MAFP Annual Meeting Submit a Resolution for Consideration
at the 2022 Annual Meeting »
Whether you are a new or established family physician, retired from practice, or in residency or medical school, MAFP seeks the input from all members on its policies, programs, and services. Two ways members may share their input and help shape their Academy are by attending the MAFP Annual Meeting— the state-level forum for members to make governance and business decisions—and submitting resolutions to be considered and voted on at the meeting.
2022 Meeting Date & Location
Saturday, July 9, 11:45 am-1:45 pm ET
Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI
(Being held during the Michigan Family Medicine Conference & Expo, July 7-10)
- If you are attending the conference: Please RSVP for attending the MAFP Annual Meeting when you register for the conference.
- If you are not attending the conference: Click here to register for the Annual Meeting (select the Annual Meeting & Lunch check box under the Saturday session options).
Resolutions
Resolution proposals are due by May 25 to be considered during the Annual Meeting.
Click here to learn more about resolution writing and to submit a resolution.
MAFP Board Candidates
The following six candidates for the MAFP Board of Directors will be voted on by the membership at the Annual Meeting:
Treasurer:
Brandon Karmo, DO (Wyandotte)
Family Physician, Orchard Primary Care
Member-at-Large, MAFP Board of Directors
Members-At-Large:
Christopher Milback, MD, MBA, FAAFP (Livonia)
Chief Medical Officer, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital & Northeast Region
Delicia Pruitt, MD, FAAFP (Saginaw)
Medical Director, Saginaw County Health Department
Family Physician, CMU Medical Education Partners
Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Central Michigan University Medical College
Susan Stevens, DO, FAAFP (Livonia)
Family Physician, Western Wayne Physicians
Attending Physician, St. Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital
Preceptor, University of Michigan Medical School
Preceptor, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Preceptor, A.T. Still University
Resident Member:
Mikita Patel, MD (Pontiac)
Macomb-Oakland Family Medicine Residency
AAFP National Resident Delegate to Congress of Delegates
Student Member:
Christian Mackey, MPH (Ann Arbor)
University of Michigan Medical School
Global Health & Disparities Path of Excellence
Highlights from the 2021 Annual Meeting
The 2021 MAFP Annual Meeting featured updates from Academy Leadership, including:
- Presidential farewell address from 2020-2021 MAFP President Mark Hamed, MD, MBA, MPH, FAAFP (Novi and Sandusky)
- Welcome address from 2021-2022 MAFP President Srikar Reddy, MD, FAAFP (South Lyon)
- Academy annual report from MAFP Chief Executive Officer Karlene Ketola, MSA, CAE
Special guest AAFP Chair Gary LeRoy, MD, FAAFP conferred the AAFP Degree of Fellow to 11 family physicians during a convocation ceremony.
Official business included the election and installation of the 2021-2022 Board of Directors, and discussion and voting on 6 proposed resolutions:
- 12-01: Advocate for Evidence-based Treatment of Obesity as a Chronic Disease
- Adopted as amended
- Will be implemented by MAFP and forwarded to the 2022 AAFP Congress of Delegates for consideration
- 12-02: Support Medicated Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
- Referred to the MAFP Board of Directors for further discussion
- 12-03: Advocate for Nursing Home Healthcare Reform
- Adopted
- 12-04: Advocate for Jail and Prison Healthcare Reform
- Adopted
- 12-05: Eliminating Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities in Reproductive Healthcare
- Adopted
- 12-06: Utilization of Comprehensive Sex Education Resources Beyond Abstinence
- Adopted as amended
Click here for materials that were presented to the membership prior to the Annual Meeting (member login required).