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Speak Outs make it easy to contact your lawmakers on matters important to the family medicine and primary care. AAFP’s advocacy staff in Washington, DC, identify key points at which your voice is needed. Upon loading the Speak Out, users are presented with background information that explains the reason for the Speak Out and provides…

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 the AAFP Nominating Committee, which was established at the 2023 Congress of Delegates. Applications are due by Feb. 15. (The nominee for the new physician…

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, we know there are some folks who weren’t getting care for the last few years, in part because of the pandemic. So there’s been an…

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 can keep tabs on what they’re working on with monthly updates that are posted on WAFP’s website. The page is usually updated around the middle…

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 of Medicine at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences in Yakima. Vyhmeister is a current student at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, which…

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 exhibit the highest standards of medical care, training, collaborative leadership, and professionalism in their work with residents, students, colleagues, and patients. Nominate someone here for…

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 inextricably linked. Comprehensive care, including preventive care, is a key pillar of primary care. Likewise, preventive care, in the context of population health, is a…

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, so say thank you to the physicians and their teams who help keep rural Americans healthy. In conjunction with the celebration, the Washington State Department…