American Academy of Family Physicians

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nonprofit organization professional association professional medical association

The American Academy of Family Physicians is a U.S. professional medical association that represents and supports family physicians through advocacy, education, and practice resources.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonprofit organization ⓘ professional association ⓘ professional medical association ⓘ
abbreviation	American Academy of Family Physicians self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: AAFP
advocatesFor	access to primary care ⓘ patient-centered medical home model ⓘ payment reform for primary care ⓘ support for family medicine training ⓘ
collaboratesWith	medical specialty societies ⓘ other primary care organizations ⓘ public health agencies ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
engagesIn	health policy advocacy at the federal level ⓘ health policy advocacy at the state level ⓘ public health initiatives ⓘ research dissemination ⓘ
field	family medicine ⓘ primary care ⓘ
focusesOn	chronic disease management ⓘ clinical practice guidelines ⓘ continuing professional development ⓘ patient-centered care ⓘ practice management ⓘ preventive care ⓘ primary care workforce ⓘ quality improvement in primary care ⓘ
foundedBy	family physicians ⓘ
hasMemberType	physician members ⓘ resident members ⓘ student members ⓘ
industry	health care ⓘ medical education ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
provides	clinical guidelines and recommendations ⓘ clinical practice resources ⓘ continuing medical education programs ⓘ patient education materials ⓘ policy and advocacy updates ⓘ practice management tools ⓘ
purpose	advance family medicine ⓘ advocacy for family physicians ⓘ continuing medical education ⓘ health policy advocacy ⓘ improve patient care ⓘ practice resources for family physicians ⓘ represent family physicians ⓘ support family physicians ⓘ
represents	family medicine residents ⓘ family physicians ⓘ medical students interested in family medicine ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Academy of Family Physicians → abbreviation → American Academy of Family Physicians self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: AAFP

American Academy of Pediatrics → collaboratesWith → American Academy of Family Physicians ⓘ

AAP → collaboratesWith → American Academy of Family Physicians ⓘ

subject surface form: American Academy of Pediatrics

Council of Medical Specialty Societies → hasPart → American Academy of Family Physicians ⓘ