MAFP Annual Meeting
Academic Affairs Committee
Chaired by: Angela Smithson, MD, MPH
The 2024 New Resident Welcome Event was held at the Urban Growler in St. Paul. Fifty-four (54) residents, faculty and MAFP leaders took part. Eleven (11) residents received scholarships provided through a gift from the late Dr. Arden Anderson. The scholarship component of this event is complete, and we thank the Anderson family for their support of this event. The 2025 New Resident Welcome Event will take place on June 17.
Twenty-nine (29) Minnesota medical students attended the 2024 AAFP National Conference in Kansas City through reimbursement provided by the MAFP (and other supporters). Nineteen (19) students have applied for reimbursement to attend the 2025 FUTURE Conference. Applications will remain open until July.
Lila Lohmiller, medical student, University of Minnesota, Duluth campus, was appointed as a Regional FMIG Network Coordinator.
Austen Ott, medical student, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus, was elected Student Chair of the AAFP National Conference.
Christopher Prokosch, medical student, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus, was appointed as delegate to the American Medical Association Medical Student Section.
Sheryl Fuehrer, MD, MAFP Resident Director and Mayo Clinic – Rochester resident, was appointed to the AAFP Commission on Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
52 medical students and IMGs attended the 2024 Meet Your MATCH event on September 9. The 2025 Meet Your Match event takes place September 6.
Continuing Medical Education Committee
Chaired by: Sandy Stover, MD, FAAFP
The 2024 Summer CME conference was held at Grand View Lodge in Nisswa.
Group KSA sessions were Hypertension, Musculoskeletal, Asthma, and Palliative Care
The 2024 Spring Refresher was held at Rush Creek Golf Club in Maple Grove.
We collaborated with Stratis Health and MDH on a Long COVID ECHO for Health Care Providers series.
Executive Committee
Chaired by: Roli Dwivedi, MD, FAAFP
The Executive Committee is comprised of the officers of the board of directors: Immediate Past President and Chair Bob Jeske, MD; President Roli Dwivedi, MD, FAAFP; President Elect Jamie Conniff, MD, MPH; and Treasurer Alex Vosooney, MD. The Executive Committee meets when issues arise that need attention between scheduled board meetings. This past year, the Executive Committee met to discuss resolutions that were referred to the board and discuss proposed bylaws changes.
Finance Committee
Chaired by: Alex Vosooney, MD
The board reviewed and approved the 2024 audited financial reports at the March 2025 board meeting with no findings or concerns. The MAFP engages CPA Audit Firm Carpenter and Evert annually to provide a full financial audit of both the MAFP and the MAFP Foundation.
The MAFP maintains the recommended 12 months of the annual operating budget in reserves and continues to work with the investment advisor BMO Harris. A copy of the year-end financial report is available upon request.
Foundation Board of Directors
President: Sola Adegoke, MD, MPH, FAAFP
The leadership of the Foundation and the Academy have continued to strengthen the alignment of shared strategic priorities. Foundation board members participated with Academy board members at a full-day strategic planning session in October 2024.
The Foundation successfully raised funding to support scholarships to send 26 Minnesota medical students to the 2025 AAFP FUTURE Conference (previously called National Conference) coming up in August, fund five Innovation Grants to residents and students, and fund two David Mersy, MD, Summer Externships for medical students.
This past year, the Foundation also served as the fiscal sponsor for the startup nonprofit WeCare Foundation, whose mission is to care for our health care professionals who care for us. WeCare has since been granted their nonprofit status from the IRS.
Health Equity Committee
Chaired by: Marjan Jahani Kondori, MD, MPH
The committee is providing a session at the 2025 Spring Refresher in conjunction with the medical student group White Coats for Black Lives, bringing parts of their health justice series content to MAFP members in a more accessible way. This year, the MAFP board orientation included the health equity lens tool developed by the committee.
The committee discussed the food and housing insecurity resolutions that were adopted at the 2024 House of Delegates and put together a list of resources and opportunities for MAFP members to engage on the topics via the advocacy blog. The committee developed an evaluation process to understand whether the MAFP’s diversity and inclusion goals are being met within our educational programming.
The committee-requested Interpreter Access Task Force has been approved by the MAFP Board of Directors and will come together mid-2025.
Leadership Development Committee
Chaired by: Bob Jeske, MD
The Leadership Development Committee is responsible for identifying and recruiting future family physician leaders. It’s comprised of the last five past presidents, one member at large, one active member who has been in practice less than seven years and one active member from a special constituency as defined by the AAFP. It is chaired by the Immediate Past President and the President, President Elect and Board Chair serve as ex-officio members.
