New Mexico Academy of Family Physicians

12/21/2020

NMAFP wishes everybody a happy Holiday Season and a safe New Year!

06/12/2020

NMAFP Statement on Systemic Racism

The New Mexico Academy of Family Physicians (NMAFP) would like to publicly announce, both to our membership and the communities in our state, that we are concerned about the prevalence of racist and discriminatory acts that have affected people of color. Our providers, patients, communities and families are significantly affected by the unnecessary deaths that have ensued as a result of police brutality. Racism, and specifically police violence against communities of color has been recognized as a public health issue, and its impact upon the health of communities of color is well documented.
As a health care organization, our academy mirrors the opinion of many other professional organizations, including the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
The AMA policy “recognizes that physical or verbal violence between law enforcement officers and the public, particularly among Black and Brown communities where these incidents are more prevalent and pervasive, is a critical determinant of health and supports research into the public health consequences of these violent interactions.”
The AAFP “considers racism a public health crisis. The elimination of health disparities will not be achieved without first acknowledging racism’s contribution to health and social inequities. This includes inequitable access to quality health care services. Our members see the negative health outcomes of racism in their patients who are often at an increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, low birth weight, premature birth and infant mortality.”
The recent deaths due to police brutality are a result of years of institutional racism, embedded into our society for decades. Now is the time to confront the issues to prevent further harm to our patients and communities and to safeguard better health outcomes for all individuals and populations, despite the color of their skin, the neighborhood in which they live, and their financial stability. Now is the time to engage in honest conversations with each other on this matter and to confront and change what we see in our society, and we will do so with strength, compassion and determination.
Our NMAFP Chapter wants to acknowledge that racism is a public health crisis in New Mexico as well as the United States as a whole. We also want to recognize the significant burden placed upon law enforcement due to the increasing crime, homelessness, domestic violence, poverty and mental illness in our country. Non-law enforcement sanctioned standards of conduct and oversight for persons with mental health issues and de-escalation training are important. We want to address this crisis by forming a committee within our organization to address it at our state legislative level. We will also use our NMAFP Delegates to the AAFP Congress of Delegates to ask our national academy to address it further at a national legislative level.

Valerie Carrejo, MD FAAFP NMAFP Board Chair Questions/Comments, contact NMAFP - familydoctor@newmexico.com

12/30/2019

The NMAFP Board of Directors wishes all Members a safe and Happy New Year!

10/24/2019

We are very proud of our member, Deanna Gonzalez, for being appointed to serve as an American Academy of Family Physicians student liaison to the Latino Medical Student Association and our member, Dr. Kathryn Rooney, for being appointed as the Resident member of the Annals of Family Medicine Editorial Advisory Board! Great job and congratulations, Kathryn and Deanna!

09/15/2019

We had a wonderful time at the 14th Annual NMAFP Med Student Reception tonight at the Nativo Lodge! Thank you to all the Family Medicine Physicians, Family Medicine Residents, and Med Students interested in Family Medicine for joining us at this event!

08/09/2019

The 14th Annual Med Student Reception will take place on Saturday, September 14, 2019 in the TEWA Ballroom at the Nativo Lodge in Albuquerque. This Reception provides a venue for medical students at all stages of education to have access to the Family Physicians of New Mexico.
Visit our website (familydoctornm.org) to learn more!
To RSVP email Sara at familydoctor@newmexico.com!

When: Saturday, September 14, 2019
Time: 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Where: TEWA Ballroom, Nativo Lodge, Albuquerque
Address: 6000 Pan American Fwy, NE, Alb. NM 87109
Seating is limited, so please reply at your earliest convenience.

08/06/2019

Hope to see you all there!

08/02/2019

We had an amazing first day of our 62nd Family Medicine Seminar in Ruidoso, New Mexico! Joining in at our Town Hall in the evening, we had great moderators, wonderful feedback from the audience, and the honor of hearing from AAFP Board Member, Dr. Ada Stewart!

