About Us

The mission of the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians is to promote and advance family medicine in order to improve the health of Indiana.

2010 Strategic Plan
As we see the world around us changing at a rapid pace, it becomes necessary to revisit and update a strategic plan more often.  While we intend to revisit these three objectives again in 2-3 years, we will closely monitor the measures and will likely revise the strategies and initiatives annually – or as needed.

Advocacy
Shape health care policy in Indiana through interactions with government, the public, businesses, the health care industry, and our patients
Strategy 1
Initiate the development of a coalition of health care organizations
Strategy 2
Enhance reputation as the recognized expert on issues impacting primary care
Strategy 3
Provide information to key legislators about successful scholarship and loan repayment programs in other states to lay the groundwork for a similar program in Indiana

Membership
Serve as the essential resource for the professional success of the family physician workforce in Indiana
Strategy 1
Optimize the infrastructure of the association in anticipation of changes in the health care environment
Strategy 2
Prepare and enable members for leadership opportunities within the Academy, health care teams, organized medicine, and their communities
Strategy 3
Capitalize on opportunities to work with the medical schools in Indiana
Strategy 4
Maintain and grow membership
Strategy 5
Attract students to family medicine prior to medical school

Education
Be the provider of choice for family physician education
Strategy 1
Offer education that attracts the maximum number of physicians and allied health providers
Strategy 2
Prepare the association for the AAFP CME policy and ACCME guidelines and regulations