Making primary care "sexy": chocolate fondue

In a movement to make primary care more "sexy," we had tables in the lobby at lunch on Wednesday with information about primary care combined with a chocolate fondue sale. Fresh strawberries and other dried fruits were sold as a fundraiser for future FMIG activities. The table served as an opportunity to sign up students for membership in the American Academy of Family Physicians. Membership is free for students! Here is an interested student signing up for membership! We had 15 students sign up.

Membership in AAFP includes:

• free subscription to a twice-monthly peer-reviewed journal, American Family Physician
• weekly email updates about primary care
• scholarships to Family Medicine conferences
• discounts on various Family Medicine resources and products
  

Students can also sign-up online here.
Disclaimer: The online registration form says that you will be billed $15. However, the state chapter will actually pay for students' registration. So you will not be billed!

We gave out free Family Medicine water bottles, AAFP pens, and a factsheet about primary care.

Levon here is sharing with an interested medical student the health benefits of dark chocolate, which was provided on another handout. This is an example of how primary care focuses on prevention.