05/31/2019

Celebrate all the reasons you chose to practice family medicine. Register for FMX by July 12 to get the early bird rate and join thousands of your peers in the City of Brotherly Love.

https://www.aafp.org/events/fmx/register.html

Register for the 2019 AAFP Family Medicine Experience (FMX), in Philadelphia, September 24-28.

02/16/2019

Our 37th Annual NMAFP Winter Refresher will take place next Saturday, February 23rd, at Hotel Albuquerque! If you haven't registered and plan to attend, please register at www.familydoctornm.org. See you there!

Welcome to the New Mexico Academy of Family Physician's website. We are the medical specialty association for family physicians in New Mexico, with over 700 members. Our members include family physicians, residents in training and medical students with an interest in family medicine, and retired fam...

02/02/2019

You still have time to register for the 37th Annual NMAFP Winter Refresher at Hotel Albuquerque on February 23rd. Please go to www.familydoctornm.org to register today!

Welcome to the New Mexico Academy of Family Physician's website. We are the medical specialty association for family physicians in New Mexico, with over 700 members. Our members include family physicians, residents in training and medical students with an interest in family medicine, and retired fam...

09/15/2018

The 13th Annual NMAFP Med Student Reception was very lively and full of enthusiasm for the Specialty of Family Medicine. Not only were there many Med Students from the UNM School of Medicine present but also from the Burrell School of Osteopathic Medicine in Las Cruces. A big thanks goes out to all the Family Medicine Physicians and Resident Physicians that shared their stories with the students.

08/17/2018

Act now to save on with the Advance
Registration discount. You won’t want to miss the
Office of the Future - the interactive experience
designed to help you increase efficiencies and improve
patient care on your journey to value-based care.

https://www.aafp.org/events/fmx/register.html

Register for the 2018 AAFP Family Medicine Experience (FMX), in New Orleans, October 9-13.

08/08/2018

Nearly 1 in 3 Americans will get shingles, but adults
age 50 and older can get protection through
vaccination. What’s stopping you? Learn more about
shingles and vaccines today.

https://familydoctor.org/condition/shingles/

Shingles is a painful skin rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. Common shingles symptoms include fever, chills, nausea and a headache.

07/16/2018

Time is running out for early bird registration! Book
before July 27th and save $200. Register now and
discover why is Like No Other.

https://www.aafp.org/events/fmx/register.html

Register for the 2018 AAFP Family Medicine Experience (FMX), in New Orleans, October 9-13.

07/12/2018

Multiple factors contribute to burnout, so a multi-faceted approach to improving your well-being will produce the best results. Step 1 -understand the issues that affect your well- being. Find resources that can help in our Physician Health First Web Portal.

https://www.aafp.org/membership/benefits/physician-health-first/why-wellbeing.html

AAFP Physician Health First is the first-ever comprehensive initiative devoted to addressing burnout and improving the well-being and professional satisfaction of family physicians.

07/06/2018

It isn’t too early to begin talking with your patients
about cold and flu season. Make sure they’re
prepared. They’ll thank you for it.

https://familydoctor.org/preventing-the-flu/

The best way to avoid getting the flu is to get the flu vaccine every year. You should get the vaccine as soon as it becomes available each fall.

06/04/2018

In an effort to raise awareness concerning all legislative efforts, the AAFP is changing how it communicates Advocacy news and information to members. The AAFP’s new Fighting for Family Medicine (FFFM) enterprise will better communicate how and when the AAFP is advancing the family medicine cause on both the federal and state level, thereby demystifying the legislative issues that directly affect our members.

The FFFM brand offers members several tools, including a new:

Advocacy webpage featuring: real-time updates,
bite-sized features highlighting current efforts, and
clear language on how to engage/participate in legislative discussions.

Bi-weekly Fighting for Family Medicine e-newsletter. This all-member email features:
- Comprehensive coverage of the AAFP's advocacy efforts
- An “In the Trenches” section offering perspective on priority policy and political issues from Shawn Martin, AAFP senior vice president of Advocacy, Practice Advancement, and Policy.

Join the fight. Take advantage of these new tools today.

Learn about the American Academy of Family Physicians' actions to advance the practice of family medicine and act on behalf of family physicians.