Since the founding of the American Academy of Family Physicians in 1947, the need for a charitable institution that could administer and accept funds dedicated to general practice (now Family Medicine) had been apparent.
History
The Beginning
-- Established in 1958, the AAFP Foundation was created to support research on the economic aspects of general pracice. Learn how the foundation has grown through each decade.
1960s
-- Learn about the Foundation's efforts in the 60s to establish Family Medicine training programs.
1970s
-- The foundation launched its first fundraising campaign and helped coordinate activities within Family Medicine.
1980s
-- The Foundation began looking for Corporate support of its programs and established individual state chapter foundations.
1990s
-- The Foundation expanded its development efforts in new ways.
Today
-- As the Foundation enters its next half-century of operation, we celebrate our distinguished past and look forward to our promising future.
Why donate to the AAFP Foundation?
Supporting your Foundation means you believe in the power of family medicine and in the importance of helping others.
“Family Medicine has been great to me. It’s been good to my family. And I feel like it’s now time for me to give back.” - William H. Coleman, MD, PhD
