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The King County Academy of Family Physicians was established in 1948 in conjunction with the American Academy of General Practice and the Washington Academy of General Practice.  The AAGP resulted from a spontaneous movement among groups of general practitioners, in a number of states, who where convinced that progress and advancement in the general practice of medicine and surgery were basic not only to the welfare of the people of America but also to the medical profession.  It was recognized that only a group of general practitioners, banded together in their own organization, could accomplish the desired elevation of standards and quality in general practice – just as specialty groups have undertaken the same objectives in their respective fields.

 As the practice of medicine evolved over the years so did the Academy.  In 1972 the name of the organization was changed to The King County Academy of Family Physicians. 

 Today, the American Academy of Family Physicians is one of the largest national medical organizations, representing more than 94,000 family physicians, family medicine residents, and medical students nationwide.   The King County Academy of Family Physicians has a membership of 700 family physicians.  Its mission is to preserve and promote the science and art of family medicine and to ensure high-quality, cost-effective health care for patients of all ages.

Family medicine is the medical specialty that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine encompasses all ages, both sexes, each organ system, and every disease entity.

The Academy supports the Future of Family Medicine project.  Its task has been to develop a strategy to transform and renew the specialty of Family Medicine to meet the needs of people and society in a changing environment. It is a joint effort of the Family Medicine Working Party and various Academic Family Medicine organizations.

 

 Past Presidents of KCAFP

King County Academy of General Practice

    

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1958

 Duncan Robertson, MD10 years

1959

 Russell Bramble, MD 

1960

 Amos Hofer, MD 

1961

 Alvin Fields, MD 

1962

 Jack Thomas, MD 

1963

 William McDougall, MD 

1964

 William Mead, MD 

1965

 D.W. Rabak, MD 

1966

 Robert Camber, MD 

1967

 H.R. Pyfer, MD 

1968

 Hubert Grimm, MD20 years

1969

 Donald Keith, MD 

1970

 James Dahlen, MD 
    

King County Academy of Family Physicians

    

1971

 Robert Carlson, MD 

1972

 Paul Tuffers, MD 

1973

 Lenord Nevler, MD 

1974

 Anna Chevelle, MD 

1975

 Stanley Harris, MD 

1976

 Fred Reebs, MD 

1977

 Joseph Scardapane, MD 

1978

 Nola Mae Moore, MD30 years

1979

 Robert Anderson, MD 

1980

 Richard Layton, MD 

1981

 Richard Rust, MD 

1982

 Howard Miller, MD 

1983

 Peter Schock, MD 

1984

 Michael Wanderer, MD 

1985

 William Phillips, MD 

1986

 Roger Olsson, MD 

1987

 Pam McDonald, MD 

1988

 Mark Hanson, MD40 years

1989

 Brad Thomas, MD 

1990

 Edmond Kay, MD 

1991

 James Luke Olson, MD 

1992

 Jean Marshall, MD 

1993

 Mary Gibbons, MD 

1994

 Ricord Winstead, MD 

1995

 Jack Leversee, MD 

1996

 Joseph Shamseldin, MD 

1997

 Haigh Fox, MD 

1998

 Carol Hackett, MD50 years

1999

 Catherine Curran, MD 

2000

 LuAnn Chen, MD 

2001

 Kathleen Ellsbury, MD 

2003

 John Yam, MD 

2004

 Tom Norris, MD 

2005

 Jonathan Sugarman, MD 
 2006 Christopher Gaynor, MD 
 2007 Lillian Wu, MD 
2008Rich Kovar, MD60 year
2009Jo Jackson, MD
2010Mark Johnson, MD
    
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