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    • Family Medicine, Specialist in

    The American Academy of Family Physicians defines a "specialist" in family medicine as a physician who meets at least one of the following three criteria:

    1. Successful completion of an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-approved family medicine residency program or a three-year American Osteopathic Association-approved postgraduate family medicine residency program; or
    2. Maintenance of eligibility requirements for active membership in the AAFP; or
    3. Certification by a recognized certifying board in the specialty of family medicine.

    (1990) (September 2024 COD)

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