American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation

10/30/2025

The AAFP Foundation advances family medicine through research, humanitarian work, and scholarships — made possible by donors like you.

Before 2025 ends, please consider a gift to the Annual Fund. Every dollar powers programs like the Emerging Leader Institute, which awards scholarships and leadership training to future family physicians.

Support the future of family medicine! Donate today: https://www.aafpfoundation.org/donate/year-end.html

10/27/2025

It's time for you to guess that family medicine gadget, powered by the Center for the History of Family Medicine!💡Stay tuned for the answer. 👀

10/24/2025

We are excited to welcome Dr. Kathleen N. Mueller as an Academy Trustee of the AAFP Foundation Board of Trustees.

Dr. Mueller serves as the system director for integrative medicine and cancer survivorship for Northwell/Nuvance Health System and teaches in the New Milford Family Medicine Residency program. She is also the lead editor of Core Content Review of Family Medicine, a medical education program written by and for family physicians.

Thank you for your dedication to family medicine!

10/22/2025

We are excited to welcome Dr. Elisabeth Fowlie Mock as an Academy Trustee of the AAFP Foundation Board of Trustees. Dr. Mock works as an independent contractor in state public health with continuing education and professional development programs. Thank you for your dedication to family medicine!

10/20/2025

Dr. Jennifer Jeffries is carrying on her parents’ legacy of supporting family medicine. She has established the Drs. Peter F. Jeffries and Jeanne F. Arnold Fund, which continues her parents’ tradition of supporting medical student scholarships. https://bit.ly/46FXJkK

10/17/2025

left us feeling inspired and energized. Thanks to all of our generous donors, we were able to reach our goal of raising $125,000. We will see you next year in Nashville! 🤠🎸

10/15/2025

We are excited to welcome Dr. Samantha Leadbetter as the resident representative of the AAFP Foundation Board of Trustees. Dr. Leadbetter is a PGY3 at the Family Medicine Residency of Western Montana in Kalispell, Montana. Thank you for your dedication to family medicine!

10/14/2025

After starting residency at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Alexis Ramos "was in awe of how we came together as a community to overcome these barriers" —and knew these stories needed to be told.

Now, as a recipient of the AAFP Foundation’s Center for the History of Family Medicine Oral History Research Grant, she is able to document these stories: https://bit.ly/4nT7J13

10/13/2025

Your dues donation provides essential support for the AAFP Foundation. Check the box and pick your donation amount as you pay your 2026 dues, online or through the mail.

10/09/2025

We have reached our goal of raising $125,000! Thank you to these 2 Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians members for making donations and pushing us over the goal line🎉 We couldn’t have done it without each and every single donation and gift. Because of your generosity, we are able to advance family medicine. Thank you!❤️

10/09/2025

Another amazing day of in the books. Stop by the Foundation booth to get your lapel pin, hat and bag. Reminder that the silent auction closes at 12AM CT, get those bids in!🎉

10/08/2025

See firsthand how our humanitarian work makes a difference with the Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award, Family Medicine Cares International Delegation and Family Medicine Cares USA Grants. Your donations fund all this amazing work and more:

See how the AAFP Foundation’s humanitarian work makes a difference and how Family Medicine Cares has impacted many patients, clinics and family physicians in...