Each FMIG has the responsibility of setting goals and writing a mission statement. Some examples of goals may be to participate in a community service every month or to increase involvement from M3 and M4 students. It is important that your FMIG set both short and long-term goals. Below are some examples of FMIG mission statements and goals.

Examples of Mission Statements:

School A

“The Family Medicine Interest Group strives to aid in professional development, cultivate interest in Family Medicine, provide an outlet for serving our community, and promote social activities for our members.”

School B

“The mission of the Family Medicine Interest Group is to foster interest and learning in students about the area of Family Medicine, with the intention of recruiting aspiring physicians to become Family Medicine Physicians.”

Examples of FMIG Goals:

School C

1. Education – increase awareness and educate medical students about family medicine. Assist in residency searches and understanding the match. 
2. Professional development – Provide opportunities for mentorship, networking, and leadership development for medical students and family medicine residents. 
3. Outreach – conduct community service projects on behalf of patients in the city and the surrounding areas. 
4. Advocacy – Shape health care policy through interactions with government, the public, and physician organizations at local, state and national levels. 
5. Pipeline to Family Medicine – Organize a sequence of programs that will identify and cultivate future family physicians from middle school to residency.

School D

1. Increase interest in Family Medicine by exposing students to wide variety of opportunities that are available in Family Medicine, such as increasing different workshops at the Procedures Fair. 
2. Increase community outreach by raising money for a local nonprofit health related organization and increasing the number of volunteers at the free health clinic.
3. Provide support to Humanities activities on campus. 
4. Improve patient education program at Saturday Free Clinic.

In addition to setting an FMIG’s goals, an FMIG leader may want to define individual goals. A PowerPoint presentation about FMIG leadership is available, please e-mail Jennifer Galt for a copy of this presentation.