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Initial findings of a medical home national demonstration project of the American Academy of Family Physicians were made available in 2009. [36] A final report on the project, which began in 2006 at 36 sites, was also published in 2010. [needs update] [36] [37] By 2009, 20 bills in 10 states were introduced to promote medical homes. [38]
American Family Physician—an editorially independent official peer-reviewed, clinical review medical journal for physicians and other health care professionals. Family Practice Management [ 7 ] —a peer-reviewed, practice improvement journal dedicated to offering practical ideas for better practice, better patient care, and a better work ...
In 2006, when the nation had 100,431 family physicians, a workforce report by the American Academy of Family Physicians indicated the United States would need 139,531 family physicians by 2020 to meet the need for primary medical care. To reach that figure 4,439 family physicians must complete their residencies each year, but currently, the ...
The first move to begin an historical center within the specialty of family medicine came in 1987, when Claudene Clinton, then Director of the Division of Research and Information Services for the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), suggested the need for the establishment of a repository within the AAFP to house the growing body of material relating to the founding, growth and ...
American Family Physician (AFP) is the editorially independent, peer-reviewed and evidence-based medical journal published by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Published continuously since 1950, each issue delivers concise, easy-to-read clinical review articles for physicians and other health care professionals.
The journal is designed to help osteopathic family physicians care for their patients, improve their practices, and understand the activities ACOFP is taking on their behalf. [7] The content covers preventive medicine, managed care, osteopathic principles and practices, pain management, public health, medical education, and practice management. [8]
AAFP: American Academy of Family Physicians: AAIN: American Academy of Industrial Nurses: AAMC: Australian Army Medical Corps: AAN: American Academy of Nursing: AANS: Australian Army Nursing Service: AAO: American Academy of Ophthalmology: AAO: American Academy of Optometry: AAOS: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: AAP: American Academy ...
Founded in February 1969 as the American Board of Family Practice (ABFP), the group was the 20th medical specialty to be recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties and was formed out of a need to encourage medical school graduates to enter general practice. It adopted its current name in 2005.