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The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) was founded in 1947 to promote and maintain high-quality standards for family medicine, an offshoot of the classical general practitioner. It is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas .
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.
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.
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 ...
American Family Physician; C. Center for the History of Family Medicine This page was last edited on 2 July 2017, at 09:11 (UTC). Text is ...
The board is one 18 medical specialty certifying boards of the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), [2] and was established in 1972. As of April 2012, 6,344 osteopathic family physicians held active certification with the AOBFP. [3]
He was born on October 21, 1736, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1] He was the son of William Shippen Sr. (1712–1801), also a doctor, and Susannah (née Harrison) Shippen. . His sister, Susan Shippen, was married to Samuel Blair, the second Chaplain of the United States House of Representati
McElroy is board certified through the American Board of Family Medicine and is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. [2] [7] She is an assistant professor at the Marshall School of Medicine and has served as the faculty advisor for the Marshall University Alpha Omega Alpha chapter.