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Patient Care
- Clinical Recommendations
- Prevention & Wellness
- Care Resources
- Hot Topics
- EveryONE Project
- National Research Network
- Global Health
Practice & Career
- Managing Your Practice
- Managing Your Career
- Getting Paid
- Value-based Delivery & Payment Models

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Med Student & Resident

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Events

November 8-12. Adult Medicine Livestream with AFP Journal Case Study Pre-course. Attend the full course or choose from half-day sessions.

Membership

Become a Member
- Active Membership
- Resident Membership
- Student Membership
- Chapter Membership
- Transitional Membership
- International Membership
- Life Membership
- Inactive Membership
- Supporting Membership
- Reinstate Membership or Rejoin
- Member Re-election Cycles
- AAFP National Dues Payment Policy
Member Benefits
- Member Value
- Primary +
- AAFP Mobile App
- AAFP Insurance Program
- Awards for Family Physicians
- Awards for Students & Residents
- Awards for Family Medicine Champions
- AAFP Member Advantage
Member Welcome Center
Key AAFP Initiatives
- Administrative Simplification
- AAFP Rural Health Initiative
- Building the Pipeline
- Physician Payment Reform
- New Primary Care Paradigm
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
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Advocacy

Advocacy Wins: Working For You
Speak Out & Fight for Family Medicine
By Topic: Health Care Coverage
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Medicaid Coverage
- Medicare Coverage
By Topic: Health Care Delivery
- Accountable Care Organizations
- End-of-Life Care
- Medical Home
By Topic: Health Information Technology
- Electronic Health Records
- Telehealth & Telemedicine
By Topic: Navigating Legal Issues
- Administrative Simplification
- Antitrust/Collective Negotiation
- Medical Liability
- Patient Privacy (HIPAA)
- Transparency
By Topic: Physician Payment
By Topic: Physician Workforce
By Topic: Prevention & Public Health
By Topic: Primary Care Research
FamMedPAC
AAFP Key Contacts Program
AAFP Grassroots Advocacy
- Congress 101
- Lobbying 101
FMAN: Family Medicine Action Network
- Advocacy Conferences
State Advocacy Efforts
Congressional Legislative Bill Tracker
State Legislative Bill Tracker
AAFP Primary Care Caucus

Without congressional action, the Medicare physician fee schedule proposed rule will result in unsustainable payment cuts for family physicians in 2023. We’re advocating to swiftly avert these cuts and implement long-term reform.

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News

With the number of U.S. monkeypox cases rising, vaccine and public health expert Jonathan Temte, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., answers your questions about the outbreak and what family physicians should know.

Our mission is simple: Strengthen family physicians and the communities they care for. Built on decades of proven representation, leadership, and advocacy, we support our members and the specialty with high standards and dynamic opportunities.

Treating the whole person through family medicine

Building patient-physician relationships on a personal level place family physicians as the cornerstone of health care. Discover how the AAFP and its members promote, support, and advance this vital role in patient and community health.

Leadership opportunities

Get involved! Leadership roles are available for members throughout their career in the specialty, from student to family physician.

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Who is the AAFP?

Our mission is simple: Strengthen family physicians and the communities they care for. Built on decades of proven representation, leadership, and advocacy, we support our members and the specialty with high standards and dynamic opportunities.

Treating the whole person through family medicine

Building patient-physician relationships on a personal level place family physicians as the cornerstone of health care. Discover how the AAFP and its members promote, support, and advance this vital role in patient and community health.

Leadership opportunities

Get involved! Leadership roles are available for members throughout their career in the specialty, from student to family physician.

Connect with the AAFP

Strengthen your relationship with the family medicine community.