AAFP Foundation introduces 2024 Emerging Leaders Institute Scholars

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LEAWOOD, Kan. — The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Foundation announced 30 new scholars to join this year's Emerging Leader Institute, which helps grow the family medicine specialty and provides scholars with valuable leadership experience.

The selected residents receive a $1,000 scholarship to attend the AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students in Kansas City on August 1-3, where they will learn more about family medicine, explore residency programs, make connections and learn about leadership opportunities with the Student and Resident Congress. The scholars then continue learning and networking after the conference through additional programming and in-depth workshops on policy, public health, philanthropy and more.

“We’re thrilled to welcome these outstanding residents and medical students into the Emerging Leader Institute family, and I look forward to seeing their contributions to our specialty,” said Tomás Owens, MD, FAAFP, president of the AAFP Foundation Board of Trustees. “These scholars have shown tremendous leadership potential and embody the core qualities of a family physician: empathy, scholarship, and the ability to do the hard but rewarding work of improving their communities and our health care system.”

The Emerging Leader Institute identifies and trains family medicine residents and medical students to build strong leadership skills. The program, now in its tenth year, continues to generate interest from a rich pool of applicants.

At the end of the one-year program, the leadership projects are evaluated, and an additional $1,000 award is given to select recipients. Winning projects are presented at the 2024 AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students. Finally, one Best Leadership Project Award will be named for each of the three tracks, and the recipients will receive an additional $3,000 award for participation.