San Antonio family medicine interest group named Program of Excellence by AAFP

The family medicine interest group at the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Medicine at San Antonio has won the 2013 Program of Excellence award for “excellence in exposure to family medicine and family physicians.” The group is one of 17 medical school FMIGs across the country receiving the honor from the American Academy of Family Physicians for “their outstanding activities in generating interest in family medicine.”

To win the award, an FMIG must demonstrate that it is well-rounded with competency in a number of key areas, including FMIG structure and operation, community service, exposing students to family medicine and family physicians, promoting the value of family medicine as primary care, professional development, and measures of success. The FMIG must also illustrate significant changes or enhancements — what was learned from the previous years’ activities, what new innovations have been or will be developed, and what elements of programming were modified to meet the needs of members, according to AAFP.