NCFM Today
THE podcast about Family Medicine in the Old North State, from the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians.
Episodes
42 episodes
Season 5 — Episode 7 — The Best News in NC Family Medicine for September 2024
This is The Best News in North Carolina Family Medicine: the upcoming reform of prior authorizations from UnitedHealthcare, the newest NC medical school which will arrive in 2026 in Fayetteville, the NC delegation to the 2024 AAFP Congress of D...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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9:36
Season 5 -- Episode 6 -- The Best News in NC Family Medicine for August 2024
This is The Best News in North Carolina Family Medicine: the NCAFP meeting with state health plans to advocate for new primary care investment, the CMS physician payment reforms we need, our student summer programs, new rural health care fundin...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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10:30
Season 5 -- Episode 5 -- The Best News in NC Family Medicine for July 2024
This is The Best News in North Carolina Family Medicine: the launch of Tailored Plans, the CMS physician payment reforms we need, and much more!
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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11:45
Season 5 — Episode 4 — The Best News in North Carolina Family Medicine for June 2024
This is The Best News in North Carolina Family Medicine: congressional testimony against health care consolidation, registration for the 2024 Winter Family Physicians Weekend, a public health update on the status of avian influenza in NC, and m...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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12:15
Season 5 — Episode 3 — The Best News in NC Family Medicine for May 2024
Whenever we can, we make sure that our members hear about the most important news and resources in North Carolina Family Medicine. If they need to know it to help their patients, they’ll hear it from us. This is The Best News in North Carolina ...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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10:49
Season 5 — Episode 2 — Family Medicine Experiences for NC Medical Students
In February, we hosted our annual Family Medicine Day. This event combines two of our favorite things: medical students, and unparalleled Family Medicine education. 87 medical students attended workshops hosted by North Carolina Family Medicine...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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11:04
NCFM Today - Season 5 - Episode 1 - Season 5 — Episode 1 — NCAFP President Dr. Garett Franklin Speaks
At the end of 2023, we were lucky to host the Winter Family Physicians Weekend at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville. One of the biggest items of that business at the winter meeting is the induction of the new NCAFP president. At the...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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21:59
Season 4 — Episode 7 — 2023 in Review
NCAFP Immediate Past President Dr. Shauna Guthrie delivered the "Year in Review" speech during the 2023 Winter Family Physicians Weekend. She looked back on her work and the Academy’s 2023 achievements with gratitude, insight, and encourag...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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17:44
NCFM Today - Season 4 - Episode 6 - Mentorships in Family Medicine
In this episode, NCAFP Communications and Membership Manager Kevin LaTorre speaks with Dr. Maureen Murphy, Dr. Macy Osborn, and Dr. Beat Steiner about the professional and personal benefits of the mentorship that family physicians receive from ...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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26:15
NCFM Today - Season 4 - Episode 5 - NC Budget Proves Positive for Family Medicine and Primary Care
In this episode, NCAFP EVP/CEO Greg Griggs and NCAFP General Counsel/Chief of Staff Shawn Parker discuss the 2023-24 North Carolina Budget including the many positives for family medicine specifically and primary care in general. The disc...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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37:32
NCFM Today - Season 4 - Episode 4 - Precepting for the Future of Family Medicine
One of the greatest parts of our work at the Academy is connecting medical students with preceptors and mentors in an effort to best prepare them for life as a family physician. That process can take years and great support from our membe...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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19:32
NCFM Today - Season 4 - Episode 3 - Making Credentialing Work for Family Medicine
Family Medicine is a versatile specialty full of different skills and procedures, and so family doctors have the chance to branch out, diversify their work, and enjoy it. For many family physicians, it’s professionally satisfying to practice th...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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28:16
NCFM Today - Season 4 - Episode 2 - Mothers in Medicine, in Their Own Words
NCAFP interviews five mothers in family medicine to hear their stories at home, in the clinic, and everywhere in between. Workforce Initiatives Manager Perry Price spent months interviewing these physicians, and their input on the convergence o...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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27:00
NCFM Today - Season 4 - Episode 1 - Dr. Shauna Guthrie -- NCAFP Presidential Speech
In this episode, NCAFP's new President Dr. Shauna Guthrie delivers her installation speech at the Winter Family Physicians weekend, telling our members a little about herself and her vision for the Academy.
