Inside Family Medicine

In this episode of the Inside Family Medicine podcast, recorded at FMX, AAFP Vice President of Practice Advancement Karen Johnson talks with family physician Nipa Shah, MD, FAAFP, and internal medicine physician Sudeep Bansal, MD, about how artificial intelligence is moving from an emerging technology to a practical tool physicians can use to solve everyday problems in primary care.   Shah and Ban...

In this episode of the Inside Family Medicine podcast, host Rebecca Fuller Beeler talks with Kimberly Becher, MD, a West Virginia family physician and chair of the AAFP's new Rural Health Advisory Committee, about the challenges, opportunities and future of practicing family medicine in rural communities.   Becher shares what drew her to family medicine and why she has spent her career practicing...

In this episode of Fighting for Family Medicine , AAFP Vice President of Government Relations David Tully recaps the Academy's October advocacy efforts before talking with Maryland family physician Amar Duggirala , MD, about his experience representing family medicine at a congressional roundtable focused on health care affordability.   Tully begins with updates from across the AAFP's advocacy wor...

In this episode of Inside Family Medicine , Andrew Bazemore, MD, MPH, and Beth Polk, MD, FAAFP join us to discuss whole health in primary care. Dr. Bazemore distinguishes whole health (physical, behavioral, spiritual and socioeconomic well-being across individuals, families and communities) from whole health care (how care is organized), emphasizing a shift from "What's the matter with you?" to "W...

In this episode of CME On the Go, host Tamaan Osbourne-Roberts, MD, talks with family physician Jennifer Bryan, MD, FAAFP, about the rapidly expanding role of artificial intelligence in medicine and what family physicians need to know to use these tools safely, effectively and responsibly.   Jennifer begins by breaking down the different forms of AI physicians may encounter , from large language m...

In this episode of the Inside Family Medicine podcast, host Adam Bradley talks with Victoria Boggiano , MD, M PH, and Connie Leeper, MD, MPH, about the unexpected turns that can shape a career in family medicine.   Boggiano and Leeper share the experiences that led them to the specialty and the career "plot twists" that followed. Boggiano reflects on an early interest in health policy, anthropolog...

In this episode of CME On the Go, family physicians Janet West, MD, and Michelle Chestovich, MD, share deeply personal experiences with suicide and explore why physicians can struggle to recognize and address mental health challenges in themselves and their colleagues. Through their stories, they examine the culture of medicine, the stigma surrounding mental health treatment, and the importance of...

In this episode of Fighting for Family Medicine , AAFP Vice President of Government Relations David Tully recaps the Academy's September advocacy efforts before sitting down with Julie Harrison, Senior M anager of S tate A ffairs and M ember A dvocacy, to examine some of the biggest policy trends and state-level wins for family medicine during the 2026 legislative sessions.   Tully highlights the...

In this special sponsored episode of the Inside Family Medicine podcast, brought to you by Shionogi, host Darren Sextro talks with family physician Ben Silverberg, MD, about e nsitrelvir , a newly approved oral medication for COVID-19 post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).   Dr. Silverberg explains how the medication works to inhibit viral replication and discusses findings from the Phase III SCORPIO-PE...

In this episode of the Inside Family Medicine podcast, host Michael Monroe talks with Margot Savoy, MD, MPH, FAAFP, AAFP chief medical officer and senior vice president for education, inclusiveness and physician well-being, and Danielle Carter, MD, FAAFP, about how the Academy develops evidence-based immunization recommendations in a changing vaccine policy environment.   The y explain how the AAF...

In this episode of  Inside Family Medicine , host Margot L. Savoy, MD, MPH, FAAFP, talks with family medicine residents Katie Allan, MD, and Bridget Bunda, MD, recipients of the AAFP Foundation's Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award. They share how a community-identified need in Boise grew into a resident-supported program providing wound care, health  screenings  and other services to peo...

Join  David Tully,  v ice  p resident of  g overnment  r elations and a member of the AAFP's advocacy team,  and  Julie Riley, AAFP  m anager of  l e gislative  a ffairs,  for  this episode of Inside Family Medicine  as they dive   into  the Academy's work to protect vaccine access and evidence-based immunization policy at the federal and state levels.   Get updates on  the AAFP's priorities aroun...

