The FMIG Network: Future family medicine leaders start here

Family medicine interest groups (FMIGs) are a great way for medical students to learn about the specialty, start building professional networks and CVs, and sharpen leadership and communication skills.

The AAFP has led the charge on FMIGs for more than 30 years and provides robust resources from the ground up.

If you’re a student leader who wants to start an FMIG, everything you need is here.

The AAFP established the national FMIG Network in 1995 to support communication and the exchange of best practices among student members. The AAFP uses the term FMIG inclusively to recognize any family medicine student organization at U.S. MD, DO, and international medical schools.

The Network consists of student leaders and campus-based faculty and is supported by national leadership consisting of one national coordinator, five regional coordinators, an international medical school coordinator, a liaison to the Latino Medical Student Association and a liaison to the Student National Medical Association. These coordinators serve as consultants to—and resources for—FMIGs.

Vision, mission and strategic objectives

FMIG Network vision:

Build a robust, diverse and inclusive workforce of compassionate, committed, socially conscious and highly qualified family physicians who care for and improve the health of all.

FMIG Network mission:

Develop the family medicine workforce and advance the specialty of family medicine by strengthening current and aspiring medical students to be prepared for and choose to pursue a career in family medicine in the United States.