Aafprs Foundation

Educational meetings - the Aafprs Foundation has consistently provided quality Educational programs for the dissemination of knowledge and information among facial plastic surgeons. In 2022 the Foundation held 3 meetings with over 1,000 doctors in attendance.

Cme/learning center/publications - the Foundation provides an Educational and informational website to members which includes cme courses, webinars and informational articles.

Fellowship program - the fellowship program of the Aafprs Foundation is widely respected by the medical community and represents the finest post-graduate program in the world for training of facial plastic surgeons. Since its beginning in 1969, this program has prepared more than 1,500 highly specialized experts to be educators and leaders in facial plastic surgery.

Grants and scholarships - the Aafprs Foundation awards program was instituted to recognize Research completed and previously presented at an academy meeting and recognize members who have contributed to the academy and their communities. The grants program has 3 grants that can be awarded each year: resident Research grant which stimulate resident Research projects in facial plastic surgery, an investigator development grant which promotes clinical or laboratory Research in facial plastic surgery, and the bernstein grant given to Research projects that promote facial plastic surgery. The Foundation has the many faces of generosity campaign which supports funding to expand Research efforts amount its members and has 2 grants and a scholarship for this campaign.

Face to face - doctors teach and perform pro bono facial plastic surgery in other countries and provide victims of domestic violence or veterans or active duty members who were injured while serving in the armed forces free facial plastic surgery, if program eligible.