The charitable arm of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians is the FAFP Foundation. This 501(c)3 nonprofit organization enables the FAFP to reach out to its members by providing opportunities that will enhance and improve the specialty of family medicine. The primary mission of the FAFP Foundation is continuous improvement of healthcare for all Floridians by funding education, research, and community outreach programs involving medical students, residents, and family physicians. Since its inception in 1988, the Foundation has conducted valuable research projects, funded programs to educate and attract medical students to family medicine, administered continuing medical education programs to increase the knowledge and skills of physicians, and increased patient and public awareness about the importance of family medicine.
In today’s healthcare setting, both patients and physicians face numerous challenges striving for optimal outcomes. The FAFP Foundation recognizes these challenges and will meet their present needs by implementing projects such as the creation of Centers for Practice Excellence in the family physician’s office, a Diabetes Master Clinician Program, professional development programs, scholarships, research grants, and awards programs for family medical students and residents, and involvement in the AAFP’s national youth tobacco prevention program.