The AFMRD president communicates with members by posting messages on the discussion forum as well as on this website. The following are messages from President Dr. Kim Stutzman
February 22, 2023
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The AAFP Residency Leadership Summit (RLS) is just around the corner!
The AFMRD Board has focused on supporting PDs through the upcoming changes in our specialty especially the new ACGME requirements and the changes to the 2024 recruitment season, such as MyERAS updates and Program Signaling.
Below you will find some of the great opportunities to take advantage of during RLS. Look forward to seeing you all there!
Networking Groups/Breakfast Tables
Multiple tables hosted by AFMRD members are available every morning. Just look for the “AFMRD Table” description at the beginning of the table title. Topics include:
- Empanelment and Continuity of Care
- Elective Time
- Pediatric Training
- Strengthen Outcomes and Assessments in Residency (SOAR)
- PD Wellness Task Force
- Diversity and Health Equity
- Building Research Capacity
- Using CERA for Faculty and Resident Scholarship
- Resident Recruitment
- New Program Directors
- Individual Learning Plans (ILPs)
- Advocating for Faculty Protected Time
- OB Training
New PD/APD Attendee Reception sponsored by AFMRD
Are you a program director or associate director attending the AAFP’s Residency Leadership Summit for the first time in-person? If so, join your fellow first-time attendees for a special networking reception designed exclusively for you. You are invited to take advantage of this unique opportunity to mingle with other first-time attendees and interact with members of the AFMRD’s Membership Committee. This is a great opportunity to meet other folks who are experiencing RLS and Kansas City for the first time and help you navigate the year(s) ahead as you engage with AFMRD members. Please RSVP.
Main Stage Sessions:
- Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD Lecture: Your Resident’s Future: What Will Future Practices Seek?
- Annual Update From the ACGME Review Committee for Family Medicine (RC-FM)
- Washington DC Climate and Advocacy Update
- An Update From the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
- Calling All Program Directors: Leading Change to Prioritize Wellbeing
Sessions:
- 05 – Congratulations! You Are a New Program Director – Now What?
- 08 - Federal Funding of Graduate Medical Education: What Every Program Director Needs to Know
- 11 - From EPAs to Experiences - The Role of Competency-Based Education Within the New Program Requirements
- 13 - DEI Milestones: Focusing on Personnel
- 14 - The Changing Landscape of Residency Recruitment - Where Do We Go from Here?
- 23 - Your Program's Faculty: Defining and Negotiating a "Right Size" Model with Your Sponsoring Institution
- 30 - You Want to Be a Leader in Academic Medicine -- Come Learn the Steps!
- 35 – Family Medicine Match Changes and the ERAS Supplemental Application
- 40 - Regulation to Revelation: Create Your Residency Program's Patient Family Advisory Council
- 45 - The Program Director - Program Coordinator Dyad
- 48 - Nuts and Bolts of Empanelment: Laying a Solid Foundation for Clinical Requirements
The AFMRD meets annually to conduct business, recognize members' accomplishments, discuss important issues, and review the organization's activities over the course of the year. Please join us for this year’s annual meeting:
Saturday, March 4, 2023
12:00 – 1:20 p.m.
Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center (Gillham Hall)
Kansas City, MO
January 23, 2023
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FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
Congratulations to the newly-elected AFMRD Board Members! Those elected will begin their terms immediately following the AFMRD Annual Meeting on March 4, 2023.
Sarah Z. Cole, DO, FAAFP, has been elected President-Elect (to hold office as President in 2024-2025, and Immediate Past President in 2025-2026). Kelsie Kelly, MD, MPH, has been elected to a two-year term as Treasurer.
Our newly-elected Member-at-Large Director is Parastou Farhadian, MD, CPE, FAAFP. Dr. Farhadian has been elected to a three-year term.
Thank you to all the candidates for their willingness to stand for election. It is inspiring to see so many members willing to dedicate their time to the AFMRD!