In this episode of the  Inside Family Medicine  podcast,   host Adam Bradley, AAFP  M anager of  S tudent  C hoice, explores how Family Medicine Interest Groups  ( FMIGs )  help medical students discover the possibilities within family medicine.   Student leaders  Sharleen   Cineas  of Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine   and Gabriel l a Morin of East Carolina University's Brody School of Med...

In this episode of  CME On the Go , our hosts explore artificial intelligence as a partner in whole-person care and examine how family physicians can thoughtfully incorporate AI into clinical practice without losing the human judgment and relationships at the heart of family medicine.   They break down what today's AI tools can  –  and cannot  –  do, including the differences between traditional a...

In this episode of the  Inside Family Medicine  podcast, AAFP Executive Vice President and CEO, Shawn Martin, speaks with a panel of family medicine leaders about the Residency Selection Improvement Initiative, or RSII, and its goal of creating a more effective, efficient  and  equitable  residency selection process.   Guests  Karen Mitchell, MD, FAAFP, AAFP  V ice  P resident  of N ational  Re si...

  In this episode of  Fighting for Family Medicine , David Tully, AAFP  V ice  P resident of  G overnment  R elations, reviews the Academy's July advocacy efforts, including proposed Medicare payment improvements, physician workforce policies, Medicaid coverage  protections  and efforts to reduce administrative burdens.   He also highlights AAFP advocacy related to Public Service Loan Forgiveness,...

Vaccine conversations have changed. Patients are asking new questions, trust is harder to earn, and clinicians are navigating increasingly complex discussions in limited time. In this episode of Inside Family Medicine , host Rebecca Fuller Beeler, PhD, v ice p resident of Integrated Marketing Communications at AAFP is joined by public health scientist and founder of Unbiased Science Jess Steier, D...

In this special episode of the  Inside Family Medicine  podcast, brought to you by  Res m ed , h ost Darren Sextro   talks with family physician  James Bigham, MD, MPH, FAAFP   about  how he has successfully integrated sleep health and OSA management into his practice. He discusses the well-established connection between OSA and hypertension and explains how screening and treatment can become a na...

In this episode of CME On the Go, our hosts  discuss how changing climate and weather patterns are already affecting patient health and family medicine practice.   They examine the health consequences associated with extreme heat, worsening air quality, wildfire smoke, longer pollen seasons, expanding vector-borne diseases, food and water  insecurity  and climate-related mental health concerns. Th...

IFM |  Direct Primary Care:  Building  Autonomy,  Access  and Sustainability   AAFP Vice President of Practice Advancement Dr. Karen Johnson, PhD ,  welcomes Dr. Maryal Concepcion, MD,  FAAFP,  a full-scope family physician, founder and CEO of Big Trees MD , and host of the  My DPC Story  podcast, to discuss direct primary care (DPC) as an evolving practice model for family physicians. Drawing fro...

AAFP Vaccine Science Fellows James Bigham, MD, MPH, FAAFP, and Amra  Resic , MD, FAAFP, join host Emily Holwick to discuss practical strategies for improving adult vaccination rates in primary care. Drawing from their clinical experience and fellowship work, they explore how family physicians can build vaccine confidence through strong recommendations, trusted patient relationships, and team-based...

In this CME On the Go episode, our hosts discuss evaluating and managing dementia-related concerns in primary care using a common scenario: an older patient brought in by an adult child concerned about Alzheimer's disease and  possible nursing  home placement. They emphasize that these visits are time intensive and require history from both the patient and family, distinguishing normal aging from...

In this episode of Inside Family Medicine, we hear from Norman Chenven, MD, founding CEO of Austin Regional Clinic (ARC), and AAFP Director of Career and Practice ,  Tracey Allen-Ehrhart. They discuss family physician compensation, common income myths, and tools for evaluating job offers. Chenven explains why he chose family medicine and outlines how compensation varies by geography, practice type...

In this episode of  Fighting for Family Medicine , David Tully, AAFP vice president of government relations, reviews June advocacy  efforts , including the Family Medicine Advocacy Summit, where more than 300 physicians advocated for  policies to improve access to care .   He  also  highlights AAFP positions on H-1B physician policy, Medicaid work requirements, ACA marketplace changes, rural  trai...

In this episode of Inside Family Medicine, James Bigham, MD, MPH, and Sanjay  Batish , MD, discuss the family physician's role in preventing firearm injuries and addressing gun violence through relationship-based, upstream care. Bigham describes training clinicians in culturally aware counseling, secure  fire arm  storage and collaboration with gun shop owners through   and the nonprofit  SAFE , ...