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Share and Gain Insight with MIGs

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
is committed to giving all members a voice within our increasingly diverse organization. Member interest groups (MIGs) were created as a way to define, recognize, and support AAFP members with shared professional interests.

Connect with a MIG

Learn about objectives and long-term goals for each MIG. Each group offers an
online community for connection and conversation.

What are MIGs?

MIGs provide a forum to do the following:

Network with fellow members
Participate in interest-specific continuing professional development activities
Deliver a unified message to leadership
Suggest AAFP policy
Provide input on policies and positions (upon request)
Pursue professional leadership development within the AAFP
Connect to existing resources
Meet face-to-face at Family Medicine Experience
Participate in an online community forum for discussion and idea-sharing

Note: As a first-time visitor to an online community, you will be asked to affirm a Code of Conduct prior to access.

Adolescent Health

Foster collaboration, communication, and support among family physicians engaged in adolescent health. Strengthen the integration of family medicine into the larger adolescent health discipline.

Breastfeeding Medicine

Enhance AAFP member knowledge of breastfeeding medicine and provide ongoing support for AAFP members taking care of breastfeeding families.

Climate Change and Environmental Health

Increase the understanding about the health harms of climate change and environmental degradation and the health benefits of climate solutions.

Direct Primary Care

Increase awareness of the DPC model among family physicians and advocate for AAFP members who are currently practicing in this model or anticipate transitioning to it.

Emergency Medicine/<br>Urgent Care

Promote workforce policies, educational goals, and credentialing standards that are consistent with the AAFP policy on family physicians in emergency medicine.

Employed Physician

To serve as a resource for employed physicians by promoting discussion on issues relevant to physicians who are employed by physician groups or hospital systems.

EMR Optimization

To support the AAFP in identifying emerging technologies to improve human interactions in the exam room and provide feedback on current and future EMR changes.

Global Health

Facilitate professional development in the area of global health and opportunities for engagement in the broader global health movement.

Hospital Medicine

Serve as a voice for family physicians that practice hospital medicine. Advocate for educational resources specific to hospital medicine.

Independent Solo/<br>Small Group Practice

Advocate for AAFP members who practice in independent solo and small group practices and enable them to remain financially viable.

Integrative Medicine

Increase awareness of and interest in complementary therapies and integrative medicine and foster communication and dialogue among family physicians practicing integrative medicine.

Intersectionality in Healthcare

To provide a forum for members to organize and advocate for health care equity, racial and social justice and discuss implicit and explicit bias.

Intimate Partner Violence

Advocate for IPV awareness on local, state and national levels to support advocacy, education, and public health measures that address IPV issues.

Lifestyle Medicine

Increase networking opportunities for members with a passion to improve health through a focus on healthy lifestyle and foster communication and dialogue on nutrition, fitness and other self-care areas.

Medical Aid in Dying

Serve as a resource for information about medical aid in dying and provide a community where members can share best practices, discuss challenging clinical cases, and enlist advice from colleagues.

Obstetrics

Promote evidence-based practice in obstetrics and maternity care and help AAFP members integrate comprehensive maternity health care into their practices.

Physicians for Life

To provide a forum for pro-life members to collaborate and advance the education of members on beginning and end of life issues within the AAFP.

Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Work to improve access to education and resources to help incorporate Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) into family physicians' practices.

Reproductive Health Care

Help AAFP members integrate comprehensive reproductive health care, including abortion and miscarriage management, into their practices.

Rural Health

Grow connections among AAFP members with a distinct interest in rural health, inclusive of rural practice topics and rural medical education issues.

Single Payer Health Care

Investigate the current outlook on single payer financed health care among AAFP members. Educate AAFP members on the ability of single payer financed health care to streamline and simplify patient care.

Telehealth

Provide education and support for the family medicine community on the many facets of Telehealth with a view toward enriching the practice of medicine and patient care.

How to Create a New Member Interest Group

Applications to create a member interest group must be submitted to the Commission on Membership and Member Services (CMMS).

The CMMS uses the following criteria when reviewing a member interest group application:

Focus is consistent with the AAFP's definition of a MIG (i.e., a forum of active members who have shared professional interests)
Furthers the AAFP's strategic objectives
Does not duplicate groups represented by the current Board-approved member constituencies
Membership is not limited by geography or employment by a single entity
Does not duplicate chapters or membership categories that currently exist
Does not substantially overlap the goals and objectives of any existing MIG
Conflicts of interest for the MIG officers have been disclosed and there are no significant conflicts

If all criteria are met, the CMMS may recommend that the Board of Directors approve establishment of the proposed member interest group.

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Express Your Support for a Proposed Member Interest Group

Please let us know which proposed MIG you are in support of by emailing us at <a href="mailto:mig@aafp.org">mig@aafp.org.</a>

Share and Gain Insight with MIGs

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is committed to giving all members a voice within our increasingly diverse organization. Member interest groups (MIGs) were created as a way to define, recognize, and support AAFP members with shared professional interests.

Connect with a MIG

What are MIGs?

How to Create a New Member Interest Group

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
is committed to giving all members a voice within our increasingly diverse organization. Member interest groups (MIGs) were created as a way to define, recognize, and support AAFP members with shared professional interests.