Family Medicine Midwest Collaboratives

The Family Medicine Midwest Collaboratives meet throughout the year via Zoom and in person at the conference. Email Jennifer O’Leary if you are interested in joining any of the collaboratives.

Scholarly Activity Collaborative (SAC)
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Scholarship is challenging for many Family Medicine residency programs, especially those that are smaller, rural, or located outside of a tertiary care center. The Family Medicine Residency Review Committee appreciates that learning collaboratives are important to grow and strengthen scholarly activity. The goal of the Scholarly Activity Collaborative is to connect residency faculty responsible for scholarly activity to support collaborative projects and learning.

Chair: Rick Guthmann
Chair-Elect: Kwanza Devlin
2nd Chair-Elect: Lauren Harriett


Perinatal Care & Family Medicine Collaborative
Agenda for September 29th meeting at FMM Conference
With continued emphasis on the importance of Family Medicine in Perinatal Care and Maternal Health, this collaborative will serve as a thinktank of collaborative ideas to increase, promote and sustain equitable birthing practices across Family Medicine. It is geared toward aspiring and current Directors and Leaders in Women’s and Maternal Health in Family Medicine on all levels (pre-med to practicing attendings). During this conference and foundation for networking and strong coalition of like-minded maternal health care workers will be established, while incorporating robust discussion and workshops in practical application

Learning Objectives:
o Explore the landscape of maternal morbidity and mortality in the Midwest region.
o Share efforts to increase health equity in the Maternal Health Populations we serve.
o Develop collective, focused efforts in advocacy surrounding perinatal care

Led by Safiya McNeese-Ruffin, MD
Associate Program Director, Director of SIU Alton Family Medicine Obstetrics & Women's Health
Suggested Audience: Geared toward aspiring and current Directors and Leaders in Women’s and Maternal Health in Family Medicine on all levels (pre-med to practicing attendings).


Faculty Development Collaborative for Family Medicine Midwest
Agenda for September 29th meeting at FMM Conference
Goals: The two main goals of the Faculty Development Collaborative are to:
1. Form a group of medical educators in the Midwest interested in teaching and collaborating.
2. Provide a support system where educators can come together, learn from each other, and disseminate information to the wider medical community.

Led by Alicia Vazquez MD, Flanigan, MD, Janice L. Benson MD and Aarohi Munshi, MD.
Suggested Audience: The Faculty Development Collaborative will be open to all faculty, residents and students interested in FD issues. Programs should be prepared to identify a champion in their respective institutions for future collaboration.