2025 Summer SEA-M-E Conference, June 8 -12 at Dewey Beach
This
5-day conference includes 20+ AAFP and AOA Category 1 patient safety
credits over five days, hands-on workshops, ½ day CME sessions so
there’s plenty of free time, family-friendly social events, easy walk to
the beach and restaurants, and unique networking opportunities
Registration for 2nd Annual Procedures Day Now Open — and Filling Fast! Join us Saturday, May 10 at LVHN’s Center for Healthcare
Education for a full day of procedures which will include Splinting,
Biopsies, Suturing, Cryosurgery, Toenail/Fingernail Removal, Joint
Injections, POCUS, and more. Click here for the agenda and to register. Seating is limited to 100 attendees.
PAFP Resident Community Health Impact Grants Available - Grants up to $25,000
are available to each Pennsylvania FM residency program submitting a
qualifying resident-led community health scholarly project application. Deadline to apply for Cohort 3 is April 30, 2025. The project timeline for this cohort is May 2025 - May 2026. New and existing, ongoing projects are encouraged to apply. Learn more and apply here.
Scholarships Available for AAFP FUTURE Conference - PAFP's Student Scholarship program
will now offer $1200 to support student participation in AAFP FUTURE 2025!
Scholarships are supported in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of
Health and Pennsylvania FM Residency Programs. Find details here.
PAFP and Dept. of Health Embark on Grant Program to Strengthen Family Medicine in Pennsylvania
In 2024, the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians (PAFP) was awarded record-level funding by the Commonwealth to advance family physician workforce development programs, focusing on increasing the family physician pipeline, as well as recruitment and retention efforts. Partnering with the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH), the PAFP has developed five strategic, groundbreaking family medicine recruitment and retention projects to add to its existing Family Medicine Residency Expansion Program, with an emphasis on medical school engagement to grow production of family medicine physicians. Read details here.
PAFP Responds to Gov. Shapiro's Call for CRNP Independent Practice
On Tuesday, Feb. 4, Gov. Josh Shapiro gave his budget address for the 2025-26 fiscal year. To the PAFP's surprise and disappointment, it included a call to lawmakers to pass legislation allowing nurse practitioners to practice independently. The PAFP issued a swift response expressing disappoint with the governor's position and reiterating the importance of a physician-led health care team. The PAFP will continue to work with the administration and legislators to find solutions to health care access issues that prioritize patient safety. Read the PAFP's response here.
Support the PAFP's Political Action Committee
PAFP’s advocacy efforts include a combination
of lobbying, grassroots advocacy, and political engagement. PAFP-PAC is the bipartisan political action committee for family medicine in Pennsylvania, funded through
individual contributions from our members. PAFP-PAC supports candidates
running for the Pennsylvania Senate and House of Representatives who understand and sympathize
with the issues impacting family physicians and their patients. Will you support PAFP-PAC’s mission and help us reach our goal of 25% participation in 2025? Contribute today!
