Two Ohio Medical Students Selected as AAFP Foundation Family Medicine Leads Emerging Leader Institute Recipients

Jamie Pandey, MPH, 3^rd year medical student, and Michaela Ward, 2^nd year medical student, from the Northeastern Ohio Medical University have been selected as 2021 Family Medicine Leads (FML) Emerging Leader Institute Scholars.

The signature education program of the AAFP Foundation, FML focuses on the future of the family medicine specialty by supporting efforts to fill the workforce pipeline with the best and the brightest as well as developing more and better trained family medicine leaders through attendance at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students (National Conference) and participation in the FML Emerging Leader Institute. Thirty medical students and residents are selected annually as scholars.

Jamie and Michaela will receive a $550 scholarship to virtually attend the AAFP National Conference and participate in the 7^th class of the FML Emerging Leader Institute, Thursday-Sunday, July 29-Aug. 1. Upon conclusion of the FML Emerging Leader Institute, in-depth workshops in three leadership tracks (Policy & Public Health, Personal & Practice, and Philanthropic & Mission-Driven) and a project management session, scholars will work with an assigned family physician mentor to develop and complete a leadership project based on their track.

Congratulations!