The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians and Minnesota Medical Association sent a joint letter to the Minnesota Department of Health on February 11, 2020, opposing the proposed update to Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4654 on health care quality measures.
The Minnesota legislative session kicks off on February 11. Our legislative rep Dave Renner, CAE, shares his take on what to expect for health care in the 2020 session and how the MAFP is prioritizing its legislative advocacy work.
We talked with past MAFP President Keith Stelter, MD, MMM, about the St. Peter Community Free Clinic—how it’s filling a need in the community of St. Peter and what a recent grant from the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation means to its operations.
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.
MAFP Legislative Committee co-chair and Duluthian Jamie Conniff, MD, MPH, testified before the Duluth City Council in support of a proposed ordinance to ban conversion therapy for minors. The council is expected to vote on the ordinance next week.
Family medicine resident physician Stephanie Aldrin, MD, shares how St. Joseph’s Hospital serves St. Paul and invites you to share your #StJoesServesStPaul stories.
The MAFP Foundation has a goal to raise $15K to support externships and research and innovation grants for family medicine residents and medical students for GIVE TO THE MAX DAY 2019. We need YOUR help! Make a gift and support the future of family medicine.
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.
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.
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.
