Posts by Maryann Martindale
Congress of Delegates Day 4
By Sarah Woolsey, UAFP Alternate Delegate Gratitude and Inspiration The final day of Congress! Our delegates voted, awards were announced for outstanding contributors to the field, and once again, the body of this AAFP Congress has come together with a course for the certain future that is meaningful, inclusive, and directed to health for ALL.…
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By Jesse Spencer, UAFP Delegate Greetings from Philadelphia, day #3! We are having a great time advocating for our patients and for our peers, surrounded by like-minded people who radiate passion for our craft. It’s hard to summarize but I thought I would try my hand at a haiku to mix it up a bit.…
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By Chad Spain, UAFP Alternate Delegate Day 2 greetings from the 2019 Congress of Delegates in Philadelphia, home of the LIberty Bell, Independence Hall and the famous Eastern State (haunted) Penitentiary (which I most certainly visited). Below I’ll offer highlights of the messages from AAFP leadership in addition to key points surrounding testimony on 2019 resolutions.…
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By Kirsten Stoesser, UAFP Delegate Greeting from sunny Philadelphia for the 2019 AAFP Congress of Delegates (COD)! Your representatives for the Utah constituency include myself (Kirsten Stoesser MD) and Jesse Spencer MD as Delegates, and Chad Spain MD and Sarah Woolsey MD as Alternate Delegates. Today, Sunday September 22nd, launched the first day of the 4-day…
Read More2019 Congress of Delegates
Next week, delegates from across the country will meet in Philadelphia where policy resolutions will be presented and debated, and delegates will vote in support or opposition. These resolutions help determine the strategic policy decisions of both the national organization and local chapters and are used to help inform our legislative and policy efforts. 2019-2020…
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