MAFP Resident Ambassador Program  

Michigan map of Resident AmbassadorsMAFP's Resident Ambassador Program is designed to strengthen the relationship between the Academy and Michigan’s family medicine residency programs, nurture family medicine and Academy champions, and enhance communications. We want to know what’s happening at your program, and we want to be sure all residents are connected to Academy resources and support. The goal is for one resident at each of Michigan's 39 family medicine residency programs to be appointed as a Resident Ambassador.

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Be a resident member of MAFP
  • Serve as a liaison between MAFP and their program
  • Share news about the program and its residents with MAFP
  • Share resident-specific news from MAFP/AAFP with fellow residents
  • Deliver an MAFP-prepared presentation at a didactic session during the program year
  • Invite non-members to join the Academy membership
  • Gain leadership development, add to their CV, learn how to be a voice for family medicine interests, network with residents of other programs, and gain peer recognition
  • Commit up to 1-2 hours per month throughout the program year

2024-2025 Resident Ambassadors

Don’t see an ambassador representing your program? Appointments are due July 14.

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  • Ascension St. John Hospital Family Medicine Residency: Sofiah Ali, MD 
  • Ascension Macomb-Oakland Family Medicine Residency: 
  • Authority Health Family Medicine Residency: 
  • Central Michigan University College of Medicine-FMR: Amanpreet Khosa, MD  
  • Corewell Health (Farmington Hills) Family Medicine Residency: Saniya Jain, DO
  • Corewell Health (Wayne) Family Medicine Residency: Abigail Tzau, DO
  • Corewell Health Beaumont (Grosse Pointe) Family Medicine Residency:
  • Corewell Health Beaumont (Troy) Family Medicine Residency: Kristina Ivezaj, MD
  • Corewell Health Lakeland Family Medicine Residency: 
  • Corewell Health - Grand Rapids/MSU Family Medicine Residency: Morgan Sunblad, MD 
  • Detroit Medical Center-Sinai Grace Family Medicine Residency: Onyeka Olisemeka, MD
  • Garden City Hospital Family Medicine Residency:
  • Henry Ford Hospital Family Medicine Residency:
  • Henry Ford Allegiance Health Family Medicine Residency: Rene Cardenas, MD
  • Henry Ford Macomb Family Medicine Residency:
  • Honor Community Health Family Medicine Residency:
  • McLaren-Bay Region Family Medicine Residency: Geetika Sharma, MD
  • McLaren-Flint Family Medicine Residency:
  • McLaren-Greater Lansing Family Medicine Residency:
  • McLaren-Macomb Family Medicine Residency:
  • McLaren-Northern Michigan Family Medicine Residency: Kenneth Verbos, MD, MPH
  • McLaren-Oakland Family Medicine Residency:
  • Munson Family Practice Residency:
  • MyMichigan Medical Center-Alma Family Medicine Residency:
  • MyMichigan Medical Center-Midland Family Medicine Residency: Elisabeth Milligan, MD
  • Pontiac General Hospital Family Medicine Residency:
  • ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital Family Medicine Residency: Yeslinel Velez, MD
  • Trinity Health Grand Rapids Family Medicine Residency: Leah Burkovsky, MD
  • Trinity Health Livingston Family Medicine Residency:
  • Trinity Health Livonia Hospital Family Medicine Residency: Manushi Patel, MD; Pearl Chan, MD; Mani Gargari, MD
  • Trinity Health Muskegon Family Medicine Residency:
  • UP Health System-Marquette Family Medicine Residency: Russell Reeves, MD
  • University of Michigan Health -Sparrow/MSU Family Medicine: Deja Rice, MD
  • University of Michigan Family Medicine Residency: Saaranga Sasitharan, DO
  • University of Michigan Health-West Family Medicine Residency:
  • Wayne State University Family Medicine Residency: Olivia Schimmel, MD
  • Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine-Battle Creek FMR: Joel Muresan, MD
  • Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine-Kalamazoo FMR: Amarpal Dhaliwal, MD