Decision Tree for Advocacy Requests for Action
Request for Action
Doesn’t fall within AFMAC priorities but may fit
other priorities in Strategic Plan
Direct and Strongly fits STFM Strategic Plan Priorities,
including AFMAC* Legislative Priorities
Falls within AFMAC Priorities
Request for statement or
other unilateral action
Request to sign on letter
(already written by other group)
AFMAC recommends policy;
CAFM orgs adopt;
Staff implements
Request from “family”, STFM Member
or Group On, or a coalition we are
part of, or other interested party
Directly and strongly correlates to one of
STFM Strategic Priorities and Action
would have a Measurable Impact as
determined by the Executive Committee.
Executive Committee can entertain
request but must do due diligence to
show how the request falls within the
Strategic Plan and the action would
have a measurable effect.
Does Not Directly and Strongly
Correlate to one of the STFM
Strategic Priorities or AFMAC
Advocacy Priorities
Do Not Entertain – it would utilize
resources not in keeping with
strategic plan
Request from “family”, STFM
members, Group On or
coalitions we are part of
STFM Executive Committee Can Entertain Request
(Would utilize minimal resources, but consideration
should be given to “fit” with strategic plan; action
should be entertained only if it directly and strongly
fits with strategic plan. If not a good fit with strategic
plan, Exec. Dir. and President will decide whether to
get more parties involved in decision.)
Request from other
interested parties
Unless strong fit with Strategic Plan Priorities,
do not entertain
Given that the scope of our advocacy priori3es are derived from the broad
interests
of the membership, but by necessity must be strategically focused, it will be the responsibility of the Execu3ve Commi=ee to decide the applicability of the request to the Society’s strategic priori3es. *Academic Family Medicine Advocacy Committee