About the IAFP
Founded in 1947, the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP) is a professional medical society dedicated to maintaining high standards in family medicine, representing nearly 5,000 family physicians, residents, and medical students. The IAFP provides continuing medical education (CME) programming, advocacy through all levels of government, and opportunities for member engagement and interaction. We are a constituent chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), representing over 128,300 members nationwide, as well as those in the Uniformed Services, around the world.
Statement of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
Throughout its Strategic Plan, the IAFP will support diversity, equity, and inclusion in all forms, recognizing that these require an enduring commitment that must find full expression in our organizational culture, values, activities, and behaviors.
Membership:
The IAFP has approximately 4,700 members (2,700 active physician members, 800 resident physicians, 800 medical students, plus nearly 400 Life members).
Our Mission:
To be the voice of Family Physicians by promoting the value of the specialty of family medicine and improving health for all through advocacy, education, and action.
Family medicine is a medical specialty that provides ongoing and comprehensive healthcare for individuals and their families. It is the specialty that integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences in breadth. The scope of family medicine encompasses all ages, both sexes, each organ system, and every disease entity. The specialty of family medicine is the result of the evolution and enhancement of general medical practice and is uniquely defined within the family context.
