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2026 Meet Your MATCH - Programs

Build connections with medical students interested in family medicine.

Showcase your family medicine residency program and teach a hands-on procedure (optional). This event provides an opportunity to engage with medical students interested in the specialty, including those entering the MATCH this fall. Participants in the University of Minnesota’s BRIIDGE program for international medical graduates will also take part.

Display
  • $600 per table (you may purchase multiple tables).

  • Includes one 5' x 2' table (no drape or skirt) with one chair, WiFi, and electricity (if requested).

  • Will be arranged against walls or back-to-back with other tables.

  • Will be assigned by the MAFP in advance and marked by table tents on site.

  • Plan on a tabletop display. (Space is cozy, and it may not be possible to use a pop-up floor display.)

Procedure
  • No additional cost. (Display table purchase required.)

  • Includes one 5' x 2' table (no drape or skirt) with four chairs, WiFi, and electricity (if requested).

  • Will be assigned by the MAFP in advance and marked by table tents on site.

  • Your program must provide all materials for the procedure, including trash bags.

  • Plan to engage attendees as they arrive—workshop learning is “on demand.”

Key Dates
  • May 1, 2026 – Program registration deadline

  • May 10, 2026 –

    • Payment due in full

    • Deadline to cancel with refund

    • Deadline for additional display details (program name, electricity needs)

    • Deadline for procedure details (host program name, procedure title, electricity needs)

Event Schedule

7:30 - 8:30 am

Tables setup & breakfast for representatives

8:30 - 11:30 am

Connections time & procedure workshops

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Tables teardown (must be entirely off site by 12:00 pm)

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be received by office@mafp.org in writing by September 13, 2026, to receive a refund of the registration fee. Cancellations made after this date will forfeit 100% of the registration fee.

Venue Policies
  • Carts may not be taken though exterior doors of Wilder Center. All load-in that needs to occur on carts must go through the loading dock on the back side of the building. See map.

  • Media streaming services (with the exception of YouTube) are disabled throughout Wilder Center.

  • The exhibitor assumes the entire responsibility and liability for losses, damages and claims arising out of exhibitor’s activities on the venue premises and will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the venue, its owner and its management company, as well as their respective agents, servants and employees from any such losses, damages and claims.

  • Storage space is not available for display materials and/or show merchandise.

MAFP Policies
  • The MAFP will not guarantee the security of unattended exhibits.

  • All exhibits must be installed and ready by 8:30 am.

  • All exhibit items must be removed from the venue by 12:00 pm.

  • Interference with normal traffic flow is not allowed.

  • Only bite-sized (1 oz.) treats in original packaging may be distributed at exhibits.

  • No helium balloons are permitted in the exhibitor area.

  • Offensive promotions by exhibit personnel will not be tolerated.

  • Orders may be taken, but exhibitors may not conduct sales transactions (exchange of money) during the event.

  • Exhibitors who fail to observe venue or MAFP policies or who, in the opinion of the MAFP, conduct themselves unethically will be asked to leave without refund.

Date
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Time
8:30 AM – 11:30 AM CDT
Location
Wilder Center
451 Lexington Pkwy N
St. Paul, MN 55104

Easy to get to! Just a short walk from the Green Line Lexington Pkwy Station and multiple Lexington/University Ave bus stops, plus ample no-cost ramp parking.

Tickets

2026 Meet Your MATCH - Display Table

Registration ends on Sep 13, 2026 11:59 PM.

Capacity: 3 remaining

$600
2026 Meet Your MATCH - Procedure Table

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