Community Rules & Etiquette and Privacy Guidelines
Thank you for being part of our community. To ensure the best possible experience for all members, we have established some basic guidelines for participation.
By joining and using this community, you agree that you have read and will follow these rules and guidelines. You also agree to reserve discussions and shared files and content to that best suited to the medium. This is a great medium with which to solicit the advice of your peers, benefit from their experience, and participate in an ongoing conversation. Questions should be directed to our member services department via the Contact Us link on this site.
Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with these important guidelines. If you have questions, contact the member services department. In order to preserve an environment that encourages both civil and fruitful dialogue, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate membership in this community for anyone who violate these rules.
The AFMRD discussion forum was created as a safe place for members of the organization to communicate with others facing the same issues, problems, experiences, celebrations, heartaches, and opportunities. It is one of the most valued member benefits.
Those with access to the discussion forum as approved by the AFMRD Board of Directors:
• All program director members
• All associate program director members
• All associate members (includes former program directors)
• Senior Leadership and Management in the AAFP’s Division of Medical Education (AFMRD contracts with the AAFP for executive and staff services).
Only information which can be expected to be of interest to AFMRD members by virtue of its relevance to either (1) issues in graduate medical education or (2) AFMRD related activities should be posted.
• Due to anti-trust laws AFMRD does not allow discussion forum posts related to:
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Compensation, prices, discounts, terms of sale, profits or profit margins, cost data
• Do not post any information, software or other material protected by copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary right without the permission of the rights owner.
• Do not post any false, inaccurate, misleading, defamatory, tortuous, abusive, threatening, harassing, profane, obscene, offensive, pornographic, hateful, infringing, anti-competitive, or illegal information or materials.
• Do not post messages selling products, political campaigning or endorsement, or promoting commercial or other ventures.
• Comments that are racist, sexist, abusive, profane, violent, obscene, or that libel, incite, threaten, make personal attacks, or otherwise fail to comply with the AFMRD Discussion Forum Guidelines are prohibited.
• Job postings are allowed only for positions in the family medicine residency program such as Program Director, Associate Program Director, Faculty, and Fellowships. Please remember there is a job board on the AFMRD website. To post job listings there click here.
• Surveys are not allowed beyond those within standard AFMRD operations (periodic member surveys, salary survey, quick hitters, or surveys related to urgent issues impacting members). Surveys generated by AFMRD members, intended for external dissemination, should survey through CERA: the CAFM Educational Research Alliance.
• The AFMRD accepts no responsibility for the opinions and information posted by users. If any inappropriate posting is brought to the AFMRD's attention, the AFMRD has the right, but not the obligation, to remove all or part of the posting and/or terminate a user's access to AFMRD Communities. AFMRD reserves the right to reveal your identity (or whatever information it may know about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any content posted by you.
• The AFMRD Executive Director may modify, suspend, or discontinue, on a temporary or permanent basis, any AFMRD community and discussion forum participation at any time for any reason. All rights of termination shall be within the sole discretion of the AFMRD.
• Reply to the individual alone, without contacting the entire membership when appropriate. Individual email addresses may be found by scrolling to the bottom of the email (see below) or by searching the AFMRD Member Directory.
The Legal Stuff
This site is provided as a service for the members of Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors. Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors is not responsible for the opinions and information posted on this site by others. We disclaim all warranties with regard to information posted on this site, whether posted by Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors or any third party; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no event shall Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors be liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any information posted on this site.
Do not post any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials. Do not post any information or other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner. By posting material, the posting party warrants and represents that he or she owns the copyright with respect to such material or has received permission from the copyright owner. In addition, the posting party grants Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors and users of this site the nonexclusive right and license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print, and use such information or other material.
Messages should not be posted if they encourage or facilitate members to arrive at any agreement that either expressly or impliedly leads to price fixing, a boycott of another's business, or other conduct intended to illegally restrict free trade. Messages that encourage or facilitate an agreement about the following subjects are inappropriate: prices, discounts, or terms or conditions of sale; salaries; profits, profit margins, or cost data; market shares, sales territories, or markets; allocation of customers or territories; or selection, rejection, or termination of customers or suppliers.
Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors does not actively monitor the site for inappropriate postings and does not on its own undertake editorial control of postings. However, in the event that any inappropriate posting is brought to the attention of Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors we will take all appropriate action.
Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors reserves the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines.
Privacy Policy
Any personal information you provide to us including and similar to your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address will not be released, sold, or rented to any entities or individuals outside of our organization except as noted below.
With Whom Do We Share the Personal Information We Collect Through This Site:
Our Service Providers
We may share your personal information with companies (including our affiliates) that perform services on our behalf, for example, companies that help process credit card payments. Our service providers are required by contract to protect the confidentiality of the personal information we share with them and to use it only to provide specific services on our behalf.
Business Transfers
Your personal information may be transferred to another entity (either an affiliated entity or an unrelated third party) in connection with a merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar corporate event. If such a transfer were ever to occur, the acquiring entity’s use of your personal information will still be subject to this Privacy Policy.
Government and Legal Disclosures
We may disclose the personal information we collect through this Site, when we, in good faith, believe disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law (or a court order or subpoena); to prevent or investigate a possible crime, such as fraud or identity theft; to enforce our Terms and Conditions or other agreements that govern your use of this Site; or to protect the rights, property or safety of our company, our users, or others.
External Sites
We are not responsible for the content of external internet sites. You are advised to read the privacy policy of external sites before disclosing any personal information.
Cookies
A "cookie" is a small data text file that is placed in your browser and allows us to recognize you each time you visit this site (personalization, etc). Cookies themselves do not contain any personal information, and we do not use cookies to collect personal information. Cookies may also be used by 3rd party content providers such as news-feeds.
Remember The Risks Whenever You Use The Internet
While we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information that you transmit to us and you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of any passwords or other account information. In addition other Internet sites or services that may be accessible through our site have separate data and privacy practices independent of us, and therefore we disclaim any responsibility or liability for their policies or actions. Please contact those vendors and others directly if you have any questions about their privacy policies. For any other information please contact us using the Contact Us page.