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    Read ABFM's New Article with Dr. Sandy Kimmer

    Dr. Sandy Kimmer is an accomplished family physician, residency director and retired veteran of the U.S. Navy who currently runs a full scope practice at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Virginia. She's also a passionate consumer of medical news and believer in continuous education. ABFM sat down for a wonderful interview with Dr. Kimmer, and we're excited to share it with you! You can also view a clip from the interview here.


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    New Annals of Family Medicine Editorial

    Check out our latest Annals of Family Medicine editorial that describes the core outcomes of family medicine residency education which will be used to set standards for board eligibility: Core Outcomes of Residency Training 2022 (Provisional)


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    New National Journal Club Articles Available

    ABFM is excited to announce the release of 49 new National Journal Club (NJC) articles! These peer-reviewed articles are a great way to stay up to date with medical literature while earning certification points.


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Dr. Tiffani Maycock

Board Member Spotlight

Dr. Tiffani Maycock, sees a different panel of patients in her Selma, Alabama Family Medicine practice, "Where I am, in the black belt of America, is a very unique rural setting. Our patients have slightly different health issues to address, and it's harder to find faculty to come here and train the residents in my program. Not everyone wants to start a career in the rural south."

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Positive Outcomes When Treating Hypertension

Dr. Gary LeRoy, ABFM's newly appointed Senior Vice President of Diplomate Experience, recently addressed the challenges he sees when treating hypertension in Black patients in his Dayton, Ohio practice and the effects of lifestyle modifications on blood pressure control. 

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"BORN TO HELP PEOPLE LIKE ME"

Dr. Kalaki Clarke promotes hope, healing, and health equity in The Skid Row District of Downtown Los Angeles—a community where more than 66,000 individuals are experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County. Dr. Clarke explains that health outcomes and housing security are closely connected. She hopes that increasing that awareness will help the community to thrive.

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JABFM Article

A Leadership Challenge: Providing Hope for Our Patients, Practices and Communities

We live in dispiriting times, from the long-lasting wounds of COVID on our practices, communities and personal lives, to persistent health disparities, high inflation, and the renewed threat of nuclear war. To move forward and rebuild, the people we serve – our patients, practices, and communities – must have hope.

Warren Newton, MD, MPH

Read the latest JABFM article to discover the hope found within the transformational leaders of family medicine. Learn how this community is united in the need for change.

Quality Health Care, Public Trust...
Setting the Standards in Family Medicine.

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