The committee met twice this past year to develop the proposed slate of candidates for the 2025-2026 MAFP Board of Directors, make recommendations for the Minnesota Delegation to the AAFP National Conference of Constituency Leaders (NCCL) and encourage and support members applying for AAFP Commission positions.
Five Minnesota members have been identified to attend NCCL in 2025: Charity Reynolds, MD; Kate Schreck, MD; Sara Robinson, MD; Marjan Jahani Kondori, MD, MPH; and Kris Schwacha, DO.
Three Minnesota members are serving on AAFP Commissions: Alex Sharp, MD – Commission on Continuing Professional Development; Andrew Slattengren, DO – Commission on Education; and Betsy Gilbertson, MD – Commission on Quality and Practice.
Legislative Committee
Chaired by: Kate Schreck, MD
The 2025 MAFP legislative priorities focus on investing in primary care by increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates to ensure access to care, addressing administrative burden by prohibiting mid-year formulary changes and continually looking for opportunities to support and expand the family medicine workforce.
The Primary Care Stakeholder group continues to meet on a regular basis to hear from policy makers and other stakeholders about priorities and opportunities for primary care. Please follow the MAFP blog to get updates on our advocacy efforts.
The MAFP is now contracting with Megan Verdeja at United Strategies for our 2025 legislative lobbying. We are excited to have Megan on board and are working with her to ensure that policy-makers hear the voices and priorities of family physicians and the MAFP. We are grateful to Dave Renner and the MMA for his years of great service and legislative representation for family medicine, and we look forward to continued partnerships.
Staff and/or MAFP leadership have met with numerous legislators, as well as staff from the Commerce and Health and Human Services agencies, to discuss MAFP priorities. The MAFP is part of a loose collaboration of specialties and health systems led by the MMA to work on outpatient fee-for-service Medicaid reimbursement rate parity. We have also signed onto a coalition advocating for Medicaid support for the Behavioral Health Collaborative Care model, as well as to a coalition working to establish a task force to address barriers to interpreter services. The MAFP held another successful family medicine legislative lunch in conjunction with the February 19, 2025, MMA Physicians’ Day at the Capitol.
Research & Quality Improvement Committee
Chaired by: Ese Blessing Aghenta, MD, MPH, FAAFP
The Innovation & Research Forum was held March 8, 2025, in a hybrid format at HealthPartners in Bloomington, bringing together forty-seven (47) practicing family physicians, researchers, medical students and residents to learn about the latest in family medicine innovations and research and see how the findings can translate into clinical practice and improve patient care. The Forum included 11 presentations and 8 posters.
Family Medicine Obstetrics Task Force
Chaired by: Alex Vosooney, MD
The MAFP has been facilitating conversations between family physicians and OB/Gyns around how to best support the FM OB practitioners across the state. Rural family doc leaders at low-volume hospitals have asked for assistance in identifying opportunities to help them stay current and confident with their OB skills. The group has also been discussing challenges with credentialing and other opportunities for advocacy and education.
FM OB resources have been curated and put on the MAFP website to assist members. The MAFP is exploring providing ALSO training for members and their teams beginning in 2025. The MAFP has started conversations with Medi-Sota to explore a partnership to offer ALSO and ALSO trainer education. Staff have also been in conversation with faculty at the University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth campus about partnering on a research project to better understand the OB credentialing landscape in Minnesota.
Resolutions (2023-2024)
2023 & 2024 (PDF)
- President – Jamie Conniff, MD, MPH
- President Elect – Sola Adegoke, MD, MPH, FAAFP
- Immediate Past President – Roli Dwivedi, MD
- Treasurer – Alex Vosooney, MD
- Member Constituencies Director – to be appointed by the board following AAFP NCCL
- New to Practice Director – Alex Harsha Bangura, MD
- Employed Physician Director – Shannon Neale, MD
- Physician Owner Director – Christine Albrecht, MD, FAAFP
- Director at Large, Metro – Nathan Guimont, MD
- Director at Large, Greater Minnesota – Matthew Schultz, MD
- Director at Large – Carolyn Kampa, MD, FAAFP
- Director at Large – David Rushlow, MD
- Director at Large – Cody Wendlandt, MD
- Resident Director – M. Reza Chaudhry, MD
- Student Director – Miranda Harris Martinez
- AAFP Senior Delegate – Dave Bucher, MD, FAAFP
- AAFP Junior Delegate – Alex Vosooney, MD
- AAFP Senior Alt. Delegate – Nicole Chaisson, MD, MPH
- AAFP Junior Alt. Delegate – Deb Dittberner, MD, MBA
2025 Summer CME
August 18-19, 2025 (Monday & Tuesday)
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Grand View Lodge (Nisswa, MN)
2026 Spring Refresher
April 16-17, 2026 (Thursday-Friday)
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Rush Creek Golf Club (Maple Grove)
