NOMINATIONS OPEN for the 2012 Missouri Family Physician of the Year

Do you have an outstanding, caring colleague or physician in your community that deserves the title "Missouri Family Physician of the Year?" MAFP is now seeking nominations for this prestigious award. Nominations may be made from the public or fellow physicians. Please see Nomination Form for award criteria.

Submission Deadline: March 15, 2012
Click here for online Nomination Form
Click here for printable Nomination Form (fillable PDF)


Register now!
MAFP 2nd Annual Advocacy Day
February 28, 2012
State Capitol, Jefferson City, MO


Click here for registration form (Fillable PDF)
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for online registration form

 


Save the Date!
64th Annual Scientific Assembly

June 22-24, 2012 (note later date than usual)

Resort at Port Arrowhead, Lake Ozark, MO

20th Annual Fall Conference
November 9-10, 2012
Big Cedar Lodge, Ridgedale, MO (near Branson)

 


Missouri Tar Wars (Schools submit winning poster to MAFP by April 15, 2012)
The mission of Tar Wars is to educate students about being tobacco-free, provide them with the tools to make positive decisions regarding their health, and promote personal responsibility for their well-being. By utilizing a community-based approach to mobilize family physicians, educators, and other health care professionals, Tar Wars can accomplish its mission.  Goals of the program are to:  Educate and motivate students to be tobacco-free,  Mobilize health care professionals to become proactive in their community’s health education, and Encourage community involvement in support of the Tar Wars program. 

Letter to 4th & 5th Grade Teachers and School Nurses
 

Tar Wars Poster Contest Guidelines

To get your school involved contact Nancy Griffin or call 573-635-0830.

 

ABOUT THE MISSOURI ACADEMY

Founded in 1947, MAFP is the only state-level medical society devoted solely to primary care and a state chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians, one of the largest medical societies in the country.  The MAFP represents over 1,600 physicians and medical students across Missouri.  Nearly one in four office visits are made to family physicians. That is 207 million visits annually - nearly 62 million more than the next specialty! Family physicians provide the majority of care for America's underserved and rural populations. Through this site, we hope to provide useful information and resources regarding primary care in Missouri. 

Listen: 10 minute message from the MAFP read by Betsy Garrett, MD