Mission Statement
The Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians exists to promote, support, and serve our members as they strive to improve the health of all Nebraskans.Founded in 1948, the Nebraska Academy is governed by policies and principles established by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors meets quarterly.
The Academy is the untiring advocate of the family physician, the medical specialty of family practice, and the people of Nebraska. It promotes excellence in health care along with the betterment of the health of the people of Nebraska. The Academy assumes this challenge because it recognizes that healthy people are the Academy's highest responsibility.
The Academy believes in access to quality, cost-effective care for all Nebraskans. The Academy strives to provide responsible advocacy for and education of patients and the public in all health-related matters. The Nebraska Academy works to ensure an optimal supply of well-trained Family Physicians; it promotes family practice as the most desired career choice for dedicated individuals who seek the rewards this caring profession offers. The Nebraska AFP encourages the provision of quality, innovative education for practicing physicians, residents, and medical students that embodies the art and science of medicine. And it supports the development of a defined knowledge base in family practice through ongoing research.
About Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians
The Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians exists to promote, support and serve our members as they strive to improve the health of all Nebraskans.
The Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians (NAFP), represents Family Physicians in Nebraska with more than 1,200 members-- from medical students to doctors who have retired. The NAFP is a constituent chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) which has more than 100,300 members. Family physicians offer the largest single primary care specialty in the state. They practice in all sizes of communities throughout Nebraska. Because of their training, family physicians can care for approximately 90 percent of the problems their patients present to them.
The Academy is the untiring advocate of the Family Physician, the medical specialty of family medicine, and the people of Nebraska. It promotes excellence in health care and the betterment of the health of the people of Nebraska. The Academy assumes this challenge because it recognizes that a healthy people are the Academy's highest responsibility.
The Academy believes in access to quality cost-effective care for all Nebraskans. The Academy strives to provide responsible advocacy for and education of patients and the public in all health-related matters. Family Physicians along with other primary care specialties are leaders in providing the patient centered medical home concept. The Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians encourages the provision of quality, innovative education for practicing physicians, residents, and medical students that embodies the art and science of medicine.
Family Physicians are trained through medical schools and a three-year family medicine residency program. The majority of practicing Family Physicians keep up with certification from the American Board of Family Medicine, which means they must pass a test every 10 years and average at least 50 hours of continuing medical education each year.
