Amaury Michel, MD, received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago and his medical degree from Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. He loves working with Spanish-speaking patients and underserved individuals from all backgrounds. Amaury is the inpatient chief for his family medicine residency program for the 2024-2025 academic year and is focused on enhancing the teaching culture. He is a strong advocate for bicycle helmet safety and can often be found cycling around his hometown of Chicago.

Barbra Rabson has led the Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP) since 1998, and under her leadership MHQP has become a national leader in the measurement and public reporting of health care information, with a particular focus on measuring and improving patients’ experiences of care. MHQP’s main focus areas include capturing patient experiences, advancing health equity, enhancing telehealth and strengthening primary care. Ms. Rabson has led MHQP’s most recent work to create a dashboard to monitor the health of primary care in Massachusetts. She is a member of the Milbank Advisory Committee for the Health of US Primary Care Scorecard, the MA Executive Office of Health and Human Services Quality Measure Alignment Task Force and Quality Subcommittee, the Massachusetts Health Equity Data Standards Technical Advisory Committee, and a member of the Betsey Lehman Center Measurement and Transparency Task Force.

Ms. Rabson received her Masters in Public Health from Yale University and her undergraduate degree from Brandeis University. She enjoys sculling on the Charles River and playing her cello in her free time.

Diana Rubio, MD, is currently serving as the Robert L. Phillips Health Policy Fellow at the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care, in conjunction with the Georgetown University Department of Family Medicine. Dr. Rubio also holds positions as the Family Medicine Representative on the AAMC Organizational Resident Representatives and as the Resident Liaison for the AAMC Group on Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee. Her professional interests encompass minority health disparities, health equity, and medical education.

Bryant Campbell currently serves as ADFM's Public Member. Bryant is an Oregon native who’s spent the past 24 years working in Oregon State Government, currently serving as the Director of Equity for Oregon's Department of Consumer and Business Services. Over the past 15 years Bryant has built a passion for advancing healthcare for patients who are underserved, misunderstood or often unheard and unseen. Bryant spent several years as a member of the Patient and Family Advisory Council for Providence Medical Group and as guest faculty for the Institute for Patient and Family Centered Care (IPFCC), sharing the patient experience and working with healthcare organizations helping to bring value to patient engagement. These unique experiences allow Bryant to bring the lens of a community member to organizations as they navigate to serve the ever changing needs of patients and the communities they represent.

Ryan Smith, DO, FAAFP is a Family Medicine Physician, Board-Certified in Family Medicine and OMT. He practices at Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital in Warren, MI where he serves as Associate Program Director in the Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Smith completed his medical degree at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and residency at Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital, where he also served as a Chief Resident. He currently serves as the New Physician-In-Practice Governor for the ACOFP. Dr. Smith’s mission is to allow each learner a suitable environment to learn, grow, and flourish.

Terrence E. “Terry” Steyer, MD, is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University (MD). He completed his family medicine residency training at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at the University of Michigan. Dr Steyer began his academic career at the Medical University of South Carolina, serving as the director of the Trident – MUSC Transitional Year Residency and director of a medical school course on evidence-based medicine. 

In 2009, he was recruited to the Medical College of Georgia – University of Georgia Medical Partnership where he served as the founding chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences. Dr. Steyer was recruited back to MUSC in 2014 to serve as chair of the Department of Family Medicine and was named the first Gregory-Chandler Endowed Chair in Family Medicine in 2015. In 2017, he was named chief of the Primary Care Integrated Center for Clinical Excellence (ICCE) and President of Carolina Family Care. In these roles, Dr. Steyer has served as leader of primary care efforts across MUSC Health. In 2021, he was elected by his peers to serve as president of MUSC Physicians, the faculty group practice. He was appointed Interim Dean of the College of Medicine effective April 1, 2022 and, following a national search, was named Dean of the College of Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs by the MUSC Board of Trustees in December 2022.

Dr. Steyer is an active member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, for which he served as President 2009-10. He is an active researcher in the area of health care policy and leadership development for health care professionals. His current work includes research on the evolution of primary care medicine at MUSC.

