Building Member Community in Challenging Times

A noted philosopher once shared, “One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn’t as individuals.” This is applicable today, as the past six months have taught us valuable lessons about the necessity of community. Here are just six ways that exemplify how MAFP supports you, a valued member of our family medicine community.

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New Phase 3 Provider Relief Fund Application Open Oct. 5 through Nov. 6

Starting Oct. 5 through Nov. 6, physicians and other healthcare providers may apply for COVID-19 relief funding from a new $20 billion Provider Relief Fund Phase 3 General Distribution that considers financial losses and changes in operating expenses caused by the pandemic.

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MAFP Resident Members Recognized with AAFP Award for Excellence in GME

Of the 3,500 eligible family medicine residents from across the country, only 12 are recognized with the annual AAFP Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education. This year, two of the 12 individuals selected to receive this esteemed distinction—Ali Nasrallah, MD and Julie Thai, MD, MPH—are resident members of MAFP.

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Rural Practices Sought for Primary Care Rural Screening Project

The University of Michigan School of Medicine's Department of Family Medicine, with funding from the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research at the University of Michigan, is recruiting 50 rural primary care practices for a study that seeks to improve the early detection of and screening for preventable colorectal, cervical, and lung cancers throughout the rural parts of the State of Michigan.

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