Family Medicine Fits You!

Unlike other specialties that are limited to a particular organ or disease, family physicians are the only specialists qualified to treat most ailments and provide comprehensive health care for people of all ages — from newborns to seniors. As the bedrock specialty of primary care, Family Medicine supports all the care that patients receive.

A family physician's training equips them to perform everything from preventative care to chronic disease management, practicing in inpatient and outpatient settings, in the largest cities and in the smallest towns. Family physicians provide ongoing and personal care for their patients through every stage of life and health.

There is something for everyone in Family Medicine!

Learn more about what NCAFP student members are doing!

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The NCAFP helps prepate you to enter Family Medicine with resources and programming just for medical students!

NCAFP Resources for Medical Students

• Our Current Student Leaders

• Scholarship and Other Funding Opportunities

• Annual Research Poster Contest for Students

• NC Family Medicine Residency Programs

• Other AAFP Resources for Medical Students

• What Is Family Medicine? 

• Family Medicine Interest Groups

 

NCAFP Events for Medical Students

• Family Medicine Day

• Leadership Elective

• Summer Immersion Programs

• FUTURE – the AAFP National Conference in Kansas City, MO

• Research Poster Contest at FUTURE

• Annual Winter Family Physicians Weekend

• Annual Research Poster Contest for Students and Residents

 

Membership is Free for Students – Join Now!

All you have to do is apply through the American Academy of Family Physicians.

That’s the first step in fitting Family Medicine into your future!

(Video courtesy of the AAFP.)

Have Any Other Questions?

Reach out to Perry Price, our Workforce Initiatives Manager, at perry@ncafp.com or 919-980-5357. 

 

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