ICYMI: Shawn Martin, Executive VP and CEO of PCC member @aafp.org, wrote on the need to invest in solutions that remove financial and administrative barriers for primary care clinicians.

Check it out in a @modernhealthcare.bsky.social article ⬇️

A new Healthcare Innovation article from David Raths outlines our new Evidence Report—created in partnership with @aafp.org's Robert Graham Center—and how policymakers can strengthen and sustain primary care in rural settings.

Give it a read ⬇️
www.hcinnovationgroup.com/population-h...

After completing the Leading Physician Well-being program, Melonie Proctor, DO, felt she finally had the leadership skills she needed to effect systemic change—and the tools to address her own well-being. Learn more about how you can be a part of the next cohort: https://bit.ly/3UNF1lu

The AAFP asked the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services to investigate the growing practice of downcoding, which undermines the viability of primary care practices, distorts competition and threatens access to care. https://bit.ly/4oNoDPC

Applications are now open for the AAFP's member awards! Nominate your peers or apply today for awards in these five categories: https://bit.ly/48tvdEf
🔹Leadership
🔹Mentorship & Teaching
🔹Service & Community Engagement
🔹Career Longevity & Special Accomplishment
🔹Innovation (coming soon!)

The residency match has long been a source of stress for newly minted doctors and medical schools alike, but @aafp.org is launching a new initiative that its leaders hope will change all that.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicaleducation/118588?trw=no

Dr. Brittney Anderson discusses her journey from training to opening her private practice in rural Alabama in the latest episode of Inside Family Medicine: https://bit.ly/3Xnv5AJ #RuralHealthDay

The science has not changed—and neither has the #AAFP position. Vaccines do not cause autism. Patients, health care clinicians and the American people should be able to trust their government for credible, science- and evidence-based health information. https://bit.ly/48AlBZE

Did you know that nearly 61 million Americans call rural communities home? On #NationalRuralHealthDay we recognize and celebrate our members who dedicate their careers to serving these patients. https://bit.ly/3WQMmlz

👋 A new social platform means a re-introduction: We’re the American Academy of Family Physicians and our mission is to strengthen family physicians and the communities you care for.