NCAFP Active at 2009 National Conference of Family Medicine Residents & Students

Last week’s National Conference in Kansas City was a busy one for North Carolina. All public and university-based residency programs were represented and the Chapter’s Resident and Student Delegates, Dr. Meshia Todd and Lillianne Lewis, were active in their respective Congresses. The Chapter co-hosted a Friday evening event that showcased our state’s residency programs. In the Resident Congress, a resolution that was co-authored by NC’s Megan Adamson, MD, titled ‘Increasing U.S. Medical School Graduates Entering Family Medicine Residencies’ was officially adopted on Saturday. In the Student Congress, a resolution by NCAFP’s Lillianne Lewis led the Congress to re-affirm AAFP’s current policy on its ‘Health Care for All’ position. Finally, the ECU Family Medicine Interest Group was recognized with a Program-of-Excellence Award and received Special Consideration in the FMIG Categorical Awards for it retention of M3 and M4 Members. Overall, the 2009 National Conference was a great success for the Chapter and the state!