| Don’t Miss Out on Everything That GAFP/AAFP Has to Offer! |
The countdown is on to renew your GAFP membership. If you have not yet paid your dues or reported the required CME for your re-election cycle, do so before March 1, 2024, or you risk being dropped from AAFP membership.
Dues can be paid by using AAFP QuickPay or calling the AAFP membership team at 800-274-2237.
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It's Not Too Late To Join Us For 2024! Committee and Leadership Recruitment (In-Person Meetings with Virtual Options) |
One of the most important roles serving as your President for 2024 is appointing the Committee members. I am soliciting your interest in participating on one of the Georgia Academy’s committees. We anticipate meeting in person and will continue to have a virtual option for most positions as well. We typically meet three times a year.
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Georgia Composite Medical Board Teleprescribing Update |
The Georgia Composite Medical Board (GCMB) has announced it will extend its teleprescribing regulations through May 1, 2024. This means that until May 1, an in-person visit is not required to prescribe controlled medications to patients via telemedicine for physicians licensed in the state of Georgia.
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| Act Now: Secure Your Spot for the 2024 Advocacy Day at the State Capitol! |
Get ready to take a stand and make a difference! We're thrilled to extend a special invitation to you for the upcoming "2024 Day at the State Capitol & Prep Session." This two-day event, scheduled for Monday, January 29 (virtual) and Tuesday, January 30, 2024, is your golden opportunity to actively engage with policymakers, enhance your advocacy skills, and champion the causes that matter most for family physicians and our patients.
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AAFP Launches Compensation Dashboard |
In late December, AAFP officially launched the Family Medicine Career Benchmark Dashboard. The new tool will assist members in navigating professional transitions with compensation, job satisfaction, and other career insights, based on data collected from members across the country.
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| Residents and Medical Students - 2024 Family Medicine Leads Emerging Leader Institute Applications Due by March 1 |
Applications for the AAFP Foundation Family Medicine Leads Emerging Leader Institute (ELI) are now open. This yearlong opportunity provides leadership skills training for family medicine residents entering their first or second year and medical students entering their second, third, or fourth year. The application period ends March 1, 2024.
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January 2024 Members in the News |
GAFP wants to highlight the amazing accomplishments of our members. Have you received an award, been quoted in the media, or are serving in a leadership position that we haven’t acknowledged through our publication? Please email Fay Fulton (ffulton@gafp.org) or Alesa McArthur (amcarthur@gafp.org) and let us know so that we can acknowledge your achievements. Family Medicine Rocks!
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G2211 Add-on Code: What It Is and When To Use It |
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Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies of Georgia Offers Free & Reduced Cost Perinatal Support for Patients |
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GEORGIA HEALTHY FAMILY ALLIANCE |
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Celebrating 36 years of Tar Wars! |
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| In 1988, the American Academy of Family Physicians launched Tar Wars, a comprehensive tobacco education program that teaches students the dangers of utilizing tobacco products. Since that time, hundreds of thousands of students nationally have gone through Tar Wars and been impacted by its message.
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GHFA Seeking Applicants For First Cycle 2024 Community Health Grant Awards Program |
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The Georgia Healthy Family Alliance (GHFA) is currently seeking applications for the first cycle of the 2024 Community Health Grant Awards program. Grant awards of up to $5,000 are made to GAFP member-affiliated community organizations that support program priorities including underserved populations and community projects that promote healthy practices. Current GAFP members including medical students, residents and active/ life members are eligible to apply. The application deadline for the first cycle 2024 awards is February 1.
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GHFA Welcomes New 2024 Trustees |
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The Georgia Healthy Family Alliance (GHFA) welcomed four new members to the Alliance Board of Trustees in 2024. Shikha Shah, MD and Kristen Kahrmann, MD, both of Columbus, will join Dr. Bruce LeClair of Augusta as Trustees on the GHFA Board this year. In addition, Najeeb Siddiq, MD of Atlanta and the WellStar Douglas Family Medicine Residency program was elected to serve a two-year term as a Resident board member.
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| June 7-9, 2024: GAFP Summer Meeting |
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| November 8-10, 2024: GAFP Annual Meeting |
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