Congratulations to the UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) on being named a 2024 American Academy of Family Physicians Program of Excellence! Some points of pride for the 2024 academic year include:
- Fifteen FMIG events hosted at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH)
- Over 100 students attending at least one FMIG event in the academic year
- Twenty-six student advisees and three faculty advisors
- Seven FMIG executive committee student members who planned events, ran monthly planning meetings, and attended an annual FMIG Leader Retreat
- 16.3% of SMPH class matching to family medicine compared to the 8.3% national average
The FMIG is a student-run organization that is supported by the UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and the American Academy of Family Physicians. It is structured to give medical students with an interest in family medicine a supportive environment in which to explore family medicine and gain experience in the specialty. The program offers a variety of talks, workshops, and social events and is advised by Jacob Bryan, MD, FMIG faculty advisor, and Nicole Watson, FMIG staff advisor.
The AAFP FMIG Program of Excellence Award aims to recognize the unique achievements of family medicine interest groups across the country and celebrate the contributions that FMIGs make to the specialty of family medicine.
The mission of the American Academy of Family Physicians is to improve the health of patients, families, and communities by serving family physicians’ needs with professionalism and creativity with a vision of transforming health care to achieve optimal health for everyone.
Published: July 2024