January 12, 2023
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FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The election of the 2023-24 AFMRD Board of Directors will be held January 12-19, 2023, via an electronic ballot. Eligible voters (Program Director members) will receive an email from AFMRD via SurveyMonkey with a link to the electronic ballot on Thursday, January 12.
If you are a Program Director member and do not receive an email with a link to the ballot by 12 PM CT on January 12 (check spam and junk folders), email AFMRD staff at afmrd@aafp.org.
Ballots will close at 9 PM CT on January 19. The Election Committee will meet on Friday, January 20, to certify the election. The election results will be announced to the membership by the end of the day on Tuesday, January 24.
Click here to learn more about the candidates.
December 14, 2022
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FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
Thank you to those who have renewed their AFMRD membership for 2023! And thank you for all the contributions you have made to your fellow PDs over this past year through the discussion forum, committees and task forces.
All AFMRD memberships expire on December 31, 2022. Please be sure to renew your membership as soon as possible. AFMRD offices will be closed from December 26 – January 2nd. Memberships paid by check will likely experience delays.
The AFMRD Board of Directors election will be held January 12-19, 2023. Eligible voters (PD members) will need to have their membership renewed by January 12th to receive a ballot.
I wish you an amazing end to the year 2022, finishing up interviews, and celebrating at our programs. There is much work to be done. I am grateful we can do this together.
Kim
December 8, 2022
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FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
Fellow PDs,
Please be sure to complete this year’s fall CAFM Educational Research Alliance (CERA) Program Director Survey.
If you haven’t yet completed the survey, please check your email inbox (including spam/junk folder) for an email from Survey Monkey (rbiggs@stfm.org via SurveyMonkey member@surveymonkeyuser.com).
CERA surveys help us better understand important issues affecting us all. The deadline for the fall survey is December 16, 2022. Thank you for all you do during this busy season and the rest of the year!
November 21, 2022
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FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for many things this year, including our dedicated volunteers, staff, and members.
While we have faced many challenges over the past few years, it has been inspiring to see our AFMRD community come together time and time again to advocate for what is best for our programs and communities. I am grateful for our mentors who taught us the importance of resilience and adaptiveness, skills that have become necessary in our daily work.
Please continue to use the AFMRD member discussion forum to ask questions, share ideas and resources, and celebrate accomplishments. Understanding and appreciating each member’s unique experiences and expertise continues to make us a stronger organization.
I hope you take some time away from the busy recruitment season to celebrate with loved ones. Have a safe and joyful holiday!
October 27, 2022
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FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The AFMRD Board of Directors would like to thank Kevin E. Johnson, MD, FAAFP, for his many contributions to the AFMRD. Dr. Johnson recently announced that he is transitioning out of Graduate Medical Education (GME) into a role as Regional Chief Clinical Officer with ChenMed, LLC in North Carolina. As a result, Dr. Johnson has stepped down from his Treasurer position on the AFMRD Board.
The Board is pleased to announce that Kelsie Kelly, MD, MPH has been appointed Treasurer. Dr. Kelly is currently the Program Director at the University of Kansas Family Medicine Residency Program in Kansas City, KS. She was elected to the AFMRD Board in 2021.
Dr. Kelly’s appointment to Treasurer opened a Member-at-Large position on the Board through the next AFMRD Annual Meeting. The Board is pleased to announce that Santina Wheat, MD, MPH, FAAFP, has been appointed to the Member-at-Large position. Dr. Wheat currently serves as the chair of the AFMRD Diversity & Health Equity Committee. She is the Program Director for the McGraw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency Erie Humboldt Park.
The Board is also pleased to announce the promotion of Kathleen Ingraham to Deputy Executive Director. Ms. Ingraham joined the AFMRD staff in July 2017. This position will oversee daily operations, financials, AFMRD branding and communications, and the maintenance and development of organizational policies.
