American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation

CENTER FOR HISTORY OF FAMILY MEDICINE: ESTABLISHED IN 1992, THE CENTER FOR THE HISTORY OF FAMILY MEDICINE (CHFM) PRESERVES AND SHARES THE HISTORY OF FAMILY MEDICINE WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. THE CHFM SERVES THREE IMPORTANT ROLES IN ONE, AS A HISTORICAL RESEARCH LIBRARY, ARCHIVE, AND MUSEUM. THE CHFM ALSO SERVES AS THE OFFICIAL REPOSITORY FOR THE 8 ORGANIZATIONS WHICH COMPRISE THE "FAMILY" OF FAMILY MEDICINE. ACTING AS THE SCRIBE FOR THE SPECIALTY, THE CENTER FOR THE HISTORY OF FAMILY MEDICINE (CHFM) IS DEDICATED TO SERVING AS THE COLLECTIVE MEMORY AS WELL AS INFORMING THE FUTURE. IN 2023, THE CENTER: 1) HELD THE THIRD ANNUAL CHFM STUDENT AND RESIDENT ESSAY CONTEST TO ENCOURAGE FUTURE PHYSICIANS TO ENGAGE WITH THE SPECIALTY'S HISTORY TO DIRECT THE FUTURE; 2) AWARDED THE FELLOWSHIP AWARD FOR A RESEARCH PROJECT, "THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN ON TV: A REFLECTION OF SOCIETAL CHANGES, 1969-1976; 3) INTRODUCED THE ANNUAL ORAL HISTORY GRANT, WHICH AWARDS UP TO $3,000 TO ONE OR MULTIPLE PROJECTS THAT EXPAND THE CHFM ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION ON FAMILY MEDICINE AND USE ORAL HISTORY AS THE PRIMARY SOURCE; AND 4) THE NUMBER OF TOURS, REFERENCE REQUESTS, AND OTHER ENGAGEMENTS REACHED 987. httpswwwaafpfoundationorgourprogr... FAMILY MEDICINE DISCOVERS: THE AAFP FOUNDATION'S SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AAFP NATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORK AND DARTNET, FOCUSES ON BUILDING A ROBUST FAMILY MEDICINE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE BY CULTIVATING SCHOLARSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT AMONG COMMUNITY FAMILY PHYSICIANS. FAMILY MEDICINE DISCOVERS RAPID CYCLE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION (FMD RAPSDI) PROGRAM SEEKS PRACTICING FAMILY PHYSICIANS WITH LITTLE OR NO RESEARCH EXPERIENCE TO GENERATE NEW EVIDENCE AND INNOVATIVE MODELS FOR "WHAT WORKS" IN REAL-WORLD PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS. IN 2023, TWO SCHOLARS OF THE FMD RAPSDI PROGRAM STARTED THEIR RESPECTIVE PROJECTS: 1) CAN PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED PENICILLIN ORAL CHALLENGE PROTOCOLS BE SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTED IN PRIMARY CARE CLINICS, AND 2) CAN FINANCIAL COACHING THROUGH A MEDICAL-FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIP IMPROVE OVERALL, CARDIOMETABOLIC, MENTAL, AND FINANCIAL HEALTH (COMPARED TO A FINANCIAL EDUCATION BOOKLET CONTROL GROUP). httpswwwaafpfoundationorgourprogr...