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What Happened to All the Family Medicine Physicians?

Demand for family medicine doctors is at an all-time high. Experts in the industry believe that this demand is due to a variety of factors, including the Affordable Care Act's focus on primary care and preventive medicine and the fact that a good number of primary care physicians are reaching retirement age at the same time that med-school graduates are choosing to specialize, instead.

But there's another compelling reason, too. Study just about any healthcare salary chart and you'll see that it's sad but true: Family Medicine physicians are always listed at or near the bottom. According to the Health eCareers Salary Center, the median income for family medicine physicians in the…

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Resources

Association of Family Medicine Administration

The Association of Family Medicine Administration is dedicated to the professional growth and development of its members with particular emphasis on administration and coordination of health care delivery, education and research within Family Medicine Residency Programs.

Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors

The Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD) inspires and empowers family medicine residency program directors to achieve excellence in family medicine residency training.

Council of Academic Family Medicine

CAFM is designed as a task-oriented group that engages in projects representing strategic academic family medicine initiatives. Each year in January, CAFM prioritizes areas of emphasis and defines projects for the coming year. In preparation for that meeting, each CAFM organization solicits input from their respective leadership so as to inform CAFM’s selection of focal areas.

North American Primary Care Research Group

Founded in 1972 and oriented to family medicine, NAPCRG welcomes members from all primary care generalist disciplines and related fields, including epidemiology, behavioral sciences, and health services research.

Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology

We are the voice of primary care gastroenterology, a voice that is listened to by those making decisions which affect primary care.

Royal College of General Practitioners

The RCGP is the professional membership body for family doctors in the UK and overseas. We are committed to improving patient care, clinical standards and GP training.

Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

The Society was founded in 1967 to respond to the needs of family medicine educators. From a small beginning of 105 founding members, we have grown to a membership of nearly 5,000 teachers of family medicine. These teachers include medical school professors, preceptors, residency program faculty, residency program directors and all involved in family medicine education.

Wonca

Wonca World is made up of national colleges, academies and/or organizations concerned with the academic and clinical aspects of general family practice. The Mission of WONCA is to improve the quality of life of the peoples of the world through defining and promoting its values, including respect for universal human rights and including gender equity, and by fostering high standards of care in general practice/family medicine

Wonca Europe

The mission of Wonca is to maintain and improve the quality of life of the peoples of the world through defining and promoting its values, and by fostering and maintaining high standards of care in general practice/family medicine by promoting personal, comprehensive and continuing care for the individual in the context of the family and the community, encouraging and supporting the development of academic organizations of general practitioners/family physicians...

American Academy of Family Physicians

The Mission of the AAFP is to improve the health of patients, families, and communities by serving the needs of members with professionalism and creativity.

American Board of Family Medicine

The mission of the ABFM is to promote excellence in medical care through educational and scientific initiatives. Through certification and maintenance of certification programs the ABFM pursues its mission by establishing, maintaining, and measuring high standards of excellence in the specialty of Family Medicine.

American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians

The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) was founded in 1950 and today represents more than 20,000 practicing osteopathic family physicians, residents and students throughout the United States.

College of Family Physicians of Canada

Representing more than 30,000 members across the country, the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) is the professional organization responsible for establishing standards for the training, certification and lifelong education of family physicians and for advocating on behalf of the specialty of family medicine, family physicians and their patients. - See more at: http://www.cfpc.ca/AboutUs/#sthash.BQsgO4GA.dpuf

European Society for Primary Care Gastroenterology

The ESPCG was established in 1996 by a group of academic general practitioners with an interest in gastroenterology, who believed that there was a need for a European forum for discussion, exchange of ideas and research.

European Union of General Practitioners

The European Union of General Practitioners (UEMO) is an organisation of the most representative national, nongovernmental, independent organisations representing general practitioners in the countries of Europe.

Lebanese Society of Family Medicine

LSFM aims to promote and maintain high-quality standards for family doctors who are providing continuing and comprehensive health care to the public.