Virginia Academy of Family Physicians (VAFP)

Virginia Academy of Family Physicians (VAFP) The VAFP supports the family physicians of Virginia so they can spend more time doing what they do best: providing quality patient care.

Our Mission
To empower VAFP members to be physicians who provide high quality, accessible health care, dedicate themselves to the well-being of the people of Virginia, and are guided by the principle that the family physician remain the specialist of choice to guide lifelong health care. The VAFP Vision
The vision of the VAFP is for Virginia to be the best place for our people to receive their healthcare and for family physicians to practice medicine.

02/24/2026
02/14/2026
VAFP Advocacy Day!! Meaningful conversations + building relationships = FAMILY MEDICINE SUCCESS!
02/05/2026

VAFP Advocacy Day!! Meaningful conversations + building relationships = FAMILY MEDICINE SUCCESS!

🔥 Last day of 🤧 Common cold pearls🎤 Resident-led innovation + POCUS wins🏥 Medicare finally supporting the work primary ...
02/01/2026

🔥 Last day of

🤧 Common cold pearls
🎤 Resident-led innovation + POCUS wins
🏥 Medicare finally supporting the work primary care already does

🧠 Mental health access
👵 Dementia care tools
🏛️ Advocacy in action

Family Medicine = ❤️ life expectancy ↑ + inequities ↓

The system’s finally catching up to us 🙌
Let’s goooo 💪

Advocacy POCUS

What a morning of learning🧠 Advanced diagnostics👶 Pediatric urgencies💉 Vaccine updates💻 Coding pearls (and jokes 😂)🌱 Lif...
01/31/2026

What a morning of learning

🧠 Advanced diagnostics
👶 Pediatric urgencies
💉 Vaccine updates
💻 Coding pearls (and jokes 😂)
🌱 Lifestyle medicine
⚖️ Post-bariatric care

Family Medicine really does it ALL — from prevention to procedures to population health 💪

Always grateful and fun to keep learning alongside such great people ❤️

Kicking off with an incredible lineup to start the conference 🔥 🩺 Dr. Spriggs (VCU) — Skin & Hair of Color Clinical ...
01/30/2026

Kicking off with an incredible lineup to start the conference 🔥

🩺 Dr. Spriggs (VCU) — Skin & Hair of Color
Clinical pearls we use every single day

🚭 Dr. Strayer (VCU Chair) — Smoking Cessation Updates
Evidence + real-world strategies that actually work

💜 Dr. Pinkerton (UVA) — Menopause Care Updates
Past President of The Menopause Society
Standing room only for this one — huge, practice-changing topic for our patients

🚨 Dr. Gregory (Virginia Tech–Carilion) — Measles: Are You Ready?
With 4 cases already reported in Virginia this year… all hands on deck

Family medicine really is the front line — prevention, procedures, women’s health, and public health all in one morning 💪

Learning a ton and just getting started!

Menopause Measles PublicHealth VCU UVA VTCarilion CME

Happy holidays from the VAFP family to yours!
12/23/2025

Happy holidays from the VAFP family to yours!

12/23/2025

This week's spotlight and final spotlight of 2025 is Andreya Risser, MD! Risser was the first recipient of our Shapiro-Konerding Women in Medicine Leadership Award. Read her spotlight at https://ow.ly/HSRC50XLH4Z

Head over to the VAFP website to register for this great CME opportunity!
12/08/2025

Head over to the VAFP website to register for this great CME opportunity!

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