Transcript The Future of Family Medicine

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A Presentation by the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians
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Cash is king, as a driver and as a concern
Family medicine needs to improve identity
Collectively need to make a permanent impact and assure
that FM work is integrated into the whole system
We need culture change at all levels
Need to pique medical student interest – enhance
recruitment efforts
Educate and promote FPs through public policy
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Mission statement
o To address the health are needs of the people of Michigan through the
education of family physicians and the promotion of patient centered
primary care.
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Vision
o Through statewide collaboration, lead the nation’s premier family
medicine education in providing quality family physicians for the people
of Michigan, while positively impacting health and health care through
the power of primary care.
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Goal
o Reach out businesses, health plans, state government, etc to join MAFP
to support family medicine education training.
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Idea conceived by the MAFP Education Committee
MAFP convenes first summit March 2012
Residency program directors, residents and students throughout
Michigan represented
The first meeting successfully developed four critical areas to
address in order to improve family medicine education
o Increase student interest in family medicine in Michigan
o Residency innovation
o GME funding reform
o Change the culture of family medicine in the state (to be integrated into
each of the three topics above)
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Established breakout groups and leaders assigned to each area
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Vision: Increase the number of students who select family
medicine; provide for more depth of medical knowledge; gain
more exposure to family medicine and intensify mentor
relationships.
Breakout group identified 3 top priorities for action
o Expand social media presence – student and resident-led effort.
Creation of Facebook page and opened the group to include FMIGs
around the state. Created a forum for active engagement and
dialogue.
o Hold a statewide MAFP student and resident conference, beginning in
Fall of 2013, supported by FB group for marketing and co-creation of
the agenda.
o Develop an effective mentorship program with the first steps being to
define an effective structure and documentation of roles,
recommended activities and conversations.
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Vision: Seek to have Michigan as a leader in curriculum
design and innovation; share ideas with each other so that
all programs can benefit; create high quality and diverse
training to market to and recruit students out of state.
Breakout group identified main items of action below:
o Reach out to all residency programs and have them identify one
thing they are doing that is innovative
o Collect and publicize innovations  direct interested candidates to
the innovation, rather than program
o Connect residencies that fall into similar categories to work together
on ways to improve.
o Improve marketing uniqueness of the state
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Vision: Develop a statewide advocacy effort that is
sustainable, predictable and completely adequate for all
family medicine residency programs; look at opportunities
that are specific to Michigan programs to continue to get
funding to allow the education programs to exist and
operate effectively.
The breakout groups identified one main goal: to have
residency programs directly funded, rather than having it
stream through the hospitals.
o Enhance statewide legislative/advocacy efforts
o Explore alternative funding opportunities
• Community buy-in
• Partnerships with insurers
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These summits have been successful in identifying areas
where we can strengthen the perception of family medicine
among young generations. Ultimately, a culture shift will
only occur if we actively engage in this dialogue and follow
through with ideas and ongoing efforts. Family medicine
can be the way of the future.