October 20, 2022
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FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
On October 12, 2022, the AFMRD joined several other family medicine organizations in sending a letter to the ACGME requesting reconsideration of their decision to reject the Family Medicine Review Committee’s request for additional dedicated educational time for residency faculty.
After gathering feedback from our membership through the discussion board, virtual listening sessions, and written evaluations, the AFMRD Board of Directors determined an additional written request with specific next steps was necessary. This letter was provided to the ACGME on October 20, 2022.
You may view the letter here: https://www.afmrd.org/d/do/5580
Program Directors (individually and collectively), and all affected by these requirement changes, are welcome to send their own letters to the ACGME Board of Directors.
October 12, 2022
AFMRD PREZ RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The AFMRD joined several other family medicine organizations in sending a letter to the ACGME requesting reconsideration of their decision to reject the Family Medicine Review Committee’s request for additional dedicated educational time for residency faculty.
You may view the letter here: https://www.afmrd.org/d/do/5538
The papers referenced in the letter may be found here:
The Impact of the ACGME’s June 2019 Changes in Residency Requirements (https://www.afmrd.org/d/do/5539)
Dedicated Time for Education Is Essential to the Residency Learning Environment
(https://www.afmrd.org/d/do/5540)
The AFMRD appreciates the comments, concerns, and questions membership has shared over the past few weeks regarding the new requirements. Our Board of Directors plans to draft an additional letter from the AFMRD. We will continue to communicate with members about this process.
Thank you for your continued dedication to the family medicine specialty!
September 30, 2022
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FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The ACGME has released the Family Medicine Program Requirement updates. The AFMRD Board, as fellow Program Directors, are as impacted by these updates as you. The excitement of important advancements in Family Medicine education, such as Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) and resident empanelment, is coupled with apprehension about how we all will have enough protected time to accomplish these innovations.
As we prepare to equip members with the most relevant and effective tools to be successful, we want to ensure our efforts are going towards the topics most meaningful to each of you. The updated Family Medicine Requirements will be the topic of our Listening Sessions on October 6, 2022, at 12pm CT/1pm ET and 7pm CT/8pm ET. These are open to all AFMRD members and are an opportunity for you to share your thoughts candidly with us. Zoom links for members to join these sessions may be found on the AFMRD website: https://www.afmrd.org/p/cm/ld/fid=1433
We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to the education of future family medicine physicians!
September 1, 2022
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FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
Do you know a program director who has made a lasting impact on the community they serve? It’s time to recognize their commitment to advancing family medicine by nominating them for the 2023 Nikitas J. Zervanos Outstanding Program Director Award. A program director may be nominated by family medicine program directors, faculty, residents, or a state chapter of the AAFP.
Information and nomination forms are available on the AFMRD website. Nominations will be accepted until October 3, 2022.
August 10, 2022
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FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
Dear AFMRD Members,
I'm pleased to announce that Mikala Moreau, C-TAGME, has accepted the position of AFMRD Executive Director. She is currently a Program Administrator over institutional GME and programs, including family medicine, in Indiana. She brings strong leadership skills and experience in residency program management. Mikala's first day will be September 1.
July 25, 2022
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FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
In May 2020, ABFM released a new Family Leave Policy and Time Away from Training Guidelines for Board-Eligibility. The policy applies to all family medicine residents and fellows. On June 27, the AFMRD and ABFM hosted an informational Zoom session to address common questions related to the policy. If you weren’t able to attend the live session, I encourage you to watch the recording at https://vimeo.com/724592730/e6bafe0fd7.
We all know that residency is stressful, and the past few years have been especially challenging. It’s important that we do what we can to support residents, especially as they become parents and/or experience personal illness or illness of a family member.
June 30, 2022
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FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The AFMRD board continues to be in contact with the ACGME Review Committee for Family Medicine. Please see the below message sent out by the committee on June 28th related to dedicated time for program leadership.
While the new Program Leadership Dedicated Time Requirements go into effect on July 1, the FM-RC has communicated that because they are still working on major revisions, they are not currently citing programs for not meeting the Dedicated Time Requirements.
