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Category: Education

About family medicine education (medical student education, resident education and/or continuing medical education)

Social Media & Adolescent Health

In response to a resolution from our 2019 House of Delegates, we have compiled a list of online resources regarding social media use and its effects on teens and tweens.

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St. Joe’s Serves St. Paul

Family medicine resident physician Stephanie Aldrin, MD, shares how St. Joseph’s Hospital serves St. Paul and invites you to share your #StJoesServesStPaul stories.

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What’s Race Got to Do With It?

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Health Equity Task Force members Ebiere Okah, MD, and Andrea Westby, MD, FAAFP, share about the use of race in medical research, practice and clinical decision-making and why there is the need for reform.

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Family Docs: On the Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis

Minnesota family docs are on the frontlines of the opioid crisis, caring for patients with opioid use disorder. We’re proud of the work being done across our state to fight opioid abuse, but MORE support and training are needed.

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MAFP Supports Rural Family Medicine Training

In Minnesota, we know that family physicians are THE doctors taking care of our rural communities. But, more support is needed in training and recruiting the next generation of rural family physicians.

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Hooked on the AAFP National Conference

Paul Stadem, MD, MAFP alternate resident director, shares what he loves most about the upcoming American Academy of Family Physicians National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students and tips for first-time attendees.

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Advocacy Action Plan

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians has developed an Advocacy Action Plan worksheet.

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