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21:06
NCFM Today - Season 3 - Episode 7 - 2022 Year in Review - Outgoing President Dr. Takie Hondros
If you missed our 2022 NCAFP Annual Meeting, this is a must listen, and it should be even if you attended. Listen as outgoing President Dr. Dimitrios (Takie) Hondros provides the 2022 State of the Academy Address at our Annual Awards Banquet.&n...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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13:07
NCFM Today - Season 3 - Episode 6 - Investing in Future Family Physicians
In this episode of NCFM Today, you will hear from two medical students who participated in summer clinical experiences funded by the NCAFP Foundation. Evan Morgan, a second-year medical student at Wake Forest University discusses his experience...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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31:58
NCFM Today - Season 3 - Episode 5 - Reducing Maternal Mortality in NC
On this month’s edition of NCFM Today, learn about the state’s Maternal Health Innovations grant from five family medicine champions working on the program. Dr. Amy Santin, Dr. Carmen Strickland, Dr. Narges Farahi, Dr. Janalynn Beste and Dr. Mo...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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44:23
NCFM Today - Season 3 - Episode 4 - The Dr. Gilmer
In this episode we talk to Dr. Benjamin Gilmer, a family physician in western NC and now acclaimed author of the riveting medical mystery, the Other Dr. Gilmer. Dr. Benjamin Gilmer discusses his own journey as he works to determine why Dr. Vinc...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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29:03
NCFM Today Season 3, Episode 3 - Workforce Pipeline
In this episode, we focus on the family medicine workforce pipeline in North Carolina, specifically two efforts co-sponsored by the NCAFP and the NC AHEC Program: the first-ever Family Medicine Academic Summit for academic family medicin...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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28:23
NCFM Today - Season 3 - Episode 2 - 4th Year Medical Student Morgan Carnes
In this month's episode, soon to be Dr. Morgan Carnes discusses her journey into family medicine from her days in dance to college to working in population health before entering the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Morgan also ...
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24:00
NCFM Today - Season 3 - Episode 1 - NCAFP Family Physician of the Year Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi
In this month's edition of NCFM Today, NCAFP Communications Consultant Peter Graber interviews our latest Family Physician of the Year, Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, Director of Health Equity for the Department of Family Medicine and Community ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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42:29
NCFM Today - Season 2 - Episode 12 - New NCAFP President Dr. Dimitrios "Takie" Hondros
In this episode, new NCAFP President Dr. Dimitrios "Takie" Hondros discusses his leadership journey in family medicine and outlines a few of his goals for the next year, including mentoring the next generation of family physicians and harnessin...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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25:19
NCFM Today - Season 2 - Episode 11 - 2021 in Review with Dr. Triche
In this episode, current NCAFP President Dr. Jessica Triche reviews the Academy's activities in 2021, including how the Academy helped our members throughout COVID, the NCAFP's new strategic initiatives, how NCAFP is helping members with admini...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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30:42
NCFM Today - Season 2 - Episode 10 - Physician Employment Contracts
In this episode of NCFM Today, we talk to Shawn Parker, JD, MPA, General Counsel and Chief of Staff for the NC Academy of Family Physicians about physician employment contracts. Shawn discusses different elements in an employment contract...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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24:16
NCFM Today - Season 2 - Episode 9 - Transitions in Family Medicine
In this episode of NCFM Today, we talk to five different family physicians who have all made transitions in their careers. They share pearls about how they made these decisions, what personal and professional influences led them to these ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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47:44