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The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is responsible for the Accreditation of post-MD medical training programs within the United States. Accreditation is accomplished through a peer review process and is based upon established standards and guidelines.

The American Academy of Family Physicians is the national association of family doctors. Until October 3, 1971, it was known as the American Academy of General Practice. The name was changed in order to reflect more accurately the changing nature of primary health care.

Core purpose: To promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of public health.

The American Osteopathic Association is organized to advance the philosophy and practice of osteopathic medicine by promoting excellence in education, research, and the delivery of quality, cost-effective healthcare in a distinct, unified profession.

The Association of American Medical Colleges is a non-profit association founded in 1876 to work for reform in medical education. Originally representing only medical schools, the Association now comprises the 125 accredited U.S. medical schools, the 16 accredited Canadian medical schools, 400 major teaching hospitals and health systems, 90 academic and professional societies representing nearly 100,000 faculty members, and the nation's medical students and residents.

The mission of the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians is to promote excellence in health care and the betterment of the health of the American people.

The mission is to advance the science and art of osteopathic medicine, surgery, education and research. Members strive to improve health care and benefits of scientific advancement in the treatment, prevention and alleviation of human ailments and to strengthen and promote the image of osteopathic medicine in Michigan by shaping the health care delivery system on a local and national basis to better serve the community.

Evidence-Based, Cost-Effective
Primary Care: A Critical Appraisal

The course has been organized by The Center for Medical Education, Inc. Since 1981, 400 "Critical Appraisal" courses in the fields of primary care and emergency medicine have been held with over 30,000 participants. The unique evidence-based format of the courses, coupled with knowledgeable and enthusiastic faculty has resulted in high levels of participant approval. Cosponsored by MSU Department of Family Medicine.

MSMS has 47 committees and task forces which provide a platform for addressing issues ranging from aging to physician well-being.

The focus of the course—to enable participants to pass their exams—drives the content. The National Family Medicine Board Review course is intended to be a four-day, 39-hour total immersion "boot-camp" in the factual database of family medicine. At the conclusion, participants, through repetition, will have learned the key information needed to pass family medicine certification and recertification examinations. Cosponsored by MSU Department of Family Medicine.

The mission of the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) is to lead, coordinate, support, and assess the NIH effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities. In this effort, NCMHD will conduct and support basic, clinical and behavioral research, emerging programs, training, and information dissemination aimed at reducing the disproportionately high incidence and prevalence of disease, burden of illness, and mortality experienced by American populations who suffer from health disparities, including racial and ethnic minorities and other groups, such as the urban and rural poor.

The Society was founded in 1967 to respond to the needs of family medicine educators. From a small beginning of 105 founding members, we have grown to a membership of more than 5,000 teachers of family medicine.