2025 Chief Resident Leadership Development Program

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Kansas City Marriott Downtown
Kansas City, MO

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Session 1: Thursday, May 15 - Saturday, May 17, 2025
Session 2: Saturday, May 17 - Monday, May 19, 2025

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**Welcome to the only national program in the country dedicated exclusively to building the leadership skills of today’s family medicine chief residents.**

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Welcome to your hub for all things related to chief resident leadership development. AAFP’s Chief Resident Leadership Development Program (CRLDP) is the only national family medicine chief resident program in the country.

For over 25 years, this program has offered an interactive, engaging experience that provides chief residents with the most up-to-date resources, tools, and instruction to become strong leaders.

The program begins in May with an in-person meeting in Kansas City and concludes with a workshop held in the fall in conjunction with AAFP Family Medicine Experience (FMX).

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For 29 years, this program has offered an interactive, engaging experience that provides chief residents with the most up-to-date resources, tools, and instruction to help them succeed at this crucial point in their professional journey.

Their experience at this event will provide your chief residents with a solid foundation to help lead their residency program and strengthen their roles as future leaders in family medicine.

This program begins in May with a three-day in-person meeting in Kansas City and concludes with a workshop held in the fall in conjunction with the AAFP’s premier family medicine event, Family Medicine Experience (FMX).

Day One
2—6:30 p.m.	Overview and team building
6:30—8 p.m.	Chief Resident Reception

Day Two
7—11:30 a.m.	Breakfast and sessions
11:30 a.m.— 12:30 p.m.	Lunch
12:30—4 p.m.	Sessions

Day Three
7—10:45 a.m.	Breakfast and sessions
10:45 a.m.	Lunch

*Subject to change

Mark H. Greenawald, MD
Interim Chair, Carilion Clinic Department of Family and Community Medicine; Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA.

Mary Ann Maurer, DO, FAAFP, DABOM
Associate Program Director, Charleston Area Medical Center / West Virginia University Family Medicine Residency Program; Medical Director, Family Medicine Center, Charleston Area Medical Center; Associate Professor, West Virginia University, Charleston, WV.

Leon McCrea II, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Associate Professor, Department of Family, Community, and Preventive Medicine; Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Program Director, DUCOM/Tower Health Family Medicine Residency, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

Stacy Potts, MD, MEd, Course Director
Senior Associate Dean of GME and Clinical Affairs, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA.

Randall Reitz, PhD, LMFT
Director of Behavioral Medicine, St Mary's Family Medicine Residency, Grand Junction, CO.

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For questions about the Chief Resident Leadership Development Program, email CRLDP@aafp.org.

2025 Chief Resident Leadership Development Program

**Welcome to the only national program in the country dedicated exclusively to building the leadership skills of today’s family medicine chief residents.**

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$1250

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Kansas City Marriott Downtown

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