Member Interest Groups

Member Interest Groups give you a place to connect with others who share your interests, identity, or practice environment. Each group offers community, leadership opportunities, and a way to shape national conversations in family medicine. You can join any group at no cost.

What You Gain

You can meet peers who understand your experiences and challenges. You can share ideas, ask questions, and build relationships that support your work. You can also take part in leadership roles that help guide national policy and advocacy. Each group gives you a space where your voice matters.

Why These Groups Matter for You

MIGs help you find a national network that aligns with your interests. They open doors to leadership and representation. They also give you a place to elevate issues that affect your patients and your community in New Mexico. Your participation strengthens the family medicine community across the country.

How You Join

You can join any MIG through your AAFP account. Each group has its own discussion space, leadership team, and opportunities to participate in national events. You can join one group or many.

Connect with a MIG

Each group offers an online community so you can discuss ideas, progress being made around the topic you support and the group’s long-term goals.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌​​​‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‍​‌‍​​‌​‌​‌‍​‌​‌‌‌‍‌​​​​​‍‌‌‍​‍​‌​‌‍​​​​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‍​​​‍‌​‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍​‌‌​‍‌​‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​​​​​​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​​​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​​​​​​​‌‌‌‍​​​‍​‌​‌‍​​‌‍‌‍​‌​‍​‌‍​‌​​​​​‌‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​​‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​​‍‌‌‍‌‌​​‍​‍​​‍‌​‌‍​​​​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌‍​‍​‌​​‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‌​‌​​​‌‍‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​​​‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍​​‍‌​‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‍​‌​​​‌‍‌‍​‍​​‌‍‌‍​‌​‍​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌​​​‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‍​‌‍​​‌​‌​‌‍​‌​‌‌‌‍‌​​​​​‍‌‌‍​‍​‌​‌‍​​​​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‍​​​‍‌​‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍​‌‌​‍‌​‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​​​​​​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​​​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​​​​​​​‌‌‌‍​​​‍​‌​‌‍​​‌‍‌‍​‌​‍​‌‍​‌​​​​​‌‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​​‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​​‍‌‌‍‌‌​​‍​‍​​‍‌​‌‍​​​​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌‍​‍​‌​​‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‌​‌​​​‌‍‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​​​‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍​​‍‌​‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‍​‌​​​‌‍‌‍​‍​​‌‍‌‍​‌​‍​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌
Note: As a first-time visitor to an online community, you will be asked to affirm a code of conduct prior to access.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌​​​‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‍​‌‍​​‌​‌​‌‍​‌​‌‌‌‍‌​​​​​‍‌‌‍​‍​‌​‌‍​​​​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‍​​​‍‌​‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍​‌‌​‍‌​‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​​​​​​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​​​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​​​​​​​‌‌‌‍​​​‍​‌​‌‍​​‌‍‌‍​‌​‍​‌‍​‌​​​​​‌‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​​‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​​‍‌‌‍‌‌​​‍​‍​​‍‌​‌‍​​​​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌‍​‍​‌​​‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‌​‌​​​‌‍‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​​‍​‌‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍​​​‍​‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‌​‌‍​‌​​​‌​‌‍​‌​​‍​​‌‍​​​​​​‌​​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌​​​‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‍​‌‍​​‌​‌​‌‍​‌​‌‌‌‍‌​​​​​‍‌‌‍​‍​‌​‌‍​​​​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‍​​​‍‌​‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍​‌‌​‍‌​‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​​​​​​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​​​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​​​​​​​‌‌‌‍​​​‍​‌​‌‍​​‌‍‌‍​‌​‍​‌‍​‌​​​​​‌‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​​‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​​‍‌‌‍‌‌​​‍​‍​​‍‌​‌‍​​​​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌‍​‍​‌​​‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‌​‌​​​‌‍‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​​‍​‌‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍​​​‍​‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‌​‌‍​‌​​​‌​‌‍​‌​​‍​​‌‍​​​​​​‌​​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌

Foster collaboration, communication, and support among family physicians engaged in adolescent health. Strengthen the integration of family medicine into the larger adolescent health discipline.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

Enhance AAFP member knowledge of breastfeeding medicine and provide ongoing support for AAFP members taking care of breastfeeding families.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

Increase the understanding about the health harms of climate change and environmental degradation and the health benefits of climate solutions.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

Increase awareness of the DPC model among family physicians and advocate for AAFP members who are currently practicing in this model or anticipate transitioning to it.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

Promote workforce policies, educational goals, and credentialing standards that are consistent with the AAFP policy on family physicians in emergency medicine.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

Facilitate professional development in the area of global health and opportunities for engagement in the broader global health movement.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

To provide a forum for collaboration, idea-sharing, and advocacy among members who are practicing or interested in home-based primary care.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

Serve as a voice for family physicians that practice hospital medicine. Advocate for educational resources specific to hospital medicine.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

Advocate for AAFP members who practice in independent solo and small group practices and enable them to remain financially viable.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

This community focuses on diversifying the field of Family Medicine through Indigenous Health, helping to expand the health care workforce among underserved and marginalized communities, bridging western and indigenous medicine practices.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

Increase awareness of and interest in complementary therapies and integrative medicine and foster communication and dialogue among family physicians practicing integrative medicine.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

Increase networking opportunities for members with a passion to improve health through a focus on healthy lifestyle and foster communication and dialogue on nutrition, fitness and other self-care areas.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

Serve as a resource for information about medical aid in dying and provide a community where members can share best practices, discuss challenging clinical cases, and enlist advice from colleagues.

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Advocate for and disseminate information related to the management and improvement of chronic health conditions related to obesity by sharing with and learning from each other techniques that result in weight loss and/or prevent weight gain.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

Promote evidence-based practice in obstetrics and maternity care and help AAFP members integrate comprehensive maternity health care into their practices.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

To provide a forum for pro-life members to collaborate and advance the education of members on beginning and end of life issues within the AAFP.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

Work to improve access to education and resources to help incorporate Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) into family physicians’ practices.

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Help AAFP members integrate comprehensive reproductive health care, including abortion and miscarriage management, into their practices.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

Grow connections among AAFP members with a distinct interest in rural health, inclusive of rural practice topics and rural medical education issues.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

Investigate the current outlook on single payer financed health care among AAFP members. Educate AAFP members on the ability of single payer financed health care to streamline and simplify patient care.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

To support the AAFP in identifying emerging technologies to improve human interactions in the exam room and provide feedback on current and future Technology Empowered Clinical Optimization changes.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

Provide education and support for the family medicine community on the many facets of Telehealth with a view toward enriching the practice of medicine and patient care.

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY

Increase awareness of and interest in wilderness medicine among AAFP members, while fostering support for AAFP members interested in practicing wilderness medicine and connections among those already practicing wilderness medicine. 

VISIT ONLINE COMMUNITY