Academic FM Advocacy Committee

The Academic Family Medicine Advocacy Committee represents the interests of family medicine by monitoring and advocating academic family medicine positions to appropriate government agencies.

AFMAC Members

Jehni Robinson, MD
Committee Chair
University of Southern California
jehni.Robinson@med.usc.edu
Wayne Altman, MD
ADFM Representative
Tufts University
wayne.altman@tufts.edu
Andrea Anderson, MD, MEd
ABFM Representative
George Washington University 
aanderson3125@email.gwu.edu
Grace Chen Yu, MD
AFMRD Representative
Stanford University
graceyu1@stanford.edu
Joel Heidlbaugh, MD
STFM Representative
University of Michigan
jheidel@med.umich.edu
Peter J. Koopman, MD
AAFP Representative
University of Missouri
koopmanp@health.missouri.edu
Richelle Koopman, MD, MS
NAPCRG Representative
University of Missouri
koopmanr@health.missouri.edu
Manju Mahajan, MD
STFM Representative
University of Massachusetts Memorial Health
mmfamilyphysician@gmail.com
Karen B. Mitchell, MD
AAFP Representative
Director, AAFP Division of Education
drkarenmitchell@gmail.com
Warren Newton, MD
ABFM Representative
American Board of Family Medicine
wnewton@theabfm.org
Robert L. Phillips, Jr., MD, MSPH
ABFM Representative
American Board of Family Medicine
bphillips@theabfm.org
Bethany Picker, MD
AFMRD Representative
Central Maine Medical Center FMR, Lewiston, ME
pickerbe@cmhc.org
Alyssa Tilhou MD, PhD
NAPCRG Representative
Boston University
alyssatilhoumd@gmail.com
Sebastian Tong, MD, MPH
NAPCRG Representative
University of Washington
sebastian.tc.tong@gmail.com
David Tully, MPP
AAFP Representative
Vice President, AAFP Government Relations
dtully@aafp.org
Elisabeth Wilson, MD, MPH, MS-HPEd
ADFM Representative
Dartmouth College
Elisabeth.B.Wilson@hitchcock.org
Donald "Raj" Woolever, MD
AFMRD Representative
Appledore Medical Group
rajwoolever@gmail.com
Nina DeJonghe, MPP
Director of Government Relations
STFM
ndejonghe@stfm.org

Contact Us

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Leawood, KS 66211

(800) 274-7928

stfmoffice@stfm.org 

 

 

Events

January 21, 2026, 1 pm Eastern: GME Leadership Webinar Series: "Staying In: What Sustains GME Leaders Through the Long Haul"

January 29–February 1, 2026: 2026 STFM Conference on Medical Student Education

February 4, 2026, 1 pm Eastern: Webinar: Rethinking Bias in AI – Why Algorithmic Bias is Only the Tip of the Iceberg

March 11, 2026, 1 pm Eastern: GME Leadership Webinar Series: "The Human Side of Leadership: Managing People and Ourselves"

March 31, 2026, 1 pm Eastern: Webinar: Integrity, Identity, and Inclusion: Reframing Professionalism for a New Era

May 2–6, 2026: 2026 STFM Annual Spring Conference

May 13, 2026, 1 pm Eastern: GME Leadership Webinar Series: "Defining Success on Your Own Terms"

June 10, 2026, 1 pm Eastern: Webinar: Staying at the Table: Leading for Health Equity While Protecting Your Peace

August 31–September 2, 2026: 2026 STFM Conference on Practice & Quality Improvement

Due Dates

December 1, 2025: Apply for Deputy Editor for DEIA of Family Medicine Journal

December 12, 2025: Apply to Be Co-Editor of STFM Education Column

December 15, 2025: Apply for CERA Clerkship Survey Director

December 15, 2025: Apply for CERA Mentor Director

December 28, 2025: Early Bird Registration for 2026 STFM Conference on Medical Student Education

January 5, 2026: Fellows, Residents, and Students Submit Proposals to Present at 2026 STFM Annual Spring Conference

January 9, 2026: Apply to Be Scholarship Leader for New Faculty Scholars Program

January 15, 2026: Family Medicine Call for Papers: Theme Issue on Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in Family Medicine Education

January 27, 2026: Call for Proposals to Present at 2026 STFM Conference on Practice & Quality Improvement

February 23, 2026: Representative to Annals of Family Medicine Board of Directors

March 1, 2026: Family Medicine Call for Papers: Theme Issue on Scope of Practice in Family Medicine

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