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Illinois Family Physician Magazine
Illinois Family Physician is emailed as an interactive e-magazine to all IAFP members who provided their email address. Issues are also mailed to Active and Life members.
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December 2025
It's the IAFP Annual Awards Issue. Meet some remarkable members who were honored at the Annual Meeting. Plus, the Foundation feature will introduce you to two future family physicians who had fantastic summer externship experiences. Our education section highlights our immunization campaign in central Illinois and shares an excellent new free CME resource for caring for people with Down syndrome.
All submitted works must be relevant to family medicine. The first step toward publication is to send a story idea to editor Ginnie Flynn, including a brief description of the topic and its relevance to family medicine for initial approval. We recommend reviewing previous issues for examples of writing style and topics from contributing authors. IAFP members have top priority for submitted articles; however, consideration will also be given to non-members writing on topics relevant to the IAFP membership.
Copy deadlines are typically set a month prior to the magazine production week to allow sufficient time for proper editing. Articles should be between 800 and 2,000 words. The author should include their name, title, affiliation, email address, and phone number. Including a headshot photo is also recommended if there is only one author.
All articles will undergo an editing process by the editors to ensure they align with our style guidelines. For example, always use the terms "family medicine" and "family physician" – not "family practice" or "family practitioner."
September 2025
Catch up on all the ways the Academy supports you and your patients, with plenty of fact sheets you’ll want to refer to again and again. Find valuable patient education on adult vaccines, including the RSV vaccine, to protect your pregnant patients and their newborns. Plus, see the highlights from the future of family medicine, results from the Residents Scholarly Works Virtual, and a recap of the AAFP FUTURE Conference in Kansas City.
May 2025
We're celebrating some of our student members who matched into family medicine, especially those who will train in Illinois. Plus, a full recap of our return to the State Capitol for the biannual Spring Into Action Advocacy Day. Find a great article to help you keep the young athletes in your practice injury-free.
February 2025
Kristina Dakis, MD, FAAFP, is our 2025 “Cover Doc." Dr. Dakis has been involved with IAFP since medical school, serving as a board member and hosting a Summer Externship student over the past three summers. She practices at Family Healthcare of Gibson City, where she provides full-scope family medicine, including obstetrics and C-sections.
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February 2022
IAFP 2020 Annual Report
Describing 2020 as a challenge is an understatement. However, your family medicine colleagues, including student members, persisted with courage and dedication. Reflect on a year unlike any other, from our advocacy efforts and continuous stream of timely virtual education to the work of our remarkable committees and member interest groups.
