Resident Ambassador Program

Family medicine residents provide the voice of our specialty’s future. AOBFP appreciates and encourages input from physicians in training. AOBFP has created a Resident Ambassador Program to assist AOBFP by providing a resident’s perspective with certain AOBFP activities, such as communication about the in-service examinations (ISEs), applying for certification (early entry, initial and OMT certification) and the AOBFP website. We are looking for family medicine residents enrolled in a recognized osteopathic program willing to serve a two-year term. Each program will have at least one resident ambassador.

Expectations of ambassadors

• Currently enrolled as an osteopathic family medicine program resident
• Serve a two-year term
• Participate in two virtual meetings annually
• Assist AOBFP leadership in promoting the value of AOBFP certification to fellow residents and students through informative webinars, newsletter articles, emails and social media posts

Nomination criteria

• FM resident, PGY-2 and above at the start of their term
• Desired attributes include:
  • Strong people skills and professionalism
  • Timeliness and ability to follow direction
  • Team skills and ability to compromise
  • Agreeable to AOA’s conflict of interest, confidentiality and volunteer policies
    • Exam policies
    • AOA Code of Conduct
    • Confidentiality policy

Nomination process

The resident’s program director must complete a nomination form. The AOBFP will review nominations on a rolling basis, and will select resident ambassadors from among these nominees.

Please email all questions to AOBFP Director, Deb Dupnik, CAE, CCSM-A, at [email protected].