From the NC Academy of Family Physicians, this is The Best News in North Carolina Family Medicine! This month's episode includes the 25th anniversary of state oral health plans, new CDC vaccine guidance, the installation of NCAFP member Dr. Dev...

Listen to the installation speech of NCAFP's new President, Dr.  Mark McNeill, given at the Winter Family Physicians Weekend in Early December, as he discusses the innovative nature of family physicians and lessons learned from the impact ...

Listen to 2024 NCAFP President Dr. Garett Franklin as he gives the State of the Academy Speech at the NCAFP Annual Meeting in December, 2024, as he approaches the end of his term. Dr. Franklin discusses the NCAFP's successes in 2024 advocating ...

From the NC Academy of Family Physicians, this is The Best News in North Carolina Family Medicine! This month's episode includes the state response to Hurricane Helene, our plans for the 2024 Winter Family Physicians Weekend in Asheville, our s...

This is The Best News in North Carolina Family Medicine: the upcoming reform of prior authorizations from UnitedHealthcare, the newest NC medical school which will arrive in 2026 in Fayetteville, the NC delegation to the 2024 AAFP Congress of D...

This is The Best News in North Carolina Family Medicine: the NCAFP meeting with state health plans to advocate for new primary care investment, the CMS physician payment reforms we need, our student summer programs, new rural health care fundin...

This is The Best News in North Carolina Family Medicine: the launch of Tailored Plans, the CMS physician payment reforms we need, and much more!

This is The Best News in North Carolina Family Medicine: congressional testimony against health care consolidation, registration for the 2024 Winter Family Physicians Weekend, a public health update on the status of avian influenza in NC, and m...

Whenever we can, we make sure that our members hear about the most important news and resources in North Carolina Family Medicine. If they need to know it to help their patients, they’ll hear it from us. This is The Best News in North Carolina ...

In February, we hosted our annual Family Medicine Day. This event combines two of our favorite things: medical students, and unparalleled Family Medicine education. 87 medical students attended workshops hosted by North Carolina Family Medicine...

At the end of 2023, we were lucky to host the Winter Family Physicians Weekend at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville. One of the biggest items of that business at the winter meeting is the induction of the new NCAFP president. At the...

NCAFP Immediate Past President Dr. Shauna Guthrie delivered the "Year in Review" speech during the 2023 Winter Family Physicians Weekend. She looked back on her work and the Academy’s 2023 achievements with gratitude, insight, and encourag...

In this episode, NCAFP Communications and Membership Manager Kevin LaTorre speaks with Dr. Maureen Murphy, Dr. Macy Osborn, and Dr. Beat Steiner about the professional and personal benefits of the mentorship that family physicians receive from ...

In this episode, NCAFP EVP/CEO Greg Griggs and NCAFP General Counsel/Chief of Staff Shawn Parker discuss the 2023-24 North Carolina Budget including the many positives for family medicine specifically and primary care in general.  The disc...

 One of the greatest parts of our work at the Academy is connecting medical students with preceptors and mentors in an effort to best prepare them for life as a family physician. That process can take years and great support from our membe...

Family Medicine is a versatile specialty full of different skills and procedures, and so family doctors have the chance to branch out, diversify their work, and enjoy it. For many family physicians, it’s professionally satisfying to practice th...

NCAFP interviews five mothers in family medicine to hear their stories at home, in the clinic, and everywhere in between. Workforce Initiatives Manager Perry Price spent months interviewing these physicians, and their input on the convergence o...

In this episode, NCAFP's new President Dr. Shauna Guthrie delivers her installation speech at the Winter Family Physicians weekend, telling our members a little about herself and her vision for the Academy.

If you missed our 2022 NCAFP Annual Meeting, this is a must listen, and it should be even if you attended. Listen as outgoing President Dr. Dimitrios (Takie) Hondros provides the 2022 State of the Academy Address at our Annual Awards Banquet.&n...

In this episode of NCFM Today, you will hear from two medical students who participated in summer clinical experiences funded by the NCAFP Foundation. Evan Morgan, a second-year medical student at Wake Forest University discusses his experience...

On this month’s edition of NCFM Today, learn about the state’s Maternal Health Innovations grant from five family medicine champions working on the program. Dr. Amy Santin, Dr. Carmen Strickland, Dr. Narges Farahi, Dr. Janalynn Beste and Dr. Mo...

In this episode we talk to Dr. Benjamin Gilmer, a family physician in western NC and now acclaimed author of the riveting medical mystery, the Other Dr. Gilmer. Dr. Benjamin Gilmer discusses his own journey as he works to determine why Dr. Vinc...

In this episode, we focus on the family medicine workforce pipeline in North Carolina, specifically two efforts co-sponsored by the NCAFP and the NC AHEC Program:   the first-ever Family Medicine Academic Summit for academic family medicin...

In this month's episode, soon to be Dr. Morgan Carnes discusses her journey into family medicine from her days in dance to college to working in population health before entering the Wake Forest University School of Medicine.  Morgan also ...

In this month's edition of NCFM Today, NCAFP Communications Consultant Peter Graber interviews our latest Family Physician of the Year, Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, Director of Health Equity for the Department of Family Medicine and Community ...