2025 ADFM Annual Conference: Full Schedule

8:30am CST

Welcome, President's Speech, and Business Meeting

Wednesday February 19, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am CST

Our 2025 ADFM Conference Chair, Anna Flattau, and ADFM President, Jehni Robinson, will share opening words with the ADFM Membership.

Speakers

Jehni Robinson, MD

Keck School of Medicine at USC

Jehni Robinson, MD is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine at USC. She also serves as Associate Dean for Primary Care. Dr. Robinson is President of USC Care Medical Group, a multispecialty group representing over 800 faculty clinicians... Read More →

Anna Flattau, MD, MSc, MS

Chair, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University

Anna Flattau is the 2025 ADFM Annual Conference Program Committee Chair.

Wednesday February 19, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am CST
Lyric Ballroom

General Session

9:45am CST

National Research Strategic Plan Update

Wednesday February 19, 2025 9:45am - 10:15am CST

Lyric Ballroom

Dr. Irf Asif will deliver an update on the National Family Medicine Strategic Plan for Research, highlighting bold goals to strengthen infrastructure, expand mentorship opportunities, and amplify funding and advocacy for family medicine research. Learn how departmental leaders can play a pivotal role in advancing family medicine research and drive innovation in their institutions.

Speakers

Irf Asif, MD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Wednesday February 19, 2025 9:45am - 10:15am CST
Lyric Ballroom

General Session

10:15am CST

Connecting with Communities: Establishing a Research Network in Primary Care Settings

Wednesday February 19, 2025 10:15am - 11:45am CST

Lyric Ballroom

In this session, Dr. Tara Schwetz, NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, will speak to the importance of integrating clinical research into primary care settings to improve research capacities in rural and underserved communities. She will provide an overview of the launch of CARE for Health™, including the vision and priorities for the network, and introduce the three inaugural Research Network Hubs and chosen studies.

Speakers

Tara A. Schwetz, PhD

Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, National Institutes of Health

Tara A. Schwetz, Ph.D., is the NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives and the Director of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives in the NIH Office of the Director.She previously served as NIH Acting Principal... Read More →

Wednesday February 19, 2025 10:15am - 11:45am CST
Lyric Ballroom

General Session

2:15pm CST

Government Relations Update

Wednesday February 19, 2025 2:15pm - 2:45pm CST

Lyric Ballroom

Nina DeJonghe, Government Relations Director, will share updates from the hill.

Speakers

Nina DeJonghe

Director of Government Relations, ADFM

Wednesday February 19, 2025 2:15pm - 2:45pm CST
Lyric Ballroom

General Session

2:45pm CST

Afternoon Session

Wednesday February 19, 2025 2:45pm - 4:15pm CST

Lyric Ballroom

Wednesday February 19, 2025 2:45pm - 4:15pm CST
Lyric Ballroom

General Session

8:00am CST

Morning Session

Thursday February 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CST

General Session

11:00am CST

Updates in the Discipline

Thursday February 20, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am CST

Lyric Ballroom

Warren Newton will present data in trends of the discipline from the ABFM.

Speakers

Warren P. Newton, MD, MPH

President & CEO, ABFM

Thursday February 20, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am CST
Lyric Ballroom

General Session

11:30am CST

The Structure of the Departments and the Role of the Administrator (from their lens!)

Thursday February 20, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm CST

Lyric Ballroom

This panel will begin by sharing the academic and clinical structures and corresponding administrator position structures across a variety of department types. After this background, the panelists will engage in a moderated discussion highlighting the range of activities they are responsible for across mission areas, what works well in their structures and what is a challenge, how their relationships with the faculty leadership in their institution support the success of the department, and more!

Speakers

Holly Westog, MEd

Department Administrator, Medical College of Wisconsin

Stephanie Brown

Department Administrator, Harbor-UCLA Department of Family Medicine

Amanda Williams, MS, FACHE

University of Pennsylvania Health System

Sarah Creef Baugher

Chief Operating Officer, University of Virginia

Thursday February 20, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm CST
Lyric Ballroom

General Session

8:30am CST

Harnessing AI in Clinical Practice: Opportunities to Enhance Operations and Patient Care

Friday February 21, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am CST

Lyric Ballroom

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools develop, leaders in academic family medicine need to be actively involved in shaping the way this technology is utilized in healthcare settings. While AI has great promise to contribute to more effective and efficient care, leaders must be well versed in opportunities as well as challenges associated with implementation, including potential bias and data privacy. This session will offer an overview of AI and machine learning, with a focus on applications in clinical and administrative operations. Attendees will hear from panelists who have started utilizing various AI tools within their departments to demonstrate lessons learned and future possibilities.

Speakers

Nipa R. Shah, MD FAAFP

Chair, Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida - College of Medicine

Nipa R. Shah, MD FAAFP is a professor and the Chair of the department of Community Health and Family Medicine (CHFM) at the University of Florida - College of Medicine. She completed the Executive Program in Artificial Intelligence with Implications for Business Strategy in 2019 at... Read More →

Megan Mahoney, MD, MBA

Chair, UCSF Department of Family & Community Medicine

Ian M. Bennett, MD, PhD

Ming Tai-Seale, PhD, MPH

Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health, UCSD

Friday February 21, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am CST
Lyric Ballroom

General Session

11:15am CST

The Future is Bright: Learner-Led Inspirational Innovations

Friday February 21, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm CST

Lyric Ballroom

While it can often feel easier to identify our challenges and focus on areas for growth, we should also reflect and celebrate the exciting work happening in our departments. Medical students and residents continually bring new perspectives into the discipline that we want to foster and guide as we work together to build a strong future for family medicine. During this session, current and recently graduated learners will share projects and innovative initiatives they led in their departments, with a focus on what opportunities in their department nurtured their leadership throughout the process.

Speakers

Diana Rubio, MD

Robert L. Phillips Jr. Health Policy Fellow, Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care

Dr. Diana Rubio, MD, is a first-generation Latina family physician. She is currently the Robert L. Phillips Jr. Health Policy Fellow at the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care. Dr. Rubio earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her medical... Read More →

Karen M. Wolf, MD

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Dr. Karen Wolf is an Academic Fellow and Assistant Instructor within the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She completed her family medicine residency at Wake Forest School of Medicine where she also received her medical degree... Read More →

Robert Rock, MD, MHS

Social Mission Alliance

Robert Rock, MD, MHS serves as the director of the Social Mission Alliance's Health Justice Fellowship program and senior advisor within the Program for Humanities in Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Rock received his BA in Art History from New York University, his MD... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm CST
Lyric Ballroom

General Session

12:15pm CST

Conference Close

Friday February 21, 2025 12:15pm - 12:30pm CST

Lyric Ballroom

Our 2026 Conference Planning Committee Chair, Kola Okuyemi, will close out the 2025 ADFM Annual Conference.

Friday February 21, 2025 12:15pm - 12:30pm CST
Lyric Ballroom

General Session