June 10, 2022| Lodge at Old Kinderhook | Camdenton, MO
Let’s explore family medicine! Whether you are a student considering your specialty or a resident preparing for practice, this conference will provide you with useful and practical tools to guide you through your next steps. Years of planning and education have brought you to where you are today as you transition to practice as a Missouri family physician. Missouri family physicians will share their knowledge about what they wish they knew when they began this new phase of their careers.
Purpose
Every participant will leave the conference armed with ideas that will prepare them as they start practicing as a Missouri family physician. Participants will experience a welcoming environment to exchange information and ideas with fellow residents, students, and physicians during this interactive conference.
You will learn about:
- Leadership skills essential to excellent performance
- Valuable peer and family medicine expert connections and resources
- Strategies for applying to a family medicine residency program
- Contract negotiations to protect newly employed family physicians
- Financial strategies to pay off student loans
- Procedures workshop
- Elect your new alternate resident and student board members
Conference Schedule
Thursday | June 9, 2022
| Time | Event/Topic | Speaker/Additional Info |
|---|---|---|
| 6:30 pm | Reception and Wilderness Medicine | Morgan Murray, MD, Resident Location - Ha Ha Tonka State Park You're responsible for your own transportation to this reception. |
Friday | June 10, 2022
| Time | Event/Topic | Speaker/Additional Info |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 am | Registration | |
| 8:00 am | Welcome, Overview and Introductions | Kathy Pabst, MBA, CAE, MAFP Executive Director John Paulson, DO, PhD, FAAFP, MAFP Board Chair |
| 8:15 am | Opening Keynote – Family Medicine Works for You | Todd Shaffer, MD, MBA, AAFP Board Member |
| 9:15 am | Pathway to Engagement through Advocacy | Kathy Pabst, MBA, CAE, MAFP Executive Director |
| 9:45 am | Breakout Session: Students - How to Stand Out When Applying to Residency | Kevin W. Gray, MD, CAQ-SM, FAAFP, UMKC Family Medicine Residency Kelly Dougherty, MD, PGY1, Mercy Family Medicine Residency |
| 9:45 am | Breakout Session: Residents - Business and Employment Contracts | Blake Markus, JD, Carson & Coil Law Firm |
| 10:30 am | Break and Poster Displays | Submit your poster here |
| 11:00 am | Breakout Session: Students - Prepare for the Residency Interview | Michael Mann, CoxHealth Medical Center |
| 11:00 am | Breakout Session: Residents - Scope of Practice for Residents and Moonlighting | Todd Shaffer, MD, MBA, FAAFP, AAFP Board Member |
| 11:45 am | Lunch | |
| 12:15 pm | Poster Contest Judging and Winners Announced | |
| 1:00 pm | MAFP Leadership Opportunities and Resident and Student Alternate Board Member Elections | Bill Plank, CAE, MAFP Assistant Executive Director |
| 1:30 pm | Social Media and Patient Care | Jacob Shepherd, MD, FAAFP, St. Luke’s Medical Center |
| 2:00 pm | Procedures Workshop: Knee and Shoulder Injections | John Paulson, DO, PhD, FAAFP, KCU Joplin Barbara Miller, MD, FAAFP, Freeman Health Center FMR |
| 3:00 pm | Financial Options and Loan Repayment for a Secure Future | Joni Adamson, Missouri Health Professional Placement Services |
| 3:30 pm | Family Life, Family Medicine and Everything in Between | Jacob Shepherd, MD, FAAFP, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Kansas City Amanda Shipp, MD, Capitol Region Medical Center, Versailles |
| 4:00 pm | Missouri Mingle Networking | Missouri Residencies and Recruiters |
| 5:00 pm | Safe travels home! |
Co-Sponsored by:
Family Health Foundation of Missouri
Missouri Health Professional Placement Services (MHPPS),
Missouri Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians,
RSM Inc.
Registration
All Missouri family medicine residents and medical students interested in family medicine are invited to attend at no cost. You must be an MAFP member (Sign up by clicking either Student or Resident). Lodging (based on double occupancy) and meals are included.
Registration is supported by the Family Health Foundation of Missouri. One night’s lodging will be provided based on double occupancy.
Questions? Contact the MAFP office at (573) 635-0830 or email office@mo-afp.org
Missouri Mingle
An invitation for Missouri family medicine residency programs and recruiters.
Join family medicine residency programs and recruiters during an informal meeting to discuss recruitment opportunities with residents and students. This one-hour event will be just the right amount of time for you to meet with Missouri’s finest family medicine residents and students. Sponsorships are also available.
Poster Contest
Enhance your scholarly activities by participating in the MAFP Poster Contest. Judging will occur during the Transition to Practice conference and winners will be announced during the Missouri Mingle reception. Cash prizes are awarded: First Place: $300; Second Place: $200; and Third Place: $100, per poster. Sign up to participate by clicking here.
