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New Physicians
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AMA Protected Leave Policies: H-405.960
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JOIN OR RENEW WITH THE AAFP HERE!
New Physicians within their first seven years of practice enjoy discounts on registration fees for many Academy events. During your first year after residency, your dues are discounted by the AAFP and IAFP. Membership equals community building: get started with an IAFP Member Interest Group.
Exclusive Resources: Tools designed for new physicians, including financial planning, contract negotiation guides, work-life balance, and other well-being strategies. See below for our resources and the link to the AAFP Member Advantage Member Exclusive Discounts.
Advocacy: The Academy provides representation at local, state, and national levels to ensure your voice is heard in policymaking for family medicine. We also provide the tools you need to deliver your messages directly to lawmakers. Our Spring Into Action event, every two years, brings family medicine directly to the Statehouse. AAFP's Advocacy: Family Medicine Action Network is your starting point for your federal advocacy priorities.
Professional Development: Evidence-based CME and tools to stay current in family medicine. Plus, the state-mandated CME you need, delivered by your Illinois family medicine peers.
Click the orange button below to read the AAFP Policy on Parental Leave During Residency Training.
If you're planning a family, expecting a baby, or already have children, this is the place for you! Whether that baby is part of your medical school, residency, or attending physician journey, tune in on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 8:00 PM (CT) for professional and personal insights, tips, and a pep talk with IAFP early career physician leaders.
Register Here for the 2026 Webinar.
Elevate your career by earning your Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP) designation.
Developed and led by the IAFP leadership Task Force on New Physicians, each session covers an aspect essential to your professional and personal growth.
"The Illinois Academy truly shaped who I am as a family medicine physician. I got involved as a second year medical student and subsequently took on several state and national leadership roles in which I learned a lot about advocacy about health policy and about organized medicine. But most importantly, the IAFP connected me with family physicians from around the state, talking about different working in different practice settings, and ultimately it's how I found my job."
Our February 2025 Illinois Family Physician magazine “Cover Doc”, Kristina Dakis, MD, FAAFP, served as a board member and hosted a Summer Externship student the past three summers. She practices in Gibson City.
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