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Advocates for Florida Family Physicians & Medical Excellence
The Florida Academy of Family Physicians is a professional organization dedicated to advancing family medicine and supporting family physicians across Florida. Founded in 1948 as the Florida Academy of General Practice, the FAFP has evolved into the third-largest state chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians, representing approximately 6,500 family medicine physicians, residents, and medical students. The organization advocates for healthcare excellence, promotes continuing medical education through its foundation, and works to enhance the professional development and work-life balance of its members. FAFP serves as a unified voice for family medicine, engaging with legislators, regulators, and the public to highlight the importance of family physicians in improving community health.Through initiatives like family medicine weekends and residency program partnerships, the FAFP fosters interest in family medicine as a career. Its advocacy efforts include addressing physician shortages, expanding graduate medical education funding, and promoting patient access to care during legislative sessions. The organization also administers research projects, community outreach programs, and resources to support both practicing physicians and medical students interested in family medicine.
Services
Physician Advocacy
Continuing Medical Education
Medical Student Mentorship
Public Health Campaigns
Legislative Engagement
Details
- Year established: 1948
Highlights and features
- We advocate for family physicians through direct legislative engagement and policy reforms
- We provide premier continuing medical education programs across Florida
- Our medical student mentorship initiatives have operated since 1972
- We partner with Florida's three medical schools to strengthen family medicine training
- Our foundation funds critical research and community health outreach programs
Services
Physician Advocacy
The Florida Academy of Family Physicians actively participates in legislative advocacy to support family medicine professionals. Our team engages with state legislators, regulatory bodies, and healthcare policymakers to promote initiatives that improve graduate medical education funding, expand patient access to care, and strengthen family medicine's role in Florida's healthcare system. This includes organizing Doctor of the Day programs during legislative sessions.
Continuing Medical Education
FAFP delivers high-quality continuing medical education through annual conferences, virtual webinars, and specialized study groups. Our programs meet national accreditation standards and provide physicians with opportunities to maintain certification, learn about medical advancements, and network with colleagues across Florida, making us one of the state's premier CME providers.
Medical Student Mentorship
We operate family medicine weekends connecting medical students with practicing physicians since 1972. Our mentorship initiatives expose students to family medicine careers through direct interaction with professionals, educational sessions, and networking opportunities designed to address Florida's physician workforce needs and promote primary care specialties.
Public Health Campaigns
FAFP promotes family medicine's value through statewide awareness initiatives. Our campaigns highlight the importance of having family physicians for comprehensive healthcare, educate the public about primary care benefits, and collaborate with community partners to improve Floridians' health through regular communication channels and special public engagement events.
Legislative Engagement
We organize Capitol Update briefings and legislative advocacy efforts shaping healthcare policy in Tallahassee. Our initiatives include representing family physicians' interests during legislative sessions, developing strategic alliances with policymakers, and running grassroots campaigns mobilizing members and patients to support critical healthcare reforms affecting Florida's medical community.
People
Jay Millson
Executive Vice President
Jay Millson leads the Florida Academy of Family Physicians with over 100 combined years of organized medicine experience across his six-person team. He oversees strategic operations and represents the organization in legislative matters.
Dr. Alma Littles
Past President
Dr. Alma Littles, former FAFP president and FSU College of Medicine dean, actively participates in advocacy initiatives. She presented Florida's 2025 Excellence in Advocacy Award to Representative Sam Garrison for supporting primary care funding.
Dr. Del Carter
Resident Physician
Dr. Del Carter serves as FAFP board member representing resident physicians. He accompanied leadership during Tallahassee advocacy meetings and represents training physicians' perspectives in organizational decision-making processes.
Questions
What does the Florida Academy of Family Physicians do?
We advocate for Florida family physicians, provide continuing medical education, mentor medical students, and promote healthcare policy reforms to improve patient care access across the state.
How can family physicians become members?
Membership is available for practicing family physicians, residents, medical students, and retired physicians through our website application process with tiered dues based on professional status.
What education programs do you offer?
We provide CME through annual conferences, virtual webinars, family medicine weekends, and partnerships with Florida medical schools for physician development and student mentorship.
How does FAFP support medical students?
Our programs connect students with practicing physicians, offer family medicine weekend experiences since 1972, and provide resources to explore family medicine as a career path.
What advocacy efforts does FAFP prioritize?
We focus on legislative initiatives improving graduate medical education funding, physician workforce development, Medicaid reimbursement rates, and patient access to family medicine services.
