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Annals of Family Medicine is a collaborative effort of six family medicine organizations:
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)
Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM)
Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD)
NAPCRG
Annals publishes news and announcements from its sponsoring organizations in each issue.
More About the Sponsoring Organizations
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
In this vastly changing world of health care, one thing remains constant. The more than 128,300 members of the American Academy of Family Physicians provide comprehensive, coordinated and continuing care to all members of the family and serve as the patient's advocate in the changing health care system. The Academy is supported by 55 constituent chapters throughout the country, including chapters representing Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the District of Columbia and the Uniformed Services. The Academy publishes American Family Physician, the organization's peer-reviewed, clinical journal, and FPM, a journal dedicated to providing physicians with effective practice-management tools.
American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
The American Board of Family Medicine is the second-largest medical specialty board in the United States. The organization's objective is to encourage excellence in medical care. The ABFM believes that its certified family physicians have successfully demonstrated their ability and have proved their commitment to the public, the specialty of family medicine and the profession. Through its certification and recertification processes, ABFM seeks to provide patients the assurance that its certified family physicians have completed the necessary training and experience to provide quality care to the individual and the family and that this commitment to excellence is maintained throughout the physician's years of practice. The ABFM publishes The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)
The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine is the educational arm of the family medicine specialty with the primary goal of enhancing the quality of family medicine education. Its 5,000 members represent medical school departments of family medicine and family practice residency programs across the country. The organization is multidisciplinary, and members include family physicians, psychologists, sociologists, nurse practitioners, health educators, and others involved in family medicine education. The Society publishes Family Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to educational research.
Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM)
The purpose of the Association of Departments of Family Medicine is to promote the philosophy and interests of family medicine in medical schools in the United States; to further the efficient and effective administration and operation of academic departments, divisions, and sections of family medicine for the benefit of society, faculty, students, and institutions; and to support research and scholarship within activities in family medicine in United States medical schools.
Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD)
The Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors is dedicated to promoting excellence in family practice graduate education in order to meet the health care needs of the American public. The organization represents family practice and residency program directors at a national level and provides a political voice for them in appropriate arenas. It also promotes communication and cooperation between family practice residency programs and other members of the family medicine family.
NAPCRG (formerly North American Primary Care Research Group)
NAPCRG is a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to advancing primary care through the development and dissemination of new knowledge. With a global membership of over 1,400 individuals, NAPCRG strives to strengthen the field by enhancing research capacity, improving health care quality, and fostering collaboration. The organization provides dynamic forums for presenting original primary care research, facilitates communication among researchers through diverse channels, and promotes synergy between research, education, and patient care.