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Family Medicine Physician

Interview a family physician and a medical student, present what you learned to your peers, then give that same 10-minute presentation to judges.

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About this event

Family Medicine Physician is a solo event for the Secondary and Postsecondary/Collegiate divisions, sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians. There is no written test. You research six learning objectives (demand and outlook, the span of medical education and career options, work, lifestyle and financial implications, the role of primary care in health equity, the interviewee's personal why, and whether family medicine is right for you), conduct at least two interviews (one must be a family medicine physician, the other a medical student interested in family medicine or a second physician; AAFP will connect you if you ask early), and deliver a live presentation to a peer audience such as your chapter or class. The only upload is an Interview Verification Form, due May 15 as one PDF; it is not pre-judged, but missing it costs 15 points. At the conference every competitor presents the same peer presentation to judges in 10 minutes, opening by stating who was interviewed, when, and when and where the peer presentation happened. Any battery-powered aids, props or technology that support the talk are allowed, and the 150-point rubric rewards the story of why the physician chose the career and a creative, distinctive delivery. New this year, prep time was removed and the presentation became 10 minutes.

What judges score

A. Overview: Interviews and Peer-to-Peer Presentation Confirmed (5)B. Presentation Content: Demand and Occupational Outlook (10), Span of Medical Education and Career Options (10), Work, Lifestyle and Financial Implications (10), Importance of Primary Care and Preventive Medicine to Achieve Health Equity (10), Telling a powerful story of WHY the Family Medicine Physician chose this career path (20), Sharing Is Family Medicine Right for Me? (20), Distinctive / Captivating / Unique (15)C. Presentation Organization: Flow, Logic, and Transitions (5), Opening (5), Closing (5)D. Presentation Materials: Presentation Visual Aids / Tools / Technology (20)E. Presentation Delivery: Voice (5), Stage Presence (5), Diction, Pronunciation and Grammar (5); total 150

What judges score

Demand and Occupational OutlookSpan of Medical Education and Career OptionsWork, Lifestyle, and Financial ImplicationsImportance of Primary Care and Preventive Medicine to Achieve Health EquityThe WHY: the story of the Family Medicine intervieweeIs Family Medicine Right for Me?

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