IFM | From Passion to Impact: How AAFP Foundation Programs Empower the Next Generation
Release Date: 09/07/2026
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IFM | From Passion to Impact: How AAFP Foundation Programs Empower the Next Generation
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In this episode of Inside Family Medicine, host Margot L. Savoy, MD, MPH, FAAFP, talks with family medicine residents Katie Allan, MD, and Bridget Bunda, MD, recipients of the AAFP Foundation's Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award. They share how a community-identified need in Boise grew into a resident-supported program providing wound care, health screenings and other services to people experiencing homelessness. The conversation explores what it means to meet patients where they are, build trust through consistency and listen before acting. Allan...
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info_outlineIn this episode of Inside Family Medicine, host Margot L. Savoy, MD, MPH, FAAFP, talks with family medicine residents Katie Allan, MD, and Bridget Bunda, MD, recipients of the AAFP Foundation's Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award. They share how a community-identified need in Boise grew into a resident-supported program providing wound care, health screenings and other services to people experiencing homelessness.
The conversation explores what it means to meet patients where they are, build trust through consistency and listen before acting. Allan and Bunda also discuss how Foundation support helped them expand street- and shelter-based care, involve more residents and build the work into their training program. Their advice for students and residents with big ideas is simple: find your people, follow what sparks your curiosity and be willing to take a chance.
Topics by timestamp
00:00 Introduction
01:07 Meet Katie Allan and Bridget Bunda
04:12 Bringing health care to people experiencing homelessness
07:01 Expanding street and shelter-based care in Boise
09:18 Homelessness and housing challenges in the community
16:36 How AAFP Foundation support helped the project grow
20:42 Developing leadership and building a sustainable program
24:38 How the experience is shaping their careers
27:30 Advice for students and residents with big ideas
35:07 What gives them hope for the future of family medicine
Learn more about AAFP Foundation programs, award opportunities and ways to support the future of family medicine through the AAFP Foundation.
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