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This photograph was taken at a local park where I frequently walk my dog. I was struck by the way in which the different components came together to make a single beautiful image. It reminded me of what a well-functioning team looks and feels like.
© Lisa S. Gussak, MD
Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health
UMass Chan School of Medicine
November-December 2024 Vol. 56 No. 10
EDITORIAL
Survey Research, Family Medicine Style
Katherine M. Wright, PhD, MPH | Sarina Schrager, MD, MS
COMMENTARIES
Supporting International Medical Graduate Workforce Integration in the 2024 US Election
Cameron J. Sabet, MA, MBA | Mohamed Khalif, MBBS | Nguyen Quoc Hoan, DDS | Sarah Kureshi, MD, MPH
Upstream Advocacy: Family Medicine Promotion of Voting
Bich-May Nguyen, MD, MPH
SPECIAL ARTICLES
Editors’ Picks: Top 10 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Antiracism Papers in Family Medicine Journals
José E. Rodríguez, MD | Octavia Amaechi, MD | Renee Crichlow, MD | Valerie J. Flattes, PhD | Sumi M. Sexton, MD
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Evidence-Based Medicine Culture, Curriculum, and Program Outcomes: A CERA Study
Kate Rowland, MD, MS | John W. Epling, MD, MSEd | Rick Guthmann, MD, MPH | Joel J. Heidelbaugh, MD | Martha Johnson, MD, MS | Georgia Luckey, PhD, MS | Robert Martin, DO
Family Medicine Resident Remediation Compared Across Two CERA Studies
David Rebedew, MD, DABOM, CMD | Theodore Bell, MS | Abdul Waheed, MD, MS, PHS, CPE | Erum Azhar, MD, MSPHS, MHQS, CPPS, FACOG
Where Are They Now? Alumni Outcomes From a Medical School Primary Care Pathway Program
Jo Marie Reilly, MD, MPH | Isabel Edge, MD | Ilana Greenberg, MPH
BRIEF REPORTS
The Importance of a Champion in Leading Major Improvements in Residency Programs
Shashank Kraleti, MD | Lauren Gibson-Oliver, MD, MBA | Diane M. Jarrett, EdD, MA
Implementation of a Labor Dystocia Checklist to Reduce NTSV C-Section Rates
Karli Swenson, PhD, MPH | Michael Bradfield, MD, MPH | Alexa Czmowski, DO | Kelsey West, BSN, RN, RNC-OB | Gretchen Schulz, MSPH | Amber Johnson, DNP, CNM
Resident Instruction: Improving End-of-Year Medical Student Ultrasound Performance
Michael J. Taylor, BS | Ayesha Gittens, MD | Drew Beaubian, MD | James Grady, DrPH | Meghan Kelly Herbst, MD
Strategies and Barriers for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Antiracism Work in Family Medicine Departments: A CERA Study
Kento Sonoda, MD, AAHIVS | Krithika Malhotra, PhD | Keyona Oni, MD, IBCLC | Grace Pratt, PhD, LMFT | Amanda K.H. Weidner, MPH
NARRATIVE ESSAYS
Closing In
Howard Stein, PhD
The Artful Balance
Amy L. Wiser, MD, IBCLC, FAAFP
BOOK AND MEDIA REVIEWS
The Struggle for Public Health: Seven People Who Saved the Lives of Millions and Transformed the Way We Live
Lauren Nadkarni, MD | Annie Derthick, PhD
Health Equity: A Guide for Clinicians, Medical Educators & Healthcare Organizations
Kenneth W. Lin, MD, MPH
The Balanced Brain: The Science of Mental Health
John E. Snellings, MD
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The ABFM Core Outcomes: The Next Step to Outcome-Based, Time-Variable Training in Family Medicine
Bryce A. Ringwald, MD
The Growing Divide Between Teaching Empathy and Being Empathetic
Arindam Sarkar, MD
Authors’ Response to “The Growing Divide Between Teaching Empathy and Being Empathetic”
A. Emiko Blalock, PhD | Madison Tluczek, MD | Stacey Pylman, PhD
FAMILY MEDICINE FOCUS
Policy Briefs With Personality: How to Innovatively Disseminate Evidence for Advocacy
Yohualli B. Anaya, MD, MPH | Alison N. Huffstetler, MD | Yalda Jabbarpour, MD | Andrew W. Bazemore, MD, MPH
PRESIDENT'S COLUMN
Reimagining Family Medicine’s Big Idea
Joseph W. Gravel Jr, MD