Thank you for sharing your concerns! We will continue to update AFMRD members as we receive information from the ACGME.
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JUNE 28, 2022
Dear Members of the Family Medicine Community,
The ACGME Review Committee for Family Medicine has been made aware of questions and concerns within the family medicine community regarding the recently approved modifications to the Program Requirements for Family Medicine related to dedicated time for program leadership for activities related to administration of the program. Many of these questions focus on how the dedicated time requirements for family medicine compare to other specialties. As was previously communicated, the ACGME Board of Directors provided a framework and guidelines for the Review Committees to use in establishing dedicated time requirements and, over the course of the last year, each Review Committee proposed modifications to their requirements as needed to conform to the new guidelines. Each Review Committee worked independently and there is some variation in how the dedicated time requirements are structured across specialties.
Based on feedback from the family medicine community, the Review Committee for Family Medicine, in collaboration with the ACGME's Accreditation Standards team, has reexamined the guidelines and the recently revised dedicated time requirements for program leadership. Now, with a clearer understanding of what the guidelines permit, the Review Committee has determined that for mid-sized programs, there is some room for expansion. Modifications of Program Requirement II.A.2.a) will be included in the proposed major revision of the Program Requirements that will be reviewed by the ACGME Board at its September 2022 meeting.
The Review Committee for Family Medicine extends its sincere appreciation to those who voiced concern, and thanks the family medicine community for its continued support and patience as the Program Requirements are finalized and approved. The leadership and members of the Review Committee remain grateful for the privilege of serving this community.
Sincerely,
Grant Hoekzema, MD, Chair, Review Committee for Family Medicine
Colleen Cagno, MD, Vice Chair, Review Committee for Family Medicine
Eileen Anthony, Executive Director, Review Committee for Family Medicine, ACGME
June 23, 2022
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FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
On June 17, 2022, the AFMRD family suffered a tragic loss when former AFMRD President, Michael F. Mazzone, MD passed away suddenly.
Dr. Mazzone graduated from Wheaton College and Jefferson Medical College. He completed his residency training under Dr. Nikitas Zervanos at Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, PA. Dr. Mazzone served in the Peace Corps in Swaziland and in the U.S. Air Force before joining the faculty at Waukesha Family Medicine Residency. He served as Program Director at Waukesha for 18 years.
Dr. Mazzone joined the AFMRD Board of Directors in 2010 and served as President from 2015-16. During his time on the board, Dr. Mazzone was instrumental in advocating for new and improved evaluation and teaching tools for programs and building a more vibrant community for Program Directors to shape relationships.
Dr. Mazzone will be greatly missed especially by those who were lucky to know him. His obituary may be viewed online: https://www.gmtoday.com/the_freeman/obituaries/michael-f-mazzone/article_58f971e4-f1ae-11ec-8147-57c2402f9b4a.html
June 13, 2022
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
As you may recall, the AFMRD partnered with the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) to develop a standardized National Graduate Survey of ABFM certified physicians practice patterns three years after residency completion. To ensure that your program will have sufficient data to create a meaningful report, we urge you to send an immediate last-minute reminder to your 2018 graduates. The 2021 survey deadline has been extended to June 30. A sample email may be found here: https://www.afmrd.org/p/cm/ld/fid=1034
Per the ABFM privacy policy, data will be shared only in aggregate and with all identifiers removed. To protect confidentiality, the ABFM will not provide programs with their own program-specific data if fewer than three graduates responded to the survey.
ABFM normally releases the results of the survey in the spring but, for this year the results will be released in fall 2022.
As you celebrate graduation, please remind your graduating residents to look for the survey in three years.
June 9, 2022
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FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
For the 2023-2024 application and interview season, family medicine organizations are considering making changes to improve the experience of students and residency programs in the interview and match process. The goal is to help more students and programs find the right fit and start to improve “application fever” where students feel compelled to apply to a large number of programs. Most specialties have already implemented some of these changes starting with the 2021 or 2022 application and interview season.
