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The 2026 AAFP Member Satisfaction Survey is now open, and this is your opportunity to share what’s working, what could be improved, and what matters most to you as a member. Your feedback helps shape priorities, programs, and support — both nationally and within your local chapter. The survey takes less than 10 minutes, and […]
Kim Yu, MD, FAAFP, DABFM, a family physician who practices in Orange County, this month begins a one-year term as president of the more than 10,000-member California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP). In this role, Dr. Yu will lead CAFP’s work to advance payment reform and drive meaningful system transformation, strengthen and diversify the family […]
By Maryal Concepcion, MD, FAAFP Living and practicing in Calaveras County has shown me how fragile rural healthcare really is and how powerful a community can become when we choose to act together. Over the next year, our rural clinic is working to build something our county has never formally had: a coordinated Community Action […]
The AAFP is prescribing a daily dose of gratitude and celebrates the incredible care that family physicians provide. National Doctors Day is a day for recognizing and celebrating the contributions of physicians to patients and communities. It occurs each year on March 30. The AAFP will celebrate National Doctors Day for 30 days and offer […]
Family Physician Week was recognized March 15–21 by the California Legislature with a special resolution honoring the dedication and contributions of family physicians across California. The formal presentation, championed by Assemblymember Dawn Addis celebrates the essential role family physicians play in keeping communities healthy. CAFP presented the Family Medicine Champion of the Year award to […]
Congratulations to this year’s Family Medicine Advocate of the year, Dr. David Tran, MD. Dr. Tran is recognized for his career-long dedication to palliative care, medical education, and health equity. A graduate of UC Irvine and Long Beach Memorial, he has held numerous leadership roles with AAFP and CMA, consistently advocating for vulnerable populations and […]
A big congratulations to Dr. Grace Yu, on being elected as Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD) President!
Written by Bryan Medina, MD, Primary Care Physician, UCLA Health As a family physician in Los Angeles, I am seeing the health effects of our changing climate unfold in real time. I recall admitting a 78-year-old with worsening congestive heart failure, disoriented and hypotensive in a stifling apartment without air conditioning, and it occurred to […]
