Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) member Kate Diaz Vickery, MD, MSc, shares about how receiving an MAFP Foundation Research Grant helped shape her career path in community-engaged research.
The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) Lake Superior Chapter Award recognizes medical students who demonstrate a strong interest in family medicine. This effort launched in 2011; since then, 14 of the 16 award recipients have chosen family medicine as their specialty.
A secondary analysis of AAMC data, led by University of Minnesota Medical School students, raises equity concerns as medicine works to improve the diversity of its workforce.
MAFP Foundation President Rosa Marroquin, MD, shares new priorities and areas of impact for the MAFP Foundation, our philanthropic arm, working to advance family medicine and improve the health outcomes of ALL Minnesotans.
The MAFP Foundation, recently, funded six projects via the Innovation and Research Awards. The projects, led by Minnesota medical students and family medicine residents, address important patient care topics, like mental health literacy, barriers to diabetes control, culturally-informed suicide prevention materials and more.
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.