The AFMRD will be hosting three August 2022 sessions for members to give input into these changes. Decisions about changes to the family medicine match will be suggested for implementation by February 2023. All changes will be optional for programs.
The following changes will be considered:
- Improving information available to students about programs
- The ERAS Supplemental application including preference signaling
- Changes to interview offers
- Single interview offer release date
- Programs offer no more interviews than slots available and allow students 48 hours to respond
- Continued rolling interview offers and waitlist based on availability
- Optional “second look” visits are decoupled from ranking process
Please come to one of our three virtual town halls to provide feedback on these topics. The presenter will start with a 15-minute overview of the last five years of family medicine application and match data and then open up the session for comments and questions!
Monday, August 8, 2022 at 3pm ET/2pm CT – Download calendar invite (click on 3 dots on left side)
Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 7pm ET/6pm CT – Download calendar invite (click on 3 dots on left side)
Tuesday, August 16th at 12pm ET/11am CT - Download calendar invite (click on 3 dots on left side)
If you cannot attend, a video recording will be posted of the session on the AFMRD website with an opportunity to send in comments to the AFMRD.
We hope to see you there!
May 24, 2022
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
The AFMRD online discussion forum (sometimes called the listserv) is a central place for members to share ideas, ask questions, voice concerns, and celebrate accomplishments. To ensure optimal use of the discussion forum, please review the AFMRD Discussion Forum Information and Guidelines document: https://www.afmrd.org/d/do/3319.
Please note these recent updates:
- Surveys are not allowed beyond those within standard AFMRD operations (periodic member surveys, salary survey, quick hitters, or surveys related to urgent issues impacting members). Surveys generated by AFMRD members, intended for external dissemination, should survey through CERA: the CAFM Educational Research Alliance.
- Reply to the individual alone, without contacting the entire membership when appropriate. Individual email addresses may be found by scrolling to the bottom of the email or by searching the AFMRD Member Directory.
The online discussion forum remains one of AFMRD’s most coveted member benefits and we thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to share your wisdom and ideas with fellow members!
May 16, 2022
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FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
ICYMI: Please see the below Transitions in Medical Education Toolkits recently published by the ACGME.
In collaboration with the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), and the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), the ACGME has published new toolkits supporting the transition from residency to fellowship and from residency and fellowship to practice. These recommendations are not mandates; each residency and fellowship program will need to tailor approaches based on local needs and resources.
Transition to Fellowship: https://www.acgme.org/globalassets/documents/covid-19/medicaleducationtransitions.residencyfellowship.pdf
Transition to Clinical Practice: https://www.acgme.org/globalassets/documents/covid-19/medicaleducationtransitions.gmetopractice.pdf
May 12, 2022
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FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
After more than four years as Executive Director of the AFMRD, Deanne St. George has announced her plans to leave the AFMRD to return home to Minnesota. Her last day is May 13, 2022. The AFMRD Board of Directors thanks Ms. St. George for her dedicated service to the organization.
Mary Theobald will serve as Interim Executive Director over the next few months as the search for the next AFMRD Executive Director takes place. Ms. Theobald brings more than 20 years of experience working with family medicine organizations, including the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, and AFMRD’s FM-NICCE pilot project.
We wish Ms. St. George the best in her future endeavors, and we thank her for her leadership and commitment to the AFMRD!
March 29, 2022
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FROM: KIM STUTZMAN, MD, FAAFP
PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY DIRECTORS
I am honored and excited to serve as your 2022- 2023 AFMRD President. It was wonderful to see so many of you in person this past weekend.
As I mentioned in my speech at the AFMRD Annual Meeting, we have faced a lot over the past few years. However, I am confident that together we will meet the challenges we face and continue to build the best programs that we can for the communities we serve.
Thank you for being a part of the AFMRD! I look forward to being your advocate over the next year.