Last call! See you at the resident and student conference!

You've registered. You've made the hotel reservations. Got the plane tickets. Now all you have to do is ... show up. In Kansas City, Mo., that is.

Join your peers at the Bartle Convention Center July 25 - 29 for this year's National Conference of Family Practice Residents and Medical Students. Network with colleagues, sharpen your clinical skills, learn about new technology and just plain ol' have a good time.

Start off with a special Wednesday forum, "The Many Faces of Family Medicine," which just happens to be the theme for this year's event. Hear how a family practice career can let you pursue multiple interests, including patient care, teaching, administration, research and politics.

And don't miss Friday morning's Stephen A. Jackson, M.D., Memorial Lecture. AAFP President-elect Warren Jones, M.D., of Ridgeland, Miss., will talk about pathways to leadership. As a black physician, Jones is particularly interested in ensuring that all constituencies receive adequate representation at the upper levels of organizations. He is also devoted to overcoming disparities in health care given to minority patients.

New this year is a series of workshops on "techno topics," such as using the Internet in family practice, getting the most out of your personal digital assistant and communicating with patients via e-mail. Visit the exhibit hall to check out residency programs, career opportunities and a host of other offerings.

And, as always, you can air your views about what's going on in family practice today and where you think the specialty should be headed during the National Congress of Family Practice Residents and National Congress of Student Members.

Questions? E-mail them to conference@aafp.org, or call (800) 926-6890, Ext. 6726.

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