Physician/Surgeon Associations | Rhode Island Academy of Family Physicians

The Rhode Island Academy of Family Physicians exists to promote the health of the patients, families and communities of Rhode Island by advancing the specialty of family medicine through education and advocacy. The family physicians treat people of all ages, including pregnant people, and work within their communities to help everyone achieve health. The Rhode Island Academy of Family Physicians (RIAFP) is a 189-active, 13 Life, 50 Resident, and 400 student members of the Rhode Island affiliate of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the largest primary care physician organization in the United States. RIAFP supports ongoing physician education, works with residents in primary care, and advocates public policies to improve the health care system. RIAFP works with the RI Medical Society and the RI Department of Health, to achieve those aims. Members staff private practices and community health centers, deliver babies, make home visits, and treat patients at every hospital in Rhode Island. Doctors work with schools, day care centers, nursing homes, and care for entire families from every community in the state.

04/09/2024