2025 FMEC Annual Meeting to be held September 18-20, 2025 in Cleveland, OH 

     Conference Venue:                                   
     Huntington Convention Center
     300 Lakeside Avenue East
     Cleveland, OH, 44113

 Registration is OPEN - Individuals Register Here!

A new schedule begins this year for the Annual Meeting! Detailed 2025 Meeting Schedule.

  • Academic programs start at 9:00am FRIDAY (Sept 19) and conclude prior to the Residency Fair on SATURDAY (Sept 20).
  • No programming on Sunday.
  • Preconferences are scheduled for THURSDAY (Sept 18).
  • Programming for medical students will be focused on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. 

Links to meeting related materials:

Meeting Registration Fees & Timing
Hotel Information & Reservations
Preconference Information & Schedule
2025 Student Scholarship Form
Poster Submissions
2025 Host Committee 


 2025 Annual Meeting Registration Fees:

Early Bird: Ends July 14, 2024
*Professional Member: $555 | Non-Member: $630
Resident / Fellow: Member $430 | Non-Member: $475
Student:   Member $430  |  Non-member $475

Regular Registration: July 15 - September 9
*Professional Member: $605 | Non-Member: $680
Resident / Fellow: Member $480 | Non-Member: $525
Student: Member $480 | Non-Member: $525

Advance registration for the meeting will end on Tuesday, September 9 at midnight. After Tuesday, September 9, no individual online registrations will be accepted. Attendees who have not registered by Tuesday, September 9 must register and pay onsite beginning on Wednesday, September 17 at 4pm. For complete onsite registration hours, see the 2025 Annual Meeting schedulePayment must be made by check or credit card immediately with all onsite registrations. The FMEC is not able to invoice onsite registrants for future payment.

Onsite Meeting Registration: September 17 - 20
*Professional Member: $655 | Non-Member: $730
Resident / Fellow: Member $530 | Non-Member: $575
Student: Member $530 | Non-Member: $575 


Hotel Reservation Links (FMEC Blocks)

Hilton Cleveland Downtown, 100 Lakeside Ave E, Cleveland, OH 44114 (connected to the convention center)

Cleveland Marriott Downtown, 1360 W Mall Dr, Cleveland, OH 44114 (one block from the convention center)

The FMEC has negotiated rates of $259-$279/night at the Hilton and Marriott.
Deadline to book inside the block is August 25, 2025. 


 


FMEC Call For Submissions is is Closed – Submit for Posters in May

The Call for Submissions for the 2025 Annual Meeting’s seminars, workshops, papers and other presentations is now closed. Submission authors will receive emails regarding the status of their submissions in early May 2025. Submissions for posters only will open on May 15, 2025 and close on July 1, 2025. Watch this website and your FMEC email for more information on how to submit posters starting May 15.

Please view the updated session descriptions document here:  2025 Session Descriptions Document


Thank you to our Host Committee!

Each year, a local/regional Host Committee helps plan the FMEC Annual Meeting. The FMEC thanks the more than 20 individuals from 12 residency programs and health systems who are working hard to make 2025 the best meeting ever!

Co-chairs
The MetroHealth System
Bode Adebambo, MD, Interim Chair, Department of Family Medicine; Associate Professor, Family Medicine

University of Cincinnati
Hillary R. Mount, MD, Section Chief, Family & Community Medicine

MembersAlphabetical by Institution 

Aultman Health Foundation
Brooke Babyak, MD FAAFP, Family Medicine Program Director

Cleveland Clinic
Amy M. Zack, MD, FAAFP, Vice-Chair of Education, Primary Care Institute
Devon Smith, MD, OB/GYN Director
Robert Bales, MD, Assistant Professor

Mercy Health Lorain
Tamer Said, MD, Program Director

Mercy Health/Anderson Hospital
Herb Schumm, MD, MBA, ACC, Director of Wellness
Paula Peake, MD, Core Faculty, Medical Student Clerkship Director

Mercy Health/St. Elizabeth Boardman's Family Medicine Residency Program
Thomas Macabobby MD, FAAFP, Founding Program Director
Lisa N. Weiss, MD, MEd, FAAFP, Associate Program Director

Mercy Health/St. Elizabeth Boardman's Family Medicine Residency Program
Lisa N. Weiss, MD, MEd, FAAFP, Associate Program Director
Kayla Reagan, Program Administrator

St. Ann's Family Medicine Residency Program
John Jonesco, DO, Program Director
Johnathan Newsom, MD, Assistant Program Director, Director of Sports Medicine
Kayla Reagan, Program Administrator

Summa Family Medicine Residency Program
Ellen Harrington, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Shannon Perkins PhD, Director of Behavioral Science/Associate Director

The MetroHealth System
Bode Adebambo, MD, Interim Chair, Department of Family Medicine; Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Beth L. McLaughlin, MD, Division Director of Palliative Care
Aslin Serrano, Administrative Assistant
Amber Whited-Watson, DO, Program Director

The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Ericka Bruce, BS, MSEd, Education Program Director, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Bethany Panchal, MD, FAAFP, Residency Program Director

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Brittany A. Almaraz, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine
Hillary R. Mount, MD, Section Chief, Family & Community Medicine

Wright State University/Dayton Community Hospitals
Peter Reynolds, MD, Residency Program Director, Family Medicine