Resources for Advocacy Ambassadors
Welcome to the movement to champion family medicine.
As a member of the Academy’s Advocacy Ambassador program, you can explore exclusive resources, collateral materials and training modules that equip you as you meet with lawmakers to advance priorities that strengthen family medicine.
The 365 Advocacy Ambassador path
Advocacy Ambassadors can participate in four levels of ambassadorship. In order to advance through the program, members are instructed to complete training modules, including on how to grow their expertise in the legislative process, develop relationships with members of Congress and more.
Advocacy training videos
Learn the ins and outs of government, and how to work with lawmakers to advance policies that benefit primary care.
Get acquainted with Congress, how the legislative process works and which are the most influential committees in health policy.
Congress considers around 10,000 bills in each two-year session, but only 4% of those become law. Learn how a bill becomes a law.
Learn how to develop crucial relationships with members of Congress to help advance family medicine.
Learn the innerworkings of Congressional schedulers and navigate the dos and don'ts of meeting requests.
Learn data-backed ways to approach building relationships with lawmakers so they champion your cause.
Congress receives more constituent mail than ever before. Break through the noise with these tips to make an impact.
Learn how to reserve a meeting and make the most of the time lawmakers spend in district.
Use 13 different tools to help build confidence when it comes to engaging on the issues affecting family medicine.
Learn about the history of the official political action committee specifically focused on the needs of family physicians.
Advocacy-related events
Attend the Family Medicine Advocacy Summit (FMAS)
Past quarterly meetings
Missed a quarterly Advocacy Ambassador call? Get caught up here.
Quarter 1 call
May 7, 2025Quarter 2 call
July 23, 2025Quarter 3 call
October 22, 2025Quarter 4 call
December 3, 2025