A good way to become involved with the Wisconsin AFP is to serve on a committee. All Academy members, including students and residents, are encouraged to participate in committee activities. Most committees meet via phone conference at 7:00am during the week and generally last 1 hour or less. The committees and scopes of responsibility are as follows.

Committee Structure for 2008

Legislative and Advocacy Area of Focus Legislative committee
• Key contact oversight
• State legislative and regulatory issues
• National legislative and regulatory issues
• Development of position papers
• Lobbying oversight
• Legislative involvement Fund oversight
• Coalition development and participation

Membership committee
• Technology issues
• Communications oversight (newsletter, website, etc)
• Survey oversight and prioritization
• Marketing Plan oversight
• Member value oversight
• Management of awards programs (FP of the Year, Educator of the Year)
• Monitor alignment w/ AAFP priorities
• Liaison w/ AAFP
• Chapter Relations
• Leadership activities

Future of Family Medicine Area of Focus New Model and Quality of Care committee
• Future of Family Medicine activities
• Scope of practice issues
• Privileging issues
• Pay for performance issues

Research Committee
• Stimulation Grants
• Summer research Grants
• Research Forum planning
• Education of members on value of research

Workforce and Education Areas of Focus CME committee (formerly Education committee)
• Set CME agenda for WAFP for the year
• Set topics for regional programming
• Set topics for virtual rounds programming
• Oversee topics and tracks for Winter Refresher and Door County Potpourri
• Plan educational programming for WAFP annual meeting
• Oversee WAFP activities regarding Maintenance of Certification for members
• Identification and coordination of educational information to be included in newsletter, website, etc.
• Clearing house for educational program proposals
• Setting and interpreting policy and practice regarding the Standards for Commercial Support
• Oversee the process for obtaining AAFP prescribed credit and have a designated CME physician reviewer

Student and Resident committee
• Student and resident activities
• FM Fair
• Summer Extern
• FMIG activities
• NCFMR & MS

Residency Directors work group
• Passport Program
• Consider WI

New Physicians committee
• Work Force issues

Finance Committee
• Budget preparation
• Audit review
• Ongoing financial oversight
• Invest policy oversight
• Review of financial requests

Contact the WAFP office if you are interested in becoming a committee member or if you have any questions.