About OAFP
With over 1,700 members, the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians is the largest medical specialty society in Oregon and is the state chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Our Mission
Our mission is to support family physicians in their pursuit of optimal health for the people of Oregon.
Our Vision
Health and vitality for all.
Our Value Statement
The OAFP provides value to its members by advocating for sustainable, equitable health care in our communities; connecting with each other and to our sense of purpose; and inspiring lifelong learning in the current and future generations of family doctors.
Our Values
- OAFP values justice, diversity, equity and inclusion for our colleagues and our patients, exemplified by universal access to care and the elimination of health disparities
- OAFP values relationship as a vehicle for transformation. We value the qualities that underlie all healthy relationships: compassion, integrity & respect.
- OAFP values affordable, high-quality, patient-centered medical care and believes that family physicians are ideally and uniquely suited to lead patient-centered, collaborative medical teams.
- OAFP values the life-long education of family physicians, patients & communities in order to improve care, optimize health, and increase quality of life.
- OAFP values the development of forward-thinking family physician leaders in Oregon who are empowered to shape the local and state health care system and improve the health of our patients and communities.
- OAFP values the diverse experiences and practices of family physicians and supports a broad scope of education and training.
- OAFP values the empowerment of family physicians to model health and wellness through the arc of their career.
The OAFP has voted to forgo funding from pharmaceutical companies — including advertising in our magazine and exhibiting at our conferences — to provide assurance that our work is free from any influence from the pharmaceutical industry in its policies, programs and operations.
Our Work
Support members in evolving landscape of family medicine to achieve their personal and professional goals.
Top-two opportunities:
- Create a repository of resources for personal and practice transformation
- Collect and disseminate stories that highlight the diversity and breadth of family medicine in order to inspire current and future family physicians.
Support initiatives that promote quality healthcare that is accessible, sustainable and equitable.
Top-two opportunities:
- Support policy focused on health care payment reform and delivery system transformation
- Build partnerships with individual and organizations that align with our advocacy mission.
Provide quality education for family physicians and the healthcare team.
Top-two opportunities:
- Increasing student attendance at the annual conference.
- Expand or promote educational opportunities outside of the annual conference.
Nourishing a robust family medicine workforce, fully capable of meeting Oregon’s needs.
- Supporting GME development within the state through ORCA-FM and other initiatives.
- Promoting practice vitality and longevity.
Communicate Academy values to members, Oregonians and policy makers
- Conduct member needs assessment and/or member satisfaction survey
- Establish means to hear from diverse membership from all practice styles
We approach our strategic areas of focus through a lens of promoting wellness and equity, inclusion, and diversity.