Illinois Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP)

Founded in 1947, The Illinois Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP) is a professional medical society dedicated to maintaining high standards of family medicine representing over 5,000 family physicians, residents and medical students. 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 129,000 members nationwide around the world through the Uniformed Services.

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.

Vision
IAFP will:
• Exercise stewardship through fiscal and operational accountability;
• Advocate for family physicians with the challenges they face in practice and with the needs of their patients;
• Collaborate pro-actively to increase awareness of our advocacy
• Improve the health care system
• Support and strengthen family medicine's workforce
• Promote professional development of family physicians