I’m a DO, ABFM certified because I did an allopathic residency, and increasingly involved in osteopathic local/regrional/national organizations. Before I plunk down $900 to renew AAFP membership before it expires at midnight, what do I need it for other than the nifty CME transcript? Can’t I just produce my collection of certificates to anyone interested?
I think the AAFP journal is great. That’s why I keep it up.
Journal will arrive if you are a member or not !
False. It will not.
Could it be different for MDs? I have been getting it for 30 years...Never paid for membership.
I take it you are a recent grad. They will continue for a bit, but if you do not pay dues, the journal stops coming. Source- I have tried to not pay.
Finished residency in 1996...Boarded, and re-certed many times...never been a member. I am still getting the journal. Who knows when it will stop, but its been almost 30 years.
Well doc, call me peanut butter and jealous. That’s 8 hundo a year saved for other cme. Dang.
I love our profession, but have seen it just decline over the years... Urgent care and even hospitalist jobs taken over by NPs, prvate equity taking over clinics etc. Meanwhile I am stuck doing MOC....(I know ABFM is a different entity but they are related.)
Anyway, good luck to all!
AFP is really the best family medicine journal out there,... and by a long shot. They have a lot of good CME. They also advocate for our specialty (with questionable success on the national level, but I've witnessed some state chapter victories). They also put out a lot of good practice management, coding, etc... content which can pay for the subscription with improved coding and other activities.
The ABFM is a money grab. But AAFP actually delivers good and useful content.
And the CME transcript manager is really the best out there for family medicine and integrates with the ABFM.
By far the best journal in my opinion. A lot of the other ones articles are so esoteric that I'm not sure how much value I get from them.
The journal and CME options are too. I get my required ai stuff but for the most part AAFP is my go to to stay up to date with medicine
I’ve been dutifully paying the annual membership fee since medical school, partly for the CME and journals, but also because it helps fund professional lobbyists who ensure our voices are heard.
Family Medicine doesn’t spend nearly as much on lobbying as most medical subspecialties, but we’re also dwarfed by how much money is spent by chiropractors, naturopaths, and other non-physician providers. Unless it poses a significant financial hardship, I encourage you to generously support your state and national organizations so we can try to maintain a seat at the table.
OK, all, you convinced me and I renewed. I get AFP through my university affiliation, but I believe in advocacy and the CME tracker is good.
Cme tracker is kinda worth it
AFM journal is decent, idk