American Academy Of Family Physicians Foundation

Family medicine cares was created to address the health care needs of underserved populations, both domestically and internationally. Family medicine cares usa (fmc usa) and family medicine cares international (fmci) provide patient care, deliver medical education and training in family medicine, support the opening of free clinics, and work to improve the health and quality of life of men, women, and children in need. Fmc programs both offer opportunities for physicians, residents, and medical students to volunteer or participate in humanitarian projects. Since 2011, fmc usa has granted in excess of $2.1 million to free health clinics in 38 states and one us territory. In 2024, 10 clinics received funding. The grants provide grants to new free health clinics and existing free health clinics for durable medical instruments and equipment for the diagnosis and treatment of primary care patients. Grants are targeted to communities with high need and socioeconomic indicators known to contribute to health disparity. In 2024, the fmci delegation traveled to the dominican republic to help increase health care access for local dominicans and the haitian population that has settled there through support from physicians and other health care providers. During this trip, approximately 175 residents and students attended medical education workshops, nearly 300 patients were seen in outreach clinics, and medical equipment and medications were purchased for nph homes that house approximately 130 children. In 2024 the fmc usa resident service award program supported two projects: 1) addressing sti and cancer screenings in lgbt+ population in tulare county through formalized trainings and workshops provided to residents in the family medicine program, and 2) targeting modifiable behaviors among uninsured patients living in rapides parish (central louisiana) with chronic illnesses. Https://www.aafpfoundation.org/our-programs/humanitarian-initiatives.html

Family medicine leads focuses on ensuring the future of the family medicine specialty by supporting efforts to fill the workforce pathway with both the quantity and quality of family physicians needed to improve the health of all people, as well as by supporting the development of future family medicine leaders. In 2024, 276 scholarships were provided for family medicine residents and medical students to attend national conference, with the goal of influencing students residents' commitment to the specialty of family medicine. Family medicine leads emerging leader institute is a year-long leadership development program that brings together 30 participants following a competitive application process. It targets family medicine residents and medical students who display leadership potential but may or may have not had an opportunity to serve in a leadership role. Https://www.aafpfoundation.org/our-programs/education-initiatives.html

Center for history of family medicine: established in 1992, the center for the history of family medicine (chfm) curates and houses a library of archival repository, audiovisual materials and artifacts to share the history of family medicine within the united states. The chfm serves three important roles in one, as a historical research library, archive, and museum. The chfm also serves as the official repository for the 8 organizations which comprise the "family" of family medicine. Acting as the scribe for the specialty, the center for the history of family medicine (chfm) is dedicated to serving as the collective memory as well as informing the future. In 2024, the center: 1) held the fourth annual chfm student and resident essay contest to encourage future physicians to engage with the specialty's history to direct the future, awarding grants to two projects: "medicalizing marginalization: the role of the family physicians in treating the social determinants of health "the compendium of hardknocks: a window into the history of family medicine 2) awarded the fellowship award for a research project, "lessons in family medicine from the ancient greeks 3) awarded a grant for the creation of oral history interviews focused on family medicine to a project titled "healing beyond crisis: the lasting legacy of a pandemic on the health community in an underserved population", and 4) the number of tours, reference requests, and other engagements reached 753. Https://www.aafpfoundation.org/our-programs/center-history-family-medicine.html family medicine discovers: the aafp foundation's scientific program, in partnership with aafp national research network and dartnet, focuses on building a robust family medicine research infrastructure by cultivating scholarship and engagement among community family physicians. Family medicine discovers rapid cycle scientific discovery and innovation (fmd rapsdi) program seeks practicing family physicians with little or no research experience to generate new evidence and innovative models for "what works" in real-world primary care settings. In 2024, two scholars of the fmd rapsdi program started their respective projects: 1) assessing the impact of a virtual sel-management education course on symptoms and quality of life for adults living with long covid, and 2) exploring the feasibility of using wearable fitness trackers and ai-delivered text messaging to provide self-management education and support for adults living with type 2 diabetes. Https://www.aafpfoundation.org/our-programs/scientific-initiatives.html