FFFM | Inside the 2025 Family Medicine Advocacy Summit
Release Date: 07/01/2025
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CME | Get In, Learner, we're Doing Family Medicine!
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In this episode of CME on the Go, our hosts delve into the nuances of medical teaching and education. They share personal experiences, teaching strategies, and the significance of engaging learners from different generations. The episode highlights the importance of questioning, respect, and collaborative learning in developing skilled family physicians. Special guest, Chief Resident Elaine Wong, provides insights into what makes teaching effective from a learner’s perspective, emphasizing the value of interactive and respectful learning environments. After listening to the...
info_outlineThe AAFP just wrapped up its 2025 Family Medicine Advocacy Summit, which brought more than 300 Academy members to Washington, D.C., to meet with their lawmakers and congressional staff and advance our policy goals. In this Fighting for Family Medicine podcast episode, David Tully, vice president of Government Relations for the Academy, talks with two FMAS participants. Members also hear how they can amplify their colleagues’ in-person advocacy.
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00:00 Welcome to Fighting for Family Medicine for a conversation with FMAS participants.
02:02 Introducing John Cawley, MD, of Colorado, chair of the AAFP’s Commission on Federal and State Policy; and Laura Bowshier, MD, of Iowa, vice chair of the Family Medicine Political Action Committee’s advisory board
02:48 Drs. Bowshier and Cawley talk about their top advocacy issues.
03:48 How Medicaid cuts would affect Dr. Bowshier’s practice
05:05 What Drs. Bowshier and Cawley want lawmakers to understand about ACIP
07:27 Advice to first-time FMAS attendees
10:24 Talking about the AAFP’s Advocacy Ambassadors program
13:16 How cuts to the Medicare physician fee schedule have affected Drs. Bowshier’s and Cawley’s practices
16:13 How you can get involved
17:06 Conclusion
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