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The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) was founded in 1947 to promote and maintain high-quality standards for family medicine, an offshoot of the classical general practitioner. It is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas .
American Family Physician (AFP) is the editorially independent, peer-reviewed and evidence-based medical journal published by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Published continuously since 1950, each issue delivers concise, easy-to-read clinical review articles for physicians and other health care professionals. [1]
Pages in category "American Academy of Family Physicians" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
[13] [14] Many American Family Physicians deliver babies and provide prenatal care. [15] In the U.S., family physicians treat more patients with back pain than any other physician sub-specialist, and about as many as orthopedists and neurosurgeons combined. [16] Family medicine and family physicians play a vital role in the healthcare system of ...
The first move to begin an historical center within the specialty of family medicine came in 1987, when Claudene Clinton, then Director of the Division of Research and Information Services for the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), suggested the need for the establishment of a repository within the AAFP to house the growing body of material relating to the founding, growth and ...
Pages in category "American Academy of Family Physicians members" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Founded in February 1969 as the American Board of Family Practice (ABFP), the group was the 20th medical specialty to be recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties and was formed out of a need to encourage medical school graduates to enter general practice. It adopted its current name in 2005.
American Academy of Family Physicians, "Fifteen Things Physicians and Patients Should Question", Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, American Academy of Family Physicians, which cites Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (28 October 2013). "Acute low back pain". guideline.gov.