What is FMIG?
The Mission of FMIG is to increase awareness of and stimulate interest in family practice. We accomplish this mission by providing service to our students, our school, our community and Mid-Missouri.
The Purpose of FMIG shall be to promote the profession of Family Practice by:
- Providing information on careers available in family practice
- Encouraging communication between faculty MD's and FMIG members
- Providing leadership opportunities
- Facilitating communication concerning the field of family practice through newsletters, family practice forums, brown bag lunches, and our FMIG web page
- Informing members of current issues affecting the practice of medicine
- Providing opportunity for state and national involvement in the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) and American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
People
- Faculty Advisors: Dr. Betsy Garret, Dr. Amanda Allmon
- Resident Advisor: Dr. Laura Morris
- Co-chairs: Crystal Cook, Jamie Dost, Landon Hough, Luke Stephens
- Secretary: Savita Fanta
- Treasurer: Josh Stilley
- MSAC (Medical Student Government) Liaison: Josh Stilley
- AAFP Liaison: Adam Alter
- State and National Events Coordinator: Adam Alter
- M1 Recruitment Chair: Savita Fanta
- TarWars Co-chairs: Karrisa Grellner, Cole Scherder
- Webmasters: Bryan, Cannon, Adam Fitzgerald
- M4 Class Representatives: Crystal Cook, Jamie Dost, Landon Hough, Emily Lange, Luke Stephens, Dustin Tripp
- M3 Class Representatives: Bryan Cannon, Adam Fitzgerald, Leah Smith, Byron Thornton, Wesley Trueblood, Karrisa Grellner
- M2 Class Representatives: Adam Alter, Andrew Ausmus, Savita Fanta, Timothy Kobold, Cole Scherder, Joshua Stilley
- M1 Class Representatives: Amanda Bail, Shelby Kleweis, Monika Lusiak, Emily Orscheln, Fallan Thiele, Lane Wilson
Activites
FMIG members enjoying dinner at the Tiger Hotel over a discussion of different 'paths' in family medicine.
- Time-2-Serve: volunteer activities at local not for profit organizations like Central Missouri Food Bank and Salvation Army's Harbor House
- Tar Wars: anti-smoking campaign geared towards elementary school students
- FIT: healthy living education geared towards elementary school students
- Dinner Forums: quarterly dinner lectures open to students interested in family medicine and family medicine residents and faculty
- Monthly Brown Bag Lunches: monthly lunches on family medicine topics for students interested in family medicine
Get Involved!
Become a student member of the AAFP!
With a student AAFP membership you get a subscription to the American Family Physician, Local Suport, opportunities to attend the National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students, member disconuts, access to the Virtual FMIG website, advice on the match, AAFP's Debt Management Guide, access to the AAFP Student Membership Coordinator, and access to New Student Member Resources! All members of the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians are members of the American Academy of Family Physicians. There is a ONE TIME student membership fee of $15 for the AAFP. There is no student membership fee for the MAFP. Pick up an application from the FMIG bulletin board in the M2 hallways or from CookeR@health.missouri.edu. Or better yet, contact one of your class FMIG representatives!
Register for the National Conference!
Four days of hands-on learning opportunities, small group workshops, nationally recognized speakers, more than 400 exihibits, social events and community service projects, and the largest gathering of family medicine residency programs all for medical students and family medicine residents! This years conference is going to specififcally explore humanitarian efforts and health opportunities at home and abroad!
