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The Washington Academy of Family Physicians represents approximately 3,950 physicians, residents, and students. We provide advocacy, education, development, research and leadership for the specialty of family medicine. We are a constituent chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

RECENT NEWS

Nominations Open for the 2025 Family Medicine Educator of the Year

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…

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Celebrating Public Health Thank You Day

The Monday before Thanksgiving marks Public Health Thank You Day, a chance to express appreciation for those on the front lines of public health. Family medicine and public health are…

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Nov. 21 was National Rural Health Day

The Washington Academy of Family Physicians joins health care partners around the country to celebrate National Rural Health Day. Nearly a quarter of the US population lives in rural areas,…

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November Vax Corner: Pertussis on the Rise

The Vax Corner column is written by Maria Huang, MD, one of the co-chairs of the Vaccine Committee for the Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics: Whooping cough…

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WAFP, WCAAP, Other Stakeholders Sign Letter on RSV Vaccines

WAFP President Carla Ainsworth, MD, MPH, and representatives from other medical and public health societies signed a letter to raise awareness of administering RSV vaccines for Washington’s youngest patients. Nirsevimab…

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Join a Study to Improve Adult Vaccination Rates

From the Washington State Department of Health: The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is partnering with Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on a…

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