STFM and the Council of Academic Family Medicine

Who We Are and What We Do

STFM conducts its legislative activities through the Council of Academic Family Medicine. (CAFM).  The Academic Family Medicine Advocacy Alliance consists of the four academic family medicine groups (Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Association of Departments of Family Medicine, Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors, and the North American Primary Care Research Group). 

CAFM represents all members of the four groups and advocates for them on Capitol Hill and throughout the various agencies of the Executive Branch.

While CAFM does its best to make sure lawmakers' interests align with those of family medicine educators, it is the members of the groups that can have the strongest voice.  Please contact CAFM to find out how you can best be an advocate for your profession.

The CAFM Legislative department is headquartered in Washington DC and is led by Hope Wittenberg, MA, STFM Director of Government Relations, and Joseph Cody, Government Relations Assistant.

 Key Issues and Legislation
AFMAA Briefing Room
Advocacy Toolkit

You can now learn what is happening in Washington on an almost-daily basis. Postings in the CAFM briefing room mostly focus on issues that have a direct impact on academic family medicine. Visit CAFM Briefing Room.

See a chart summarizing the President's FY 2011 budget request for relevant agencies and programs here

Read CAFM's joint letter with AAFP to the Senate and House leadership regarding a final health care reform bill. Read Now.

FINAL comment letter regarding CMS new program proposed rule. Read Now.