Family Medicine, Specialist in

The American Academy of Family Physicians defines a "specialist" in family medicine as a physician who meets at least one of the following three criteria:

1. Successful completion of an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-approved family medicine residency program or a three-year American Osteopathic Association-approved postgraduate family medicine residency program; or
2. Maintenance of eligibility requirements for active membership in the AAFP; or
3. Certification by a recognized certifying board in the specialty of family medicine.

(1990) (September 2024 COD)