See Board Election Results + Academy Updates | | |
Jamie Conniff, MD, MPH, was elected our next president. | | |
The MAFP’s Annual Meeting took place during our 2025 Spring Refresher.
Election Results + Academy Updates
Members heard from MAFP President Roli Dwivedi, MD, FAAFP, on committee work and resolution progress + learned the results of the 2025-2026 Board of Directors election (term begins July 1).
View election results and meeting highlights.
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Review Resolution Forum Actions + Highlights | | |
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MAFP members came together at this year’s Resolution Forum to review and vote on seven submitted resolutions. View the resolutions + actions taken.
A big thank-you to our Reference Committee—Kate Schreck, MD (Chair); Christine Albrecht, MD, FAAFP; Nicole Chaisson, MD, MPH; Reza Chaudry, MD; Nathan Guimont, MD; and Katie McLaughlin, JD—and our co-conveners Alex Vosooney, MD, and Marjan Jahani Kondori, MD, MPH.
Thank you also to all who participated! Your voices help shape the future of family medicine in Minnesota.
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Find Out What’s Happening at the Capitol | |
Meet the 2025 MAFP Academy Awardees | | The MAFP is proud to announce our 2025 Academy Awardees: | | Congratulations to these honorees + all the nominees! We are inspired by your passion, commitment and leadership. | |
Gather for Fun + Baseball at Target Field! | | | | |
Join us for an afternoon of connection, fun + baseball at Family Docs at the Field!
On Saturday, June 7, 2025, MAFP members—and their guests—are invited to Target Field to watch the Minnesota Twins take on the Toronto Blue Jays. Enjoy the game from the Skyline Suite, featuring food, beverages and a private in-suite bar.
Catch up with colleagues, connect with MAFP leadership and bring your family or friends along for a memorable day at the ballpark.
Space is limited. Registration opening soon!
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Earn CME + Be in Community | | Don’t miss these upcoming CME opportunities to explore important topics, expand your skills + connect with your community. Online + in-person options. | | Registration for the ECHO and Shape Your Path opening soon at mafp.org/events. | |
Congrats to New AAFP Fellows from Minnesota! | | | | |
Congrats to MAFP members Nana Wilmot DeSouza, MD, FAAFP, Kris Drevlow, DO, FAAFP, and Graurav Mehta, MD, FAAFP, who were conferred as Fellows of the AAFP at the 2025 Spring Refresher.
The Degree of Fellow honors members who go above and beyond—through service, leadership, teaching, advocacy and a deep commitment to advancing family medicine in their communities and beyond.
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Celebrate New Foundation Grantees | | |
The MAFP Foundation’s April grant application cycle is complete—congrats to the following students and resident awarded funding for innovative, equity-focused projects!
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Externship: Community-Based Solutions for Healthcare Equity through Latine Youth Participatory Research, Brady Kunz, Darwing Padilla and Amina Qureshi, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)
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Externship: Individual Differences in Mood among Men and Women Who Use Cannabis, Ayaantuu Usman, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)
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Innovation Grant: Reigniting the Ladder in St. Paul, Yenchi Tran, DO, University of Minnesota (Woodwinds)
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Read the Spring MFP Online | | | | |
The spring Minnesota Family Physician (MFP) magazine is online and hitting mailboxes now.
Inside this issue:
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Coming Up:
2025 Family Docs at the Field
Saturday, June 7, 2025
12:00 pm until game ends (Minneapolis, MN)
Details & registration coming soon!
Shape Your Path: Partnering with Community for Change
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
7:00 - 8:00 pm CDT (online)
Details & registration coming soon!
AAFP Family Medicine Advocacy Summit (FMAS)
Sunday - Tuesday, June 22-24, 2025
Washington, DC
ECHO: Medication Abortion
Thursday, June 26, 2025
7:00 - 8:00 pm CDT (online)
Details & registration coming soon!
Summer CME
Monday-Tuesday, August 18-19, 2025
8:00 am - 12:00 pm (Nisswa, MN)
KSA Session: Diabetes
Monday, August 18, 2025
2:00 - 6:00 pm (Nisswa, MN)
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