Get Equipped to Advocate

Minnesota family medicine residents, medical students and practicing family docs are invited to get equipped to advocate effectively for their patients and family medicine at one of two upcoming Intro to Advocacy workshops. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required.

MAFP Leadership Openings

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians is a member-focused, member-led organization. We are always looking for members to step into volunteer leadership roles. View a list of 2020 volunteer/leadership openings for MAFP members and help guide our work and advocacy efforts.

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.

Resolution Spotlight: Compensation for Supervision

AAFP delegate and MAFP past president Julie Anderson, MD, authored a resolution focused on the uncompensated time that physicians spend supervising nurse practitioners and physician assistants. It was debated, passed and adopted by the AAFP.

MAFP Supports Health Impact Assessments in Environmental Review Process

MAFP Executive Vice President Maria Huntley, CAE, MAM, testified to the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board on inclusion of Health Impact Assessments in the environmental review process.