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May 2025 – MAFP News & Events

Upcoming MAFP Conferences: Register Now!

We are excited for the Midwest Obesity Symposium, September 12-13 in Hermann, MO and Annual Fall Conference, November 6-9 in Kansas City, MO. 

Registration is now live for both events on our website. Please consider registering and encouraging your colleagues to join you.  Calls for Presentation are due by May 31, 2025, if you are interested in presenting CME to your family medicine colleagues at the Annual Fall Conference. The Education Commission has prioritized engaging presentations, so please consider incorporating interactive, non-traditional, and innovative teaching methodologies.  

Please reach out to MAFP Member Experience Manager Andrea Holloway (aholloway@mo-afp.org) with any questions or if you’d like to present but are struggling to come up with a topic.   

AAFP New Physician Member Retention 

MAFP was recognized as second place for large chapters for the highest percent retention of new physicians for 2024!  We hope to build on this accomplishment and be in first place next year, but we need our members’ help, especially as it pertains to capturing resident information. 

The AAFP will be offering all graduating resident members a $10 gift card for updating their contact information by July 31, 2025. To update their contact info, residents can follow these steps: 

• Log in to your account on aafp.org. This can be done by visiting aafp.org and clicking “Log In” in the upper right-hand corner of the page, then selecting “My Account.” Alternatively, you can go directly to aafp.org/myaccount, where you will be prompted to enter your username (email) and password. 

• Select the “Profile” tab within “My Account.”

• Click the “Edit Personal Info” button.  We encourage all residents to update their accounts to a personal e-mail address. 

• Make any necessary updates to the profile fields available, and then click the “Save My Account” button at the bottom of the page. 

Make Big Moves at the AAFP CareerLink Virtual Career Fair

Registration is now open for the free AAFP CareerLink Virtual Career Fair, May 6, 2025, 5-8 p.m. CT. 

Residents and physicians can connect one-on-one with health care recruiters in private text, audio or video chats—making it easy to explore career opportunities and make connections to broaden your network. Browse employers’ virtual booths to learn about their openings, culture, benefits and more. 

Registration is easy. Simply upload your CV and provide background information to find opportunities that are a good fit for your career. Register today! 

2026-2027 ADFM LEADS Fellowship Call for Applications Is Open

The Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM) support academic departments of family medicine to lead and achieve their full potential in care, education, scholarship and advocacy to promote health and health equity. 

The ADFM LEADS Fellowship Program provides interactive training, tools and experiential learning for those aspiring to senior leadership positions in academic or other health systems. The program has an emphasis on strategic career planning and features a cohort-responsive curriculum structured around the Leadership Competencies for Family Medicine Department Chairs and Senior Leaders, which have been found fit for other leadership roles as well. The ADFM LEADS Fellowship Program is designed for those interested in learning more about whether senior leadership positions in academic family medicine might be a good career fit and for those who aspire to become a senior leader in academic medicine or an academically affiliated health system (e.g. department chair, service line leader, associate dean, vice chair). 

Some highlights of the program to help you get ready for the next step in your career include: 

• An emphasis on strategic career planning 

• A cohort-responsive curriculum built around key competencies for family medicine leaders 

• Small learning communities with weekly fellowship time for webinars, journal clubs, project check-ins and mentorship opportunities 

• Multiple in-depth in-person workshops 

• An individual project emphasizing an area of personal development 

Contact JoBeth Hamon at jhamon@adfm.org with questions. 

Applications are due June 9, 2025. Learn more and apply. 

National Maternal Mental Health Hotline

Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week is May 5 – May 11, 2025.

Help spread the word about HRSA’s National Maternal Mental Health Hotline (1-833-TLC-MAMA)—a free and confidential service offering 24/7 support via call or text to new and expecting moms and their loved ones. The Hotline’s trained counselors help thousands of women and their families needing emotional support during or after pregnancy.

The Hotline is available in English and Spanish and offers interpreters in more than 60 languages.

Use the promotional toolkit or order a limited number of printed products for free to share the Hotline with someone who is currently pregnant or postpartum, their loved ones, or caregivers—the Hotline is here for them. Learn more.

AAFP Welcomes Largest Class of Residents in 2025 Match

This year, more than 5,300 medical students and graduates received the news that they will be part of the next generation of family physicians, positioned to improve patient outcomes and address the primary care workforce shortage.  

Over 800 family medicine residency programs offered over 5,300 positions, making it the largest offering the specialty has seen. This indicates growing momentum for family medicine as a specialty. 

Download a high-resolution version of this graph for use in presentations. 

The AAFP celebrates the continued growth of family medicine by welcoming all medical students and graduates who matched. An AAFP News article and press release published on Match Day quotes AAFP CEO and EVP, Shawn Martin, and President Jen Brull, MD, FAAFP, celebrating these results and emphasizing the importance of continuing to champion family medicine for healthier communities everywhere.   

“I am thrilled to welcome and celebrate the next generation of physicians who matched into family medicine this year. Family physicians make the best leaders, listeners and partners in care,” said Martin. “While the health care landscape is ever-changing, your role as a family physician remains constant: the ultimate advocate for your patients. The AAFP will always be in your corner as you work to keep your patients, their loved ones and communities safe and healthy. Your journey is our purpose.”  

The AAFP also released its annual analysis of Match results for family medicine that contextualizes what this moment means for the specialty at large, taking time to compare to past years and overall trends. This analysis is also available as a downloadable PDF. 

This year, the AAFP partnered with MedCentral to bring a fresh perspective to the Match process and shared the experience of several AAFP leaders, including resident board member Aerial Petty, DO. 

MOCAN “Excellence in Connecting Health to Community” Award

The Missouri Council for Activity and Nutrition’s Healthcare Workgroup is seeking nominations for the 14th Annual Healthcare Professional and Pre-Professional Student Award for an individual who promotes the health of their community. Please nominate a colleague or student and share these forms with your colleagues as well. Deadline is June 6th!  More information at https://www.mo-afp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025-HC-StudentAwardNom-Fillable.pdf.

Contact the MAFP Board

MAFP members have a direct connection to the board.  Any member can contact the board at board@mo-afp.org.  All e-mails sent to that address will automatically be forwarded to the Board Chair.  The intention with this email is to embrace transparency and empower members to connect directly with us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions.