Strategic Plan for MAFP Leadership Sets Roadmap 2019-2021
VALUES:
MISSION:
VISION:
Support Family Medicine physicians as they improve the health of all Mississippians.
For every person in Mississippi to have access and availability to a well-trained family physician to manage their medical care.
ADVOCACY: Serving as the unified WORKFORCE: Expanding the family voice of family physicians in physician workforce to meet Mississippi patient/community needs ⚫ Formalize legislative committee ⚫ Expand interest in legislative process
⚫ Educate legislators and statewide leaders on importance of Family Medicine ⚫ Maximize and utilize FamDocPAC to advance Family Medicine ⚫ Promote family physicians on boards dealing with healthcare, patient care, and professional development
⚫ Support Graduate Medical Education ⚫ Engage and retain new physicians ⚫ Offer physician happiness and wellbeing resources ⚫ Continue involvement with rural scholars, workforce office and pipeline programs
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Providing relevant education through a variety of delivery mechanisms ⚫ Continue CME offerings
Responsiveness Accountability Integrity Sustainability Excellence
PUBLIC AWARENESS: Improving public awareness of the roles and position of family physicians. ⚫ Update website and social media continually
⚫ Work with AAFP to eliminate or overhaul MOC
⚫ Utilize journal as outreach tool
⚫ Focus on population health at CME meetings
⚫ Promote community involvement of family physicians
⚫ Provide training on social media outlets to include business development tool
⚫ Offer patient education in blogs and podcasts
⚫ Tell the family physician story
⚫ Develop ways to increase involvement with students and residents
⚫ Increase interest in state and national awards
⚫ Encourage and promote the Degree of Fellow
⚫ Strengthen relationships to improve the quality of patient care in Mississippi
ACADEMY OPERATIONS: Ensure a sustainable, engaged and organized association ⚫ Develop leadership track
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Continue member recruitment & retention
⚫ Maintain financial stability
More than 20 family physicians met in December to decide the Academy’s strategic direction for the next three years. The session was moderated by Dr. Jason Dees of New Albany.
Twenty MAFP members met to plan the Academy’s 3-year strategy for the future on Friday, Dec. 14, followed by a networking dinner, then a Board meeting the next day. The weekend was held at Eagle Ridge Conference Center in Raymond. Board members and past presidents were invited to take part in the strategic planning session, conducted by Dr. Jason Dees of New Albany. It focused on the Academy’s goals and priorities for the coming three years, and the work product will be voted on at the April Board meeting. Dr. Dees led a discussion about the Academy’s role and responsibilities in the next three years, applauding the Academy for its recent growth and success while mentioning issues that may arise in the future. Members were able to voice concerns and suggest new policies and
priorities for MAFP. Prior strategic planning sessions were held in 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015. MAFP, founded in 1949, is an affiliated chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians with 1,299 total members. As a medium size AAFP chapter, the Academy is
⚫ Review organization periodically
grouped nationally with other states having between 401 and 1001 Active members. As of January 2019, the Academy had 562 Active members, 87 Resident members, and 535 Student members. The Academy’s Active member number represents 85.2% of all potential Active members paying dues, and in the 2018 membership year, the Academy retained 96.5% of its 2017 membership. The Academy recognizes the importance of engaging first-year new physicians and offers a 50% dues discount to this member segment. This past year, 87.1% of MAFP graduating Resident members converted to Active membership. The MAFP annual dues are $300 and AAFP dues are $450.
Dividing into small groups, physicians thought strategically about different areas of the Academy. In the foreground, Drs. Mary Gayle Armstrong, John Vanderloo, Susan Chiarito and Chrystal Sumrall brainstormed about Public Awareness. the mississippi family physician
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ACADEMY
⚫ Maintain visibility of family physicians in government affairs
⚫ Enhance shadowing and mentoring opportunities for students and residents
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