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Internal Announcements

  • Faculty Evaluations has moved!

    October 20, 2011

    The Department of Family Medicine faculty evaluations system has moved to a new address, but its link in the iFammed intranet is up-to-date. The updated system offers improved security and greater compatibility with newer browsers, as well as a more streamlined interface to make it easier to use.

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Recent Blog Postings

  • Identify Yourself in Word's Track Changes

    October 20, 2011

    Are you using Microsoft Word's "Track Changes" or comment features? If you are, help out your fellow users by making sure your comments and changes are correctly identified with you!

     When we launch Word for the first time, you're usually prompted to identify your name and initials. But usually when we're doing this we're trying to get something else done and we just accept the default (usually "UTMB"). That's fine, but when 4 people have commented on a document it gets a bit confusing, and it's very easy to change.

    To change, go to the Review tab in Microsoft Word, click on the down-arrow for Track Changes, and select Change User Name. Enter your information and click OK. (For illustrated instructions, see Office Online's instructions for changing the user name.)

    J. Essex

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News from Family Medicine's Public Site

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AAFP's Resident & Student Focus Updates

  • 2011 Match Results Again Spotlight Family Medicine Gains

    (Thursday, March 17, 2011)
    For the second year in a row, the number of medical students choosing to enter family medicine has risen. That's according to the results of the 2011 National Resident Matching Program, or NRMP. Known as the Match, preliminary figures from this year's NRMP show that family medicine residency programs filled 2,576 positions of the 2,730 offered, for a record-high fill rate of 94.4 percent.

  • Video Games, New Media Have Place in Training, Say Medical Students

    (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)
    It doesn't take being a parent to figure out that kids like video games. And a growing body of research shows that college students do, too. Moreover, certain types of games and related new media can enhance the learning experience compared with traditional teaching techniques. It's less clear, however, whether the nation's medical students can be counted among these video-engaged learners. Now, a study conducted by two family physician-educators has found that medical students are indeed enthusiastic about the idea of using new media -- including video games -- in their medical education. But, they say, it's got to be fun.

  • Experts Offer Advice for IMGs Applying to U.S. Family Medicine Residencies

    (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)
    The proportion of international medical graduates, or IMGs, who enter family medicine residencies grew dramatically during the past decade, and IMGs continue to seek graduate medical education in the United States. Now, a group of family medicine educators and an expert in international issues have some words of advice to help IMG applicants successfully navigate the process of applying to U.S. residency programs.

  • U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Residents Claiming FICA Exemption

    (Friday, January 14, 2011)
    Resident physicians are employees, not students, and so they must pay Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes in accordance with the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, or FICA. That's according to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling handed down Jan. 11. According to the unanimous decision, the high court agreed with an appeals court ruling that resident physicians can rightfully be considered "full-time employees," as defined by the U.S. Treasury Department, and, therefore, are not exempt from paying FICA taxes.