American Academy Of Family Physicians

Governmental Affairs Advisors/Expenses each year. Each year, the Academy reviews and addresses legislation introduced or pending in the South Carolina General Assembly that impacts patients, patient care, and the practice of family medicine. To proactively navigate the legislative and governmental affairs arena, the Academy contracts with Maynard Nexsen (formerly Nexsen Pruet, LLC). The Governmental Affairs Advisors offer legislative information, engage with elected officials, and advocate for the family medicine perspective to the General Assembly and state agencies.

Students, Residents and Outreach The South Carolina Academy co-hosts an annual SC Family Medicine Interest Day to encourage medical students to choose family medicine as a specialty and a SC Family Medicine residency program upon graduation from medical school. The goal is to ensure there will be a supply of family physicians to take care of the growing health care needs of our state. Eleven Resident members gave scholarly presentations during the Annual Assembly. Fourteen Residents received the Outstanding Resident Award at their residency program graduation.