The Florida Academy of Family Physicians announced that Vivekanand Pantangi, MD, MS, FAAFP of Sanford, achieved the Degree of Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the national medical association representing nearly 127,600 family physicians, residents and medical students.
Established in 1971, the AAFP Degree of Fellow recognizes family physicians who have distinguished themselves through service to family medicine and ongoing professional development.
The AAFP Fellowship entitles the physician to use the honorary designation, “Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians,” or “F.A.A.F.P.” Criteria for receiving the AAFP Degree of Fellow consist of a minimum of six years of membership in the organization, extensive continuing medical education, participation in public service programs outside medical practice, conducting original research and serving as a teacher in family medicine.
The AAFP was the first national medical specialty organization to require its members to complete a minimum of 150 hours of accredited continuing medical education every three years, and the only medical specialty society devoted solely to primary care.
About the FAFP: Jacksonville-based Florida Academy of Family Physicians (FAFP) is a chapter of the AAFP and is composed of more than 6,500 family medicine physicians, resident physicians and medical students across the state. The FAFP works to advance the specialty of family medicine by promoting excellence and improvement in the healthcare of all Floridians. Its priority is to help members become the best family physicians they can be through effective communication, legislation/regulation, education, advocacy, research and motivation. To learn more about the FAFP, visit www.fafp.org.
About American Academy of Family Physicians: Founded in 1947, the American Academy of Family Physicians represents 127,600 physicians and medical students nationwide, and it is the only medical society devoted solely to primary care. Family physicians conduct approximately one in five of the total medical office visits in the U.S. per year – more than any other specialty. Family physicians provide comprehensive, evidence-based, and cost-effective care dedicated to improving the health of patients, families and communities. Family medicine’s cornerstone is an ongoing and personal patient-physician relationship where the family physician serves as the hub of each patient’s integrated care team. More Americans depend on family physicians than on any other medical specialty.
