Give to Minnesota Family Medicine

Give to the Max Day 2019 is this Thursday, November 14. The MAFP Foundation has a goal to raise $15K to support externships and research and innovation grants for family medicine residents and medical students.

We are 12% of the way to our goal (thanks to early giving) AND need YOUR help to keep moving family medicine forward!

Hear from Grantees ON The Foundation’s Impact

Meet Shannon Fleming, MD.

Innovation Grant: Group weight loss and wellness classes for individuals with serious, persistent mental illness.

“The success of our project—and the joy we found in it—inspired us to continue to seek creative opportunities to improve the quality of life of our communities. This is the heart AND soul of family medicine.”

Shannon Fleming, MD
Shannon Fleming, MD

Meet Femi Akinnagbe.

Innovation Grant: Mind-body stress reduction in North Minneapolis.

“The MAFP Foundation grants allow students to supplement didactic learning curriculum with innovative projects that feed curiosity and enrich the learning process.”

Femi Akinnagbe
Femi Akinnagbe

Meet Leif Olson, Natasha Gallett, Logan Smestad and Emily Onello, MD.

Innovation Grant: Family physician and EMS staff perceptions in rural community paramedicine program planning.

“This experience allowed us to complement skills we were learning in clinic and rotations. It helped us to grow community relationships, learn from experienced family docs and collaborate with a team of rural healthcare providers.”

Leif Olson, Natasha Gallett, Logan Smestad and Emily Onello, MD
Leif Olson, Natasha Gallett, Logan Smestad and Emily Onello, MD

Meet Jay-Sheree Allen, MD.

Innovation Grant: HIV: Increasing screening, addressing risk factors and reinforcing prevention and prophylaxis.

“I’m grateful to the MAFP Foundation for supporting public health projects and filling a healthcare gap in the community.”

Jay-Sheree Allen, MD
Jay-Sheree Allen, MD

Make a Gift to the mafp foundation

Visit our GiveMN webpage to donate safely and securely online. Donate between now and November 14. Gifts of ANY size are helpful!

Consider making your donation in honor or memory of a family physician who has impacted your career, the community, our specialty.


Questions? Prefer to give offline?

Contact Lynn Balfour at lynn@mafp.org or 952-224-3872.

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Post author: Emie Buege, communications

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