2026 Residency Leadership Summit
Hyatt Regency Dallas
Dallas, TX
Wednesday, March 4—Friday, March 6, 2026
Connect With Your Peers at the Residency Leadership Summit in 2026
Welcome to your hub for all things Residency Leadership Summit. RLS is the only national event for both MDs and DOs that focuses solely on the needs of family medicine residency programs. RLS is also the place to prepare for the implementation of ACGME requirements, learn best practices, share with peers, and improve the overall quality of your program.
So, don’t miss your opportunity to learn from and connect with family medicine residency programs from across the nation at this event. No matter your residency program role—director, faculty, or administrator—you can find information exclusively for family medicine residencies that supports both program and staff development.
Top 4 Reasons to Attend RLS
About RLS
Join a nationwide community of residency program leaders—program directors, faculty, and administrators—at the upcoming Residency Leadership Summit. At this year’s LIVE event, we’re offering actionable, inspiring ideas; key program updates; and vital networking opportunities that your team has come to expect and value over the years.
Get access to practical strategies created exclusively for family medicine residencies and leverage shared experience to further build your team’s expertise and connections. Sessions are designed to inspire, support, and empower your program to understand and maintain compliance with evolving graduate medical education accreditation standards.
Exhibitors and Sponsorships
Join over 1,200 family physicians and care teams dedicated to residency programs, gathering to network with peers, enhance leadership skills, and participate in specialized training to advance resident development. By becoming an exhibitor or sponsor at this event, you’ll have the unique opportunity to showcase your brand or product to a highly engaged audience. Our attendees are actively seeking new products, services, and educational resources to bring back to their residency programs. We invite you to be a part of this exceptional experience and connect with the leaders shaping the future of family medicine.
If interested, complete the form below and a representative will contact you soon!
Planning Committee
The Residency Leadership Summit is managed by the AAFP. The Planning Committee is made up of representatives from the following organizations: the AAFP Commission on Education (AAFP CoE), the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP), the Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM), the Association of Family Medicine Administration (AFMA), the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD), the Residency Program Solutions Panel of Consultants (RPS), and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM).
2025 Planning Committee:
Committee Chair
Karen Mitchell, MD, FAAFP
Vice President, Student & Resident Initiatives, Leawood, KS
AAFP Commission on Education (AAFP CoE)
Joyce Robert, MD, FAAFP
Founding Program Director, Lewes, DE
American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
Wendy Barr, MD, MPH, MSCE, FAAFP
Associate Dean of Education, Burlington, MA
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP)
Franklin Berkey, DO, FAAFP
Associate Program Director & Director of Osteopathic Education,
State College, PA
Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM)
Curtis Galke, DO, FAAFP
Chair, Fort Worth, TX
Association of Family Medicine Administration (AFMA)
Emmalyn Dyer, C-TAGME
Senior Program Coordinator, Gainesville, GA
Heather Hawkins
Program Coordinator, Wilmington, NC
Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD)
Donald Raj Woolever, MD
Program Director, Portsmouth, NH
Residency Program Solutions Panel of Consultants (RPS)
Hobart Lee, MD, FAAFP
Program Director, Loma Linda, CA
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)
Karl T. Clebak, MD, MHA, FAAFP
Program Director, Hershey, PA
Future Dates
Looking ahead, mark your calendars for future RLS events!
- March 4-6, 2026 in Dallas, TX
- March 3-5, 2027 in Dallas, TX
Hear What Past Attendees Have to Say
“My favorite part of RLS was spending quality time with my own program director!”
— Jon Neher, APD
“The sessions were diverse and overall, very good.”
— Rade N Pejic, MD, program director/associate professor of family medicine
“My favorite part of RLS was the pool of experience in the room. I wish I could just tap into it at will.”
— Eric Samonte, MD, MBA, program director
“All of it is relevant, regardless of whether urban or rural, university or community hospital, big program or small program.”
— Steven House, MD, program director