AAFP News Now Begins Podcasting With Coverage of Resident, Student Conference

If you're a fan of podcasts, here's good news: Beginning today, AAFP News Now is podcasting selected news coverage. The ANN podcast kicks off with an audio segment from the Aug. 5 "Transitioning Into Practice" panel presentation at the National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students in Kansas City, Mo. An ANN story about the panel presentation also is available.

You can subscribe to the ANN podcast on the AAFP Web site. To subscribe, you'll need podcatcher software, such as iTunes.

Not looking to subscribe? The "Transitioning Into Practice" audio file also is available for download as an MP3. (MP3 file: 16:38. More about downloading files.)

The Transitioning Into Practice panel presentation features three new physicians who recently moved from residency to a variety of practice, administrative and educational roles. The physicians share their insights about the transition and answer questions from residents and students.

The presentation, which was originally an hour and a half long, has been divided into five segments, with the first segment available today. The four subsequent segments will be available online on Aug. 18, 21, 23 and 25.

The audio coverage of the resident-student conference will conclude with two more files on the days noted:

Thereafter, selected audio coverage will be available throughout the year, including coverage from the AAFP Scientific Assembly this fall in Washington, D.C.