• FP Essentials

    Monthly Clinical Guidance to Elevate Your Practice

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    Subscribe today and receive:

    1. Monthly Clinical Guidance: Dive deep into essential family medicine topics. Each month, explore a meticulously chosen clinical subject, complete with in-depth guidance, learning objectives, and posttest Q&A.

    2. Essentials for Practice: Discover key practice recommendations and treatment algorithms. Enhance your clinical decision-making and elevate patient care.

    3. CME Credits: Earn up to 60 CME credits. Stay current while advancing your professional growth.

    4. Preparation for Certification: Our monthly editions follow a comprehensive 3-year clinical topic cycle, aligned with the ABFM exam format. Be confidently prepared for success.

    5. Plus: Monthly new edition email alerts with access to the newest monograph and CME quiz. 

    “It's written for primary care physicians. Unlike specialty publications/journals, the content is applicable to day-to-day practice, where the rubber meets the road.”  -FP Essentials reader


    Subscribe to Digital

    You will be charged annually. Cancel anytime. Access to 12 editions (1 year). Includes immediate online access and app. Issues post mid-month. 

    AAFP Member: $350

    Resident: $185

    New Physician: $285

    Nonmember: $485

    Other Health Care Professional: $380


    Subscribe to Print + Digital

    You will be charged annually. Cancel anytime. Access to 12 editions (1 year). Includes print, immediate online access and app. Print issues ship mid-month of publish date.

    AAFP Member: $385

    Resident: $220

    New Physician: $315

    Nonmember: $500

    Other Health Care Professional: $415



    Digital subscription includes access to the 12 editions within subscription term. Previous online editions can be purchased individually: $39.95 for members and $44.95 for nonmembers. View list of editions. Access within the app is limited to subscribers with active subscriptions.

    Renewing subscribers should log in to renew existing subscriptions. If you are unsure of your subscription status or want to change your subscription format, please contact the Member Resource Center at (800) 274-2237 or aafp@aafp.org.

    Residency Programs: AAFP offers residency programs special pricing on FP Essentials— $110 per one-year subscription—if you purchase 3 or more subscriptions. You must purchase 3 or more subscriptions in a single transaction. Call us at (800) 274-2237 to purchase resident subscriptions for your residency program. Learn more.

    The American Medical Association (AMA) accepts the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Prescribed credit as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM for the AMA Physician's Recognition Award (PRA). When applying for the AMA PRA, AAFP Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed credit, not as AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.  AAFP Prescribed credit is also accepted by the American Academy of Physician Assistants, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board, and the American Association of Medical Assistants.