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In this episode, Dr Saccocio discusses ways to keep inspired with Dr Suzanne Minor.

This series of podcasts is sponsored by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM), the academic home for family medicine educators.

Guest Bio:
Suzanne Minor, MD, is a board-certified family medicine physician who attended the University of Miami School of Medicine and then trained at Jackson Memorial Hospital for her residency.  She completed her National Health Service Corps commitment working with the underserved community of North Dade.  In 2010, she joined Florida International University and was the founding Family Medicine Clerkship Director and core College of Medicine faculty, continuing to care for underserved patients.  Currently, she serves as the Assistant Dean for Faculty Development, supporting clinical faculty teaching medical students and supporting all educators in their non-teaching roles, such as medical education research, peer-reviewing, advising, and mentoring.  

Dr. Minor’s academic home is the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine which refuels and refreshes her!  She has received from STFM through completing the Medical Student Education Development Institute and New Faculty Scholars Program.  She has given back as chair of the Steering Committee for the Group on Medical Student Education and as an STFM Foundation Trustee.  In her Trustee role, she now serves as director for the STFM Foundation New Faculty Scholars Program.  

Host Bio:
Saria Saccocio, MD, FAAFP, MHA
As the Ambulatory Chief Medical Officer for Prisma Health, Dr. Saria Saccocio supports population health initiatives that span across all departments and specialties in the outpatient space, striving for optimization of quality, patient experience and efficiency of healthcare delivery. 

Dr. Saccocio has demonstrated a consistent history of leading award-winning programs and improving patient care and safety as a Chief Medical Officer for health systems in the southeast. She received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Florida, and her Executive Master of Health Administration from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She completed her Family Medicine residency at the University of Miami before opening her own solo family practice. She continues to serve patients at the Free Medical Clinic and precepts family medicine residents at the Center for Family Medicine in Greenville, South Carolina.