2023 Theme: Building Bridges and Cultivating Change

The nature of news, social media and politics have led to increasingly divided communities.  Curated information, black-and-white portrayals of others, and bias have created challenging chasms in our communities. We saw how these impacted responses to the pandemic.  These same factors influence efforts to combat racism, address inequity, improve conditions for LGBTQ+ patients, and improve vaccination rates.  The planning committee is interested in offering at least 40% of the content around connecting with our communities and patients, improving communication, and building bridges.

About the Forum

The Forum for Behavioral Science is an annual meeting of behavioral scientists, family physicians, and those in primary care dedicated to education, research, professional identity, and wellbeing of clinicians and educators in Family Medicine. Core content areas for the Forum include physician-patient relationships, health behavior change, family systems, primary care management of psychiatric disorders, ethics, resident and physician well-being, diversity, leadership, and educational strategies.


This activity is approved for a maximum of 20.25 hours of continuing education for physicians and a maximum of 20.00 hours of continuing education for psychologists, and social workers.

The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physicians: The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 20.20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Family Medicine Physicians: The AAFP has reviewed 44th Forum for Behavioral Science in Family Medicine and deemed it acceptable for up to 20.25 Live AAFP Prescribed credits. Term of Approval is from 09/06/2023 to 09/09/2023. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Allied Health Care Professionals: The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 20.25 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

APA Approved Sponsor:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Medical College of Wisconsin maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This activity contains content or processes that may be potentially stressful.

MCW's Psychology Continuing Education Grievance Policy

Social Workers:  This program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval #886840778-8720) for 20 continuing education contact hours.

Schedule at-a-Glance