AAFP Subscription CME
FP Essentials™
Peer-reviewed. Ad-free. Authoritative.
Receive monthly monographs that focus on new diagnostic methods, treatments, and guidelines specific to family medicine. Each monograph explores a selected topic in-depth, presented in four easy-to-read, brief sections.
FP Essentials is also a great way to stay prepared for the ABFM Board exam. Editions follow a three-year clinical topic cycle designed to compliment the exam format.
Choose to receive monthly editions in-print and online, or online only when you subscribe. Earn up to 5 AAFP Prescribed credits each month -- up to 60 Prescribed credits per year.
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Take the FP Essentials Quiz for CME Credit
Complete the quiz associated with each editition you've read in order to receive CME credit. Subscription or purchase required.
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Subscribers: Access any edition online within your subscription period for two years from the date of its publication. Purchase any single-edition online editions you want that falls outside your subscription period and have access to it for two years from the date of its publication.
Nonsubscribers: Purchase any single-edition online edition you want and have access to it for two years from the date of its publication.
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Subscribers, read, listen, and earn CME from anywhere. Access current and past editions, print or email your annotations, take your quizzes, and more.
Not a subscriber? Sample a free digital edition of both FP Essentials and FP Audio.
About CME Credit
FP Essentials has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 60 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Term of approval is for two years from beginning distribution date for each edition.
The American Academy of Family Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education for physicians.
The AAFP designates this educational activity for a maximum of 60 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit. View more credit agreements »
After completion of each monthly edition of FP Essentials program, the participant will have completed an individual component of a systematic, comprehensive curriculum in the specialty of family medicine. The participant will be able to integrate this knowledge into patient care.
Upcoming Topics for
FP Essentials
- Gender and Sexual Health
- Nutrition
- Common Skin Conditions in Children
Partial list of the topics to be covered in future monthly editions. Not listed in order of publication.
Call for Authors
Proposals are being accepted to author future FP Essential editions. Learn more »
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Get an FP Essentials + FP Audio™ Combined Subscription and earn up to 84 AAFP Prescribed credits each year. Learn more »
Special Offer for Residency Programs
AAFP offers residency programs special pricing on FP Essentials if you purchase 3 or more subscriptions.
- FP Essentials – rates as low as $80 per subscription
- Combined (Both FP Audio and FP Essentials) - rates as low as $135 per subscription
You must purchase 3 or more subscriptions in a single transaction.
Call (800) 274-2237 to purchase resident subscriptions for your residency program.
Subscribers, read, listen, and earn CME from anywhere. Access current and past editions, print or email your annotations, take your quizzes, and more.
Not a subscriber? Sample a free digital edition of both FP Essentials and FP Audio.
Save with a Combined
Subscription
Get an FP Essentials + FP Audio™ Combined Subscription and earn up to 84 AAFP Prescribed credits each year. Learn more »
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