Committees
 Members of all member types are encouraged to serve on a committee. The leadership provided by committees is key to the success of Michigan Academy of Family Physicians and Family Medicine Foundation of Michigan. No experience is needed, only a desire to make a difference on issues impacting family medicine.
Most committees meet virtually in-person and/or virtually 3-4 times per year. Additional work may be needed between meetings. Two-year committee appointments, with terms beginning in August, are made by the MAFP President and FMFM President.
MAFP Committees
ADVOCACY COMMITTEE
Helps shape healthcare policy through interactions with government, the public, business, other professional organizations and the healthcare industry.
Chair: Aisha Harris, MD (Flint)
Vice Chair: Delicia Pruitt, MD, MPH, FAAFP (Bay City)
Staff Liaison: Grant Meade, Director of Government Relations
MEMBER ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Provides insight, guidance, and expertise in the development and implementation of MAFP’s multi-year member engagement and recruitment agenda, and works to recruit, engage, and retain members in the community of family medicine in Michigan.
Chair: Olivia Thomas, MD (Saginaw)
Vice Chair: Nicholas Schenk, MD, FAAFP (Monroe)
Staff Liaison: Sarah Pinder, Director of Member Engagement
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Provides advisory support for Academy efforts around family medicine practice management issues, including but not limited to practice transformation, practice ownership, administration and staffing, as well as payment and reimbursement matters incorporating new models of care and including working with third-party payers.
Chair: Charan Cheema, DO, (Saline)
Vice Chair: Robert Jackson, MD, MMM, FAAFP (Allen Park)
Staff Liaison: Grant Meade, Director of Government Relations
Family Medicine Foundation of Michigan Committees
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Plans and oversees all CME programming, including the Michigan Family Medicine Conference & Expo along with other CME initiatives, including CME aspects of the American Board of Family Medicine's Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians program.
Chair: Zhiling Trowbridge, MD (Grand Rapids)
Vice Chair:
Staff Liaison: Sarah Pinder, Director of Member Engagement
STUDENT & RESIDENT EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Brings residency program directors and faculty, family medicine residents, medical school faculty and students together to advance family medicine education in Michigan.
Chair: Elizabeth Jones, MD (Ann Arbor)
Vice Chair: Leigh Morrison, MD, FAAFP (Ann Arbor)
MAFP Staff Liaison: Scott Walsh, Director of Workforce and Communications
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