About the Foundation

The Foundation of the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians, founded in 1987, is the philanthropic arm of the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians, and a networking member of the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation. The Foundation is a charitable public foundation recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization and is thereby eligible to receive grants and tax deductible gifts and contributions. Click below to download a giving form.

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The Mission of the Foundation of the GAFP is to support research and educational initiatives in order to develop new Family Physicians while enhancing the overall health of individuals and communities in Georgia.

Foundation priorities include:

  • Supporting the objectives and programs of the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians as its philanthropic arm,
  • Developing and providing philanthropic resources for the promotion and support of the specialty of family practice, and
  • Assisting the advancement of family practice in areas of research, education, student interest and health care delivery.

The Foundation of the GAFP is an affiliated chapter foundation of the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation (AAFP/F) based in Kansas City, Missouri, which is the nation's second largest medical specialty association. Through its relationship with the AAFP/F, the Foundation of the GAFP is able to share some resources, including contributed support and technical assistance.

The Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees comprised of up to 19 members. The Trustees include family physicians and corporate representatives, as well as medical students and residents.

The Foundation of the GAFP is the only charitable organization in Georgia whose objective is to improve access to quality health care by promoting the specialty of family medicine.

Foundation of the GAFP Awards $4,500 Grant to Pathway To Medical School Program

The Foundation of the GAFP recently awarded a $4,500 grant to support the 2009 Pathway to Medical School program designed to assist rural college students in applying for medical school and exposing them to family medicine as a career choice.

With this grant funding, the Pathway to Medical School Program will:

  • Provide early exposure to family medicine
  • Increase participants chances of being accepted into medical school
  • Reinforce an interest in primary care medicine
  • Encourage students to return to practice in Southwest Georgia
  • Provide exposure to community medicine
  • Establish meaningful role models through mentoring relationships
  • Provide community and patient-centered primary care research experience

Early results have shown that 14 Pathway to Medical School graduates have applied and twelve have been accepted into Georgia medical schools. Because none of the Pathway graduates have completed medical school, final data on specialty selection and practice location is not yet available.

For more information on the Pathway to Medical School Program please contact Kara Sinkule at 800-392-3841 or at ksinkule@gafp.org.