About Family Medicine Midwest

Founded in 2012, Family Medicine Midwest is a multi-state collaboration dedicated to building a strong family medicine workforce to provide high-quality, comprehensive care to the people of our region. We are dedicated to attracting, keeping and developing outstanding family physicians for the future. The Family Medicine Midwest Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, is an established leader in collaborative family medicine workforce development.

The centerpiece of the Family Medicine Midwest Foundation is an annual conference. This three-day event attracts faculty, resident and medical students from Midwest states to:

• Attract and inspire medical students to choose Midwest Family Medicine Residency Programs

• Provide a format for residents to present, to learn from each other and from faculty presenters, and find their family medicine career path

• Showcase the amazing variety of career opportunities in family medicine

• Provide a platform to share innovative ideas, best practices and build regional networks dedicated to improving the health of all patients, tackling many of today’s most daunting public health challenges

Family Medicine Midwest States  

Illinois * Indiana * Iowa * Kansas *  Michigan * Missouri * Minnesota * Nebraska * North Dakota * South Dakota * Wisconsin *

Family Medicine Midwest Board of Directors 

Chair: Jacob Prunuske, MD, MSPH - Medical College of Wisconsin
Vice- Chair: Thomas Hahn, MD - University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Treasurer: Andrew Slattengren, DO - Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians
Executive Director: Jennifer L. O'Leary – Illinois Academy of Family Physicians

Directors:
Risheet Patel, MD, Indiana Academy of Family Physicians
Alicia Vazquez, MD - Ascension Saint Mary's Hospital Family Medicine Residency, Chicago
Lisa Phifer, MD - Minnesota
Ruben Hernandez, MD (Indiana)
Roxanne Smith, MD (Illinois)

Katie McLaughlin, University of Minnesota -Student board member 
Katherine Phelps, DO, Resurrection Family Medicine Residency (Chicago) Resident board member

Emeritus Board Members:
Janice Benson, MD - University of Chicago
Kathleen M. Macken, MD, United Family Medicine Residency Program (MN)

 
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