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MAFP Supports Two Student Programs This Summer!

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to shadow the head nurse practitioner at the Augusta clinic. From my first step into the convention center in Kansas City, I was in awe of the magnitude of the event and the opportunity to meet medical students and residents from across the country.

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

GeriPal

Alex: We’ve got a lot to talk about…what states are doing and cities are doing to support older adults in the community. It was designed to really balance what Medicaid at the time was to provide nursing homes and Medicare is obviously health insurance. But, what you need is a community-based game there.

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Keynote: Finding your bliss—beating physician “burnout”

Pamela Wible MD

Wible held town hall meetings and she invited citizens in her community to design their own ideal clinic. Open since 2005 her community clinic has inspired Americans to create ideal hospitals and clinics nationwide. And I was able to do 90% of what my community wanted and open one month later with no outside funding.

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