Welcome to NCFM Today! Today, we're reviewing the Best News in North Carolina Family Medicine: The 39.25 AAFP credits available at the 2026 Summer Symposium, ongoing Family Medicine advocacy at the federal and state levels, and how NC Family Medicine residencies fared in the 2026 Match process!

Learn more about the Academy at www.ncafp.com!

We are thrilled to bring you the recording of NCAFP President Dr. Benjamin “Frankie” Simmons’s installation speech! Dr. Simmons (above) delivered this heartfelt, electrifying address during his installation ceremony at the 2025 Winter Meeting, where he discussed his path to Family Medicine, his conviction to serve his neighbors, and his hope for our specialty. “Defying Gravity is exactly what it feels like to be a Family Physician in America today,” Dr. Simmons said. “We rise for our patients, our communities, and one another.”

Welcome to NCFM Today! Today, we're reviewing the Best News in North Carolina Family Medicine: The 65.50 AAFP credits available at the 2025 Winter Family Physicians Weekend, the recent Medicaid rate and service cuts, how one NCAFP became a world leader in Family medicine, and other topics!

Learn more about the Academy at www.ncafp.com!

Welcome to NCFM Today! Today, we're reviewing the Best News in North Carolina Family Medicine: The 2025 Winter Family Physicians Weekend, the expected impacts of the recent HR 2 federal bill, which NCAFP members are moving into new leadership roles, and other topics!

Learn more about the Academy at www.ncafp.com!

Welcome to NCFM Today! Today, we're reviewing the Best News in North Carolina Family Medicine: The Care First Act (and its progress through the NC House!), the 2025 Family Medicine Match results, the Collaborative Care Management