The Strategic Value of Family Medicine
Making the Strategic Case for Family Medicine
Departments of Family Medicine play a vital role in advancing the missions of medical schools and health systems. From educating the future physician workforce and supporting community engagement to improving access, strengthening value-based care performance, and driving population health outcomes, Family Medicine contributes to many of the priorities facing institutional leaders today.
To support conversations with decision-makers, ADFM has developed a set of resources that help department leaders articulate the strategic value of Family Medicine in different settings. These resources are designed to assist chairs and faculty leaders in preparing for discussions with medical school deans, health system executives, and other institutional stakeholders.
How to Use These Resources
The one-pagers are intended to provide concise, evidence-informed talking points for leadership conversations. The accompanying question guides can help departments identify local metrics, stories, and examples that illustrate how Family Medicine contributes to institutional goals. Together, these resources can be adapted to support presentations, annual reviews, strategic planning discussions, advocacy efforts, and relationship-building with institutional leaders.
Strategic Value of Family Medicine in Schools of Medicine
This one-pager highlights how Family Medicine advances the educational mission, strengthens institutional reputation, contributes to workforce development, supports research priorities, and provides high-value faculty leadership. Accompanying discussion questions can help departments identify local data, examples, and outcomes that demonstrate their impact within their institution.
Resources:
- Strategic Value of Family Medicine in Schools of Medicine (One-Pager)
- Supporting Questions for Discussions with Deans (print or fillable PDF)
- References and Evidence Base
Strategic Value of Family Medicine in Health Systems
This one-pager outlines the ways Family Medicine contributes to health system performance through market growth, value-based care success, patient outcomes, workforce stability, community partnerships, and cost-effective care delivery. Accompanying discussion questions help departments gather institution-specific data and examples to support conversations with health system leaders.
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