FP Essentials
Monthly Clinical Guidance to Elevate Your Practice
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Monthly Clinical Guidance: Dive deep into essential family medicine topics. Each month, explore a meticulously chosen clinical subject, complete with in-depth guidance, learning objectives, and posttest Q&A.
Essentials for Practice: Discover key practice recommendations and treatment algorithms. Enhance your clinical decision-making and elevate patient care.
CME Credits: Earn up to 60 CME credits. Stay current while advancing your professional growth.
Preparation for Certification: Our monthly editions follow a comprehensive 3-year clinical topic cycle, aligned with the ABFM exam format. Be confidently prepared for success.
Plus: Monthly new edition email alerts with access to the newest monograph and CME quiz.
“It's written for primary care physicians. Unlike specialty publications/journals, the content is applicable to day-to-day practice, where the rubber meets the road.” -FP Essentials reader
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Access to 12 editions (1 year) or 24 editions (2 Year). Includes immediate online access and app. Issues post mid-month. 1 Year autorenews: You will be charged annually; Cancel anytime. 2 Year is a manual renewal.
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Resident: $185 / $335
New Physician: $285 / $515
Nonmember: $485 / $875
Other Health Care Professional: $380 / $685
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Access to 12 editions (1 year) or 24 editions (2 Year). Includes print, immediate online access and app. Print issues ship mid-month of publish date. 1 Year autorenews: You will be charged annually; Cancel anytime. 2 Year is a manual renewal.
1 Year / 2 Year Pricing
AAFP Member: $385 / $695
Resident: $220 / $395
New Physician: $315 / $565
Nonmember: $500 / $900
Other Health Care Professional: $415 / $745
Digital subscription includes access to the 12 or 24 editions within subscription term. Previous online editions can be purchased individually: $39.95 for members and $44.95 for nonmembers. View list of editions. Access within the app is limited to subscribers with active subscriptions.
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The American Medical Association (AMA) accepts the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Prescribed credit as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM for the AMA Physician's Recognition Award (PRA). When applying for the AMA PRA, AAFP Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed credit, not as AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. AAFP Prescribed credit is also accepted by the American Academy of Physician Assistants, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board, and the American Association of Medical Assistants.