2025 “MAFP Member Advocacy Day” - Dates T.B.A. for 2025
The “MAFP Member Advocacy Day” is an annual event exclusively for MAFP Members! We encourage you to join your MAFP Family Physician colleagues from across Maine in Augusta for this special Member-Only event. The MAFP Member Advocacy Day is a great opportunity to join with your colleagues from across Maine to meet with State legislators to advocate for Family Medicine and the health of all Mainers.
This event is FREE and exclusive to MAFP Members in good standing. 2025 Date T.B.A - this is a Member-Only Event - Invitation and Registration notice will be emailed to all members when dates are announced in the Fall.
For more information please email the MAFP Executive Director for the Registration link.
"Physicians’ Day at the Legislature" is a biennial event sponsored by the Maine Medical Association & the Maine Osteopathic Association during the 1st year of the Legislative session. Dates are normally announced by MMA in the Fall for the following winters Legislative session.
For questions about this event, please call the MMA at 207-480-4187.
“Doctor of the Day” at the Maine Legislature: Participate in the process as a “Doctor of the Day” at the Maine legislature. In addition to familiarizing yourself with Maine’s legislative process and meeting your legislators, you may have your children serve as “Honorary Pages” during your visit. This is a great opportunity to meet your legislators and increase visibility of family medicine. (The “Doctor of the Day” program is sponsored by the Maine Medical Association and open to all Maine licensed physicians.) For more information and to Register go to: https://www.mainemed.com/doctor-day
Maine Medical Association (MMA)/Maine Osteopathic Association (MOA) Legislative Committee: The MMA & MOA have joined and will hold weekly Legislative Committee conference call during the legislative session to review and finalize the MMA’s position on bills printed that week, to hear the views of specialty societies on the new bills, their concerns about any health policy issues, and to discuss the highlights of legislative action that week.
For more information or to join the calls, please contact Sarah Lepoff at the MMA - via email at: slepoff@mainemed.com or phone 207-622-3374.
MAFP Board members participate on every call.