Physician's Journey at FMX

FindΒ yourΒ learningΒ style andΒ session recommendations.

AAFPs 2025 FMX conference, the xchange.

Personalize your FMX experience

The Physician's Journey was introduced at FMX 2025Β as a new way toΒ personalize the conference experience. AttendeesΒ loved it!Β It’sΒ anΒ easyΒ wayΒ to pauseΒ andΒ think about what you find most meaningful in your work.Β You canΒ then create an intentional conference experience knowing what energizes you!

Find your style

AΒ tool for self-reflection

OnceΒ you’veΒ completed theΒ Physician’s JourneyΒ andΒ know your learning style, you can use the dataΒ to:

  1. Navigate FMX withΒ freshΒ perspective:Β Each sessionΒ will beΒ marked with the learning style, soΒ it’sΒ easy to spot sessions that fit your interests.Β IfΒ there’sΒ a style thatΒ you’reΒ intrigued by and would like to learn more about
  2. Connect with peers who share your values:Β We’veΒ createdΒ chats and groups where you can find other attendeesΒ who share your values.
  3. FocusΒ your energy where it has the most impact:Β The journeyΒ identifiedΒ your top valuesΒ as a physician and human. You can use that toΒ find topics you want to dig deeper into.

You can also lookΒ at otherΒ physician profilesΒ for ideas of areasΒ you’dΒ like to expand on. ForΒ instance, a Creator might find that an Explorer's insightsΒ help refine their vision.

It’sΒ a fun and insightful way to prepareΒ for your time in Nashville.Β You can also take itΒ whenΒ you’reΒ at the conference!

Benefits of finding your profile

  • Personalized session recommendations

  • Experiences and group chat you’ll enjoy

  • Ways to connect with others like you

TheΒ Physician’s JourneyΒ learning styles

These are the stylesΒ that are part of this experience.Β You’llΒ find moreΒ detail in the AAFP Events App.

What Guides You

Trailblazer

  • Decisive and dynamic
  • Builds momentum fast
  • Leads with purpose
  • Turns ideas into action
What Guides You

Adaptor

  • Adaptable and composed
  • Quick to assess and respond
  • Thrives in changing environments
  • Balances big picture with real-time needs
What Guides You

Creator

  • Imaginative and inventive
  • Sees potential others miss
  • Builds from vision
  • Brings fresh ideas to life
What Guides You

Explorer

  • Curious and observant
  • Seeks out patterns and insights
  • Embraces change
  • Values the journey as much as the outcome
What Guides You

Thinker

  • Analytical and thoughtful
  • Values precision and planning
  • SeeksΒ clarity before action
  • BuildsΒ trust through sound judgment
What Guides You

Connector

  • Grounded and steady
  • BuildsΒ trust through consistency
  • Creates safe environments
  • Values connection and care
What Guides You

Anchor

  • Balanced and intuitive
  • Draws from multiple strengths
  • Holds steady through change
  • Brings vision and stability together

See the science behind the profiles at AAFP Central.

Intrigued by the profiles? Meet the creators from Storycraft Lab and join a year-round community to keep the good energy going!

AboutΒ StorycraftΒ Lab

The AAFPΒ has partnered withΒ StorycraftΒ Lab to create custom conference profiles.Β While the profiles are based on rigorous academicΒ frameworks and behavioral research, they are starting pointsΒ for exploration rather than fixed labels. The real valueΒ is in theΒ reflection. The result is meant to offer a new lens for lookingΒ at your work and how you can make your time at FMX moreΒ meaningful.

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