ADMINISTRATORS' PRECONFERENCE

Staff contact: Amanda Weidner, aweidner@adfm.org

This preconference workshop held before the ADFM Annual Conference is designed to address critical knowledge and skills unique to that of directing the financial and administrative functions within a department of family medicine. The kinds of issues commonly addressed are: sharing best practices and success stories; developing and managing compensation plans; managing faculty recruitment; managing relationships with state, other government, and private funders; clinic management including practice transformation (PCMH and beyond); chair-administrator partnership; the role of the administrator in the department; and managing departmental resources.

Information about the preconference is shared with the ADFM Meetings information when available.

ADMINISTRATORS' MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

Staff contact: Amanda Weidner, aweidner@adfm.org

A formal mentoring program that pairs seasoned ADFM Administrators (more than 3 years in a department) with new ADFM Administrators (less than 3 years) in family medicine departments that are closely related. The participant receives assistance with the transition to a department of family medicine administrative role and improves knowledge, skills and abilities related to that role. The mentorship program lays out a format for defining expectations and specific goal-setting. 

More information is available here.