these collaboratives to determine how they can support you and your program.
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Inaugurated in 2023, the Faculty Development Collaborative offers a virtual support network where educators connect, learn from each other, and share information with the broader medical community.
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Founded in 2023 at the FMM Conference, the Perinatal Care and Family Medicine Collaborative functions as a think tank to improve, promote, and maintain equitable birthing practices within Family Medicine.
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Launched in 2022, the Scholarly Activity Collaborative aims to build a network to enhance residency scholarship through multi-site collaboration, with the ultimate goal of improving health outcomes.
