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A record 56 percent of respondents to the 2003 AAFP Member Attitude Survey said they were "very satisfied" with the Academy when comparing it with other medical associations. Overall, 85 percent viewed AAFP favorably (see the chart).
Moreover, 74 percent -- including 27 percent who "strongly agreed" -- said AAFP did a good job representing family physicians to the rest of organized medicine. An almost identical 73 percent agreed that the Academy was doing a good job representing family medicine to the public. Sixty-five percent said the Academy was doing a good job representing the specialty to the government.
In addition, 92 percent of survey respondents said they were well-informed about major actions and programs of the AAFP. Those who "strongly agreed" rose from 36 percent last year to 47 percent in 2003. The majority of members said they received that information through American Family Physician (81 percent) and Academy mailings (59 percent). Many members also said they obtained the information from the Web site (http://www.aafp.org), Family Practice Management and FP Report.
The respondents gave the highest rankings to these AAFP products and services: computerized CME record keeping, American Family Physician, the Academy Web site, patient education materials, toll-free phone number, Family Practice Management, regional CME, Annual Scientific Assembly and the AAFP Web site for patients (http://familydoctor.org).
Seventy-two percent of respondents said family physicians provide higher-quality health care now than 10 years ago. Ninety-three percent said outside regulations were making it more and more difficult to practice medicine.
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