ABOUT THE MISSOURI ACADEMY

Founded in 1947, the MAFP is a non-profit professional medical society of more than 1,900 physicians, residents and medical students across the state.  Approximately one in four of all office visits are made to family physicians. That is 228 million office visits each year — nearly 84 million more than the next largest medical specialty. Today, family physicians provide more care for America’s underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty. Headquartered in Jefferson City, the MAFP is dedicated to optimizing the health of patients, families, and communities of Missouri through patient care, advocacy, education, and research.  The MAFP is a constituent chapter of the AAFP, one of the largest national medical organizations, representing 110,600 physicians and medical students nationwide.  It is the only medical society devoted solely to primary care. The AAFP is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.

Listen: 10 minute message from the MAFP by Betsy Garrett, MD