Are you interested in Advocacy for Family Medicine? 

The MAFP Board of Directors has been active in advocating for Family Medicine this Legislative Session, providing written testimony on several bills of importance to preserving family physicians scope of practice.  Come join in the conversation about issues that are important to you on the Tuesday Legislative Calls held by the Maine Medical Association - it's easy and FREE to call in.

Information about how to participate HERE.

Also, why not take advantage of the "Doctor-of-the-Day" at the Maine Legislature?  Doctor of the Day Program this year.  Your presence at the statehouse is always greatly appreciated.  For those of you who have been unable to participate thus far, there are still  dates in May (7th, 9th, 15th, 16th, 20th, & 21st) and at least the first 2 weeks of June that need a Doctor of the Day.  If you are interested and available please contact Maureen Elwell of the Maine Medical Association who coordinates this program at 207-622-3374 ext. 219


Deborah Halbach
Executive Director, MAFP 

Rural Physicians - You Don't Have to Go it Alone

 
Rural physicians account for less than 20 percent of the AAFP's active membership, and that percentage is gradually shrinking.  

The trend in our membership is toward employed positions in urban areas. And although more than 11,000 family physicians are practicing in small towns, farming communities and other out-of-the-way places, it's easy to feel isolated when you are the only physician -- or one of the few -- in town.  

It also can leave small-town docs feeling like we don't have a voice in what the Academy is doing on behalf of family physicians.  (read the complete editorial about AAFP's Working Group on Rural Health ) 

Rural Family Physician Resources 

Mark your calendar now for the 2013 MC-FP Examinations scheduled for November 2013.  

The online application for the November 2013 Examination will open in the summer of 2013.  

Dates for November exams are:

November 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Physicians may contact the ABFM Support Center with any questions: help@theabfm.org or 877-223-7437. 

The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) offers an innovative, challenging, and practical way for providers of commercial driver medical examinations to exercise, update, and maintain their knowledge base and conveniently and affordably earn valuable CME credits.

The ACOEM CME program consists of a user-friendly 46-question self-assessment based on  the NEW 5th Edition of The DOT Medical Examination: A Guide to Commercial Drivers' Medical Certification, by Natalie Hartenbaum, MD, MPH, FACOEM.   

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