1. Articulate the career path(s) of education professionals in family medicine
2. Identify and describe the opportunities and challenges facing education professionals in family medicine training programs
3. Identify resources and strategies for promoting mentoring experiences for education professionals both within and outside base institutions
4. Promote the utilization of the “Educator’s Portfolio”
5. Identify and develop opportunities for networking and support through the strategies such as an email book club, guidance and coaching on promotion, effective service on committees, and socialization into academic medicine
6. Develop a database of education professionals in family medicine which would include their primary job responsibilities, interests, and expertise
7. Provide an orientation network for new education professionals in family medicine
8. Develop a bank of prototype job descriptions for different education professional roles in family medicine
9. Set up email links to facilitate communication between group members between meetings
10. Provide information about online resources
11. Identify strategies to promote effective collaboration between physician educators and education professionals in family medicine
12. Identify topics and develop proposals for future presentations at STFM meetings on issues pertinent to education professionals
13. Contribute to the education-related columns published in Family Medicine

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