Dr Richardson currently serves as Chair of Family Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. In addition, she serves as editor-in-chief of the Annals of Family Medicine. Previously, Dr. Richardson served associate chair for research programs in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan and as the director of the Veterans Administration Diabetes Quality Improvement Initiative (QUERI). She conducted a multi-site implementation study of the Diabetes Prevention Program for veterans.

Dr Richardson is a physical activity and diabetes prevention researcher who emphasizes the importance of using low-cost and scalable approaches to promoting physical activity. Her most recent research focuses on lifestyle change in type 2 diabetes using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and low-carb diet coaching. She develops and tests internet-mediated behavioral interventions to increase physical activity, decrease weight and prevent diabetes. Focusing on components of web-based interventions that are interactive and individually tailored, She builds interventions that are more than just static informational websites. They incorporate objective monitoring, individually tailored feedback and motivational messaging while providing online social support to motivate and engage users.  

Ray Haeme has participated in the North American Primary Care Research Group’s (NAPCRG) Patient and Clinician Engagement (PaCE) project as a doctor-patient dyad member, and as a member of the PaCE council since its inception. Haeme has organized and conducted symposia describing patient engagement opportunities. Because of these relationships, he has served as a public participant on two committees of the American College of Physicians (Clinical Guidelines, and High Value Care Committees). Haeme has served as a Merit Reviewer for PCORI’s Pragmatic Clinical Studies program, and was awarded PCORI Pipeline to Proposal funding to build a community team capable of participating in primary care research. Through the award, he has formed a relationship with a research team from Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina. This community team is actively pursuing research and educational outreach programs to improve healthcare outcomes for members of our community. Haeme is a retired career Army Officer, and retired from a second career as a management consultant. He earned a Master of Science in industrial engineering from The Ohio State University.

Keyona Pointer, BS is a fourth-year medical student at the Boston Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Her academic focus includes exploring how socioeconomic factors affect medical outcomes and comorbidities. This area of interest has driven Keyona’s involvement in research and community service, where she seeks to address healthcare inequalities and improve access to quality care for underserved populations. While at BU, she served as the Treasurer for the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), where she managed finances and supported initiatives aimed at promoting diversity and addressing healthcare disparities. Additionally, as a mentor and student leader for the Early Medical School Selection Program (EMSSP), Keyona has had the opportunity to guide and inspire aspiring medical students while contributing to their educational and professional development. Looking ahead, she is excited about the next steps in her career and the opportunity to continue learning and growing within the field of Family Medicine. 

Dr Schrager joined the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health as faculty at Northeast clinic in 1996. She received her MD degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. She completed her residency in family medicine at the MacNeal Hospital program in Berwyn, Illinois and then completed a self-designed fellowship in Women’s Health at MacNeal that combined graduate work in Women’s Studies with clinical care in family practice and low risk obstetrics. She received a MS in Population Health with a focus on the epidemiology of osteoporosis in women with cognitive disabilities.

Her teaching focus is on women’s health education for residents. She practices full spectrum family medicine at Northeast Clinic and works at the department doing faculty development and promotions and mentoring. She was the director of the Academic Fellowship from 2008-2020 and served the Editor in chief of the Wisconsin Medical Journal and the Medical Editor of FPM. She is currently Editor in Chief of the Family Medicine Journal.

Dr. Schrager has a longstanding interest in practice-based research and has worked with WREN for many years. Her current research interests include work life balance and shared decision making in cancer screening. She looks forward to working with researchers in real world primary care practices making discoveries that will impact the practice of primary care.

Sarah Holder, DO, attended medical school at Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her family medicine residency training at Methodist Health System in Dallas, Texas. She has spent the majority of her career thus far in academic family medicine and is currently the program director at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, NJ. She is currently serving as a member at large on the board of the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors.

