MAFP Sponsorship/Educational Grant/Exhibiting Opportunities

MAFP WINTER CONFERENCE
A very popular conference for both family physicians and grantors, the MAFP Winter Conference is held in late January or early February.  It takes place at the Arrowwood Resort in Alexandria, MN. This is a Friday – Saturday meeting with an attendance of 60-70 practicing family physicians and their families.

CME sessions and displays are held in the mornings, with the afternoons free for family activities.

Companies are invited to exhibit at the conference.  The exhibit fee is $1,500, which will be used to cover conference expenses.

Join us for the 2009 conference on January 30-31. Exhibit spots fill up quickly. Contact Lisa Regehr at (952) 542-0130, (800)999-8198, or e-mail lregehr@mafp.org.

RESEARCH FORUM
Be part of a small group of health-related companies involved in this unique program.  The program includes presentations by family physicians, academic family practice researchers, medical students, and residents.  The 2008 Research Forum will be held April 5, 2008, at the Embassy Suites Bloomington.

Contact Lisa Regehr at (952) 542-0130, (800)999-8198, or e-mail lregehr@mafp.org.

THE MAFP SPRING REFRESHER
The MAFP Spring Refresher has a long-standing reputation as one of the premier medical educational programs in the Upper Midwest. In 2008, 370 family physicians, family medicine residents and medical students attended the Spring Refresher.

The 2009 Spring Refresher will be held April 16-17th at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We are pleased to offer your company the opportunity to support a portion of the program by providing an educational grant. As a grantor, your company will be recognized on-site in the Spring Refresher syllabus, which is distributed to all attendees, and in the MAFP newsletter, the Minnesota Family Physician, which is sent to more than 3,000 MAFP members.

We estimate an average session costs approximately $1,000 per session. We request that funding provided be in the form of an unrestricted educational grant. Contributions to the MAFP are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.

For more information, call Lisa Regehr at (952) 542-0130, (800) 999-8198, or e-mail lregehr@mafp.org.

Additional sponsorship opportunities for the MAFP Annual Meeting and Spring Refresher:  We invite companies to sponsor meals, breaks and receptions held during the educational conference.  Signage is highly visible on the serving displays.

Three Spring Refresher Refreshment Breaks...$2,700 each.

Two Spring Refresher Breakfasts...$3,000 each.

The MAFP All-Member Celebration is held in the evening during the Spring Refresher. All-Member Celebration Buffet...$6,500; Dessert Bar...$1,300.  Members are recognized for their achievements, including announcing the Minnesota Family Physician of the Year.

Any one of the above sponsorships is a highly visible promotional opportunity for your company.

House of Delegates, (April 15, 2009)
The MAFP House of Delegates (HOD) convenes the day before the Spring Refresher begins, to conduct business for the organization.  In 2009, the House of Delegates will be held at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Minneapolis.  Attendance averages 100 members. 

We offer companies the opportunity to sponsor a House of Delegates event such as: Hot Buffet Breakfast…$2,400; Delegates Lunch…$2,500; one Refreshment Break…$1,500.

New Opportunity!  The House of Delegates (HOD) provides an afternoon education session on Practice Management.  Be a grantor for $1,500.

For more information, call Arlene Lensing at (952) 542-0130, (800)999-8198, or e-mail alensing@mafp.org.
 

MEDICAL STUDENT INTEREST FUND ACTIVITIES:

National Conference for Students and Residents
Physician recruiters… health care systems… pharmaceutical reps… looking for an excellent opportunity to have direct contact and exposure to our future family physicians? Each year at this conference, a social event such as a reception or dinner is held for the Minnesota attendees. Over the past six years, attendance at this timely networking gathering has been 75-90 per year.

To support this event, we ask for a minimum sponsorship of $500.  Along with your logo displayed on event invitations, related signage, plus in the MAFP Minnesota Family Physician newsletter, two representatives from each sponsoring organization will be invited to attend in person.

Call Lisa Regehr at (952) 542-0130, (800) 999-8198, or e-mail lregehr@mafp.org.

Custom Programs - Ward Survival  $1,500
The MAFP works with the student liaisons at each of the three medical school campuses to develop an educational program.  Past education programs have been Ward Survivals which help medical students transition from academic/lecture style of learning to clinical rotations.  Instruction includes how to write scripts and manage patient meds, the best resources to use on the wards, night call - how to prepare and what to expect, agenda setting for patient visits, and working in teams.  This particular program is for second-year students.  Both student and presenter evaluations have been very positive.  The best endorsement has been that faculty ask to come back and there was a waiting list of students wanting to attend.  Because some of the instruction is hands-on, attendance has been limited to 50 students. 

Other educational programs have focused on the breadth of family medicine, sub-specialization within family medicine, advocacy issues, and medical student needs in the changing health care environment.  A $1,500 contribution funds this program.

Family Medicine Interest Groups (FMIG)  $3,000
The three FMIGs at each medical school campus in Minnesota are student-run campus clubs with a faculty advisor.  The focus on programs on specialty choices of the students, workshops for building skills, and cross-specialty learning. The $3,000 is divided among the three medical schools.

Mayo Medical School’s FMIG won an AAFP award for outstanding programming for two years.  They focus on skills training workshops and community service projects.

UMN Duluth’s FMIG regularly attains 90-95% of their student body as members of their FMIG.  Their programming is a combination of skills workshops and social opportunities to interact with practicing physicians and other health care professionals. 

UMN Twin Cities’ FMIG has strong support from the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health with in-kind donations of supplies for skills workshops, an energetic faculty advisor and a student steering committee of 6-8 students.

For more information call Lisa Regehr at (952) 542-0130, (800) 999-8198, or e-mail lregehr@mafp.org.