The King County Academy of Family Physicians (KCAFP) is a professional medical society dedicated to maintaining high standards of family medicine. 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, all sexes, each organ system, and every disease entity.
Mentoring Opportunity
UWSOM’s Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) is hosting an in-person Speed Mentoring event as part of our Primary Care Week series. It is scheduled for Wednesday, October 4th from 6 - 7:30 PM at the UWSOM (Room location TBD). Dinner will be provided starting at 5:30 PM.
We would like to recruit some mentors! If you have interest in being a mentor at this event, please fill out the following survey by 09/18/2023: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J3SW52X
We would like to recruit some mentors! If you have interest in being a mentor at this event, please fill out the following survey by 09/18/2023: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J3SW52X
2023 Rosenblatt Award Winner
The Roger A. Rosenblatt Award for Community Service is presented annually to a member of the King County Academy of Family Physicians who best exemplifies a career of service to the community over and above the usual role of a family physician.
Roger A. Rosenblatt, MD, MPH, was Professor and Vice-Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine, a leader in rural health and community-based education, an outstanding family physician and community
leader. Please submit your nomination by clicking below. This year we are delighted to announce Dr. Kevin Wang as the Rosenblatt Award Winner.
Roger A. Rosenblatt, MD, MPH, was Professor and Vice-Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine, a leader in rural health and community-based education, an outstanding family physician and community
leader. Please submit your nomination by clicking below. This year we are delighted to announce Dr. Kevin Wang as the Rosenblatt Award Winner.
Kevin Wang, who uses he/him/his pronouns, is a gay family physician at Swedish Health Services in Seattle, WA. He serves as medical director for Swedish’s LGBTQI+ Program and as clinical faculty for Swedish’s Family Medicine – First Hill and OB/GYN residency programs. He teaches a course on LGBTQI+ Health at the University of WA for health profession students and works with medical students from the University of WA and Washington State University. He also serves on the Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana and Kentucky board, is a member of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s National Medical Committee and serves as a board member for The National LGBTQ Task Force.
2023 Student Award Winners
COVID-19 in Washington StateThe CDC guidance is constantly changing around COVID-19 as we see new variants appear around the world. Below are links to resources available in our community:
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