Dr Edje is a board-certified family physician, chair of the family medicine review committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and chair of the nominating committee of the American Medical Association’s Council on Medical Education. She was on the writing group for the new requirements for family medicine training in the United States. She is an Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine alumna who was the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians 2012 Family Physician of The Year. She was recipient of the 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award from the University of Cincinnati and the Distinguished Humanitarian Alumni Award from Michigan Medicine. She started at Michigan State University at age 16 where she received a bachelor of science degree in physiology. She was president of her medical school student body at the University of Michigan Medical School (UMMS) then completed her family medicine training, with honors, followed by 13 years in private practice and health system leadership. She subsequently returned to her residency program to serve as program director for seven years. She has since founded two family medicine residency programs. Dr Edje has a masters in health professions education from the University of Michigan. As senior associate dean for medical education at UMMS, she supports the medical education of 680 medical students, 1300 house officers, and 3,000 faculty as well as medical education at the Ann Arbor VA. Her interests include mitigating bias in assessment, master adaptive learners, and medical education policy.

Ciara Robb, OMS IV, at Rocky Vista University in Southern Utah and the Student Governor of the ACOFP. Ciara has a strong background in leadership within the ACOFP, and she is deeply passionate about osteopathic family medicine and leadership in the field. Originally from a ranch in rural Utah, she earned her Biology degree from Southern Utah University. Throughout her career, Ciara has been actively involved in rural health, including researching rural public health and serving as a mentor and teacher in the Rural Scholars Program during her undergrad years. She is a member of the rural and wilderness track at her medical school and has completed most of her 3rd-year rotations in rural underserved areas of Montana. Ciara is dedicated to gaining the necessary training and experience to become a champion for rural healthcare. Her aspiration is to pursue a residency in the rural Mountain West and receive full-scope training. Outside of medicine, she enjoys backpacking, climbing, fishing, running, and cooking.

Dr. Irfan Asif is associate dean for Primary Care and Rural Health and Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine within the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine. He currently serves as Chair of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Collaborative Research Network and Chair of the Research Development Committee for the Association of Departments of Family Medicine. He is Associate Editor for the journal Sports Health and serves as team physician for UAB Athletics, Birmingham Legion FC, and USA Wheelchair Rugby. His research explores several domains within sports cardiology with an emphasis on combating physical inactivity for the prevention of cardiometabolic disease. Additionally, he is a pioneer in developing educational training programs, with a focus on those who are under-represented in the medical and science fields. Dr. Asif’s cumulative work has garnered significant funding, totaling $36 million as a Principal Investigator and $28 million as a Co-Investigator. He was recently named the Heersink Endowed Professor in Sports and Exercise Medicine at UAB. Dr. Asif is married to his wife Sony, who is a Veterinary Ophthalmologist, has two kids Ray and Ruby, as well as a one-eyed dog named Muskie.

Dr Bowman oversees the largest health professions education program ($2B) in the United States, including approximately 120,000 trainees in more than 40 different health professions.

She completed her pre-medical undergraduate training at Pennsylvania State University and earned her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College. Following her family medicine residency at Duke University Medical Center, she earned her MPA at the University of Southern California and received an honorary MA from the University of Pennsylvania.

Certified in both Family Medicine and in Preventive Medicine, Dr Bowman's first position was as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Public Health Service. Her career has spanned four universities, as teacher, clinician, researcher and leader. At Georgetown University, she was Assistant Dean and Division Director for Family Medicine. Next, she was Department Chair of Family and Community Medicine at Wake Forest University. She was recruited to the University of Pennsylvania as Professor and Founding Chair, Department of Family Medicine and Health; Director of the University's Center for Public Health Initiatives (including a MPH program); and Co-Director of Penn's multidisciplinary Mixed Methods Research Laboratory. She subsequently served as Dean of the Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University. She also has served as President of both the American Board of Family Medicine and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.

Dr. Bowman's work has been published in over 200 publications and includes areas of behavior change, personal health, women's health, and community health. She currently edits the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine and is also past editor of the Journal of Women's Health and the Archives of Family Medicine.

Dr Wilson received his bachelor’s degree from Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Mass., and his MD and MPH from the University of Pittsburgh. He completed his internship and residency in family medicine plus a faculty development fellowship at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital in Pittsburgh. He served as Director of Medical Decision-Making Education for UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency and Director of University of Pittsburgh-UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship.

He has published more than 85 peer-reviewed publications, and numerous book chapters, handbooks, and letters to the editor. Faculty and students have recognized his teaching and mentoring at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Penn State College of Medicine. He and team members have been recognized for their research and scholarship by American Academy of Family Physicians, Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and American College of Clinical Pharmacist.

He has been privileged to serve on the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration’s Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry, and to serve on the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine in a number of ways including as President of its board of directors. In addition, he is a member of American Academy of Family Physicians, Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors, and National Medical Association.

Diamond Williams, MS, BA, is a second-year medical student at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Diamond’s career interests are deeply rooted in Family Medicine and are driven by her desire to build long-lasting relationships with both individual patients and her local community. In line with this goal, she has pursued community-engaged learning activities through various avenues, including: the Urban and Community Health Pathway at MCW, community-engaged summer research, volunteering, and electives. Diamond currently serves on the boards of MCW’s Family Medicine Student Association and Student Health Initiative for Pipeline Programs as treasurer and High School Chair, respectively. Her work with student organizations not only allows her to pursue her passion for engaging with the community, but provides the opportunity to create spaces for students to learn more about Family Medicine.

Sumi Makkar Sexton, MD, FAAFP, has been Editor-in-Chief of American Family Physician since 2018 and actively involved with the journal since the late 1990s. She is also currently the Editor-in-Chief of FP Essentials. She is a professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine and president and founding partner of Premier Primary Care Physicians, a private family practice in Arlington, Virginia. Her roles include editing, practicing family medicine, caring for newborns through aging adults, teaching students, residents and fellows, and practice administration. 

Tanya was a special education teacher turned stay-at-home mom when her life dramatically changed due to her son, Noah’s, devastating healthcare experience. This profound experience sparked a passion for engaging in improving the safety and quality of healthcare for everyone. Returning to school to advance her training in the field, she currently holds a Masters of Public Health from the University of New Hampshire and a Doctorate in Clinical and Population Health Research from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. While a graduate student, Tanya learned improvement science, research methods and worked with many experts. However, there always seemed to be something missing; the voice and experiences of patients. This observation spurred Tanya to become a national leader in assisting healthcare organizations to recognize and include the voices of those with lived experience in organizational design and healthcare quality improvement.

Today, Tanya holds the title of Director of Patient and Family Engagement at the Foundation for Healthy Communities in Concord, NH. The main purpose of this work is to collaborate with all NH healthcare systems to improve the quality of care through strengthened partnerships with patients, families, and communities. This role allows her to combine her expertise in Quality Improvement and Human-Centered Design Strategies with her passion for including all healthcare stakeholders. At the Foundation, Tanya is the Primary Investigator on a grant from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts looking to improve the management of patients with a Substance Use Disorder (SUD)  in the in-patient, acute care setting. This project is using an Experience Based Co-Design model to include all stakeholders, include individuals with a SUD, to redesign and improve care. This innovative project elevates voices from communities that have not historically been included in healthcare improvement. 

Tanya consults, teaches, and serves as a keynote speaker on national circuits related to patient safety, quality improvement, and patient/family engagement. Her passion, initiated by tragedy, is sustained by hope for a safer, more inclusive healthcare system.

A family doctor and renowned primary care researcher, Tara Kiran investigates how changes in the health care system impact patients, particularly the most vulnerable. In her research and practice, she develops and tests solutions to make health care more inclusive and more effective. Much of Tara’s research has evaluated how primary care reforms have impacted quality of care. She also leads research to directly improve quality of care including initiatives to measure and reduce care disparities, engage patients in health service improvement, and support physicians to learn from data. In 2022, Tara launched OurCare, a national initiative to engage the public in co-creating the blueprint for a stronger, more equitable primary care system in Canada. Tara holds the Fidani Chair of Improvement and Innovation at the University of Toronto. She practices family medicine at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto. She is the Vice Chair for Quality and Innovation in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, a Scientist at the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael’s Hospital, a Senior Adjunct Scientist at ICES and an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. You can learn more about her research at https://maphealth.ca/kiran/