If you’ve ever thought of running for an at-large director position on the AAFP Board of Directors, the window to submit your nomination has opened. Submissions will be reviewed by…

WAFP President Carla Ainsworth, MD, MPH, was interviewed by KING-5 TV in Seattle for a feature on new patients’ difficulty in finding a primary care physician. “On the patient side,…

The staff in the AAFP office in Washington, DC, works hard to advocate for family medicine and primary care in the halls of Congress and with federal agencies. And you…

By Maria Huang, MD, FAAPVaccines Committee Co-Chair, Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics When your child hurts, you hurt too. Needle anxiety among children is a major barrier…

Paul Amoreno, Evangelina Olivera, Aly Vyhmeister, and Jeffrey Weyand, MD, are the 2024 winners of the Dr. Burr Field Scholarship. Amoreno and Olivera are currently students at the Osteopathic College…

Do you know a family medicine educator who has positively impacted their community, students, and residents? If an educator has inspired you, please consider nominating them! The WAFP Foundation celebrates educators who…