Dr. Ordoñez, Shahbain Named Family Medicine Leads Scholars

Congratulations to Joyce Pineda Ordoñez, MD, PGY-2, Henry Ford Hospital Family Medicine, and Ahmed Shahbain, M4, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, for being selected as 2026 Family Medicine Leads (FM Leads) Emerging Leader Institute (ELI) Scholars. The year-long program focuses on ensuring the future of the family medicine specialty by increasing the number of family medicine leaders.

Drs. Ordoñez and Shahbain will each receive a $1,000 scholarship to attend the AAFP’s FUTURE conference, July 30-Aug. 1, and will participate in the 12th class of the Family Medicine Leads Emerging Leader Institute, Aug.1-2. Upon completion of the Emerging Leader Institute in-depth workshops across three leadership tracks (Policy & Public Health, Personal & Practice, and Philanthropic & Mission-Driven) and a project management session, they will attend longitudinal sessions while working with a volunteer family physician mentor to develop and complete a leadership project in their track.