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Our Members
Who our members are
AAFP members represent the face of family medicine. They are passionate clinicians, researchers and academicians who work tirelessly on medicine’s front line.
Nearly one in four of all office visits are made to general and family physicians.
Nearly one in four of all office visits are made to general and family physicians.
- Conduct 207 million office visits each year – nearly 62 million more than any other medical specialty
- Provide majority of care for America’s underserved and rural populations
- Treat more chronic illnesses than other specialties
- Write 25% of all prescriptions
- See patients throughout the life cycle
Our relationship with our members
AAFP members trust the Academy to support them throughout their career -- from medical school, through residency and clinical practice to retirement. Among the membership benefits they most appreciate are AAFP’s continuing medical education and advocacy efforts.
- More than 75% of all family physicians are AAFP members.
- The AAFP is an accredited provider of continuing medical education (CME).
- Members must earn 150 CME credits every three years to maintain membership.
- We customize our media and messages for our members.
- Our Web site is used by 1.6 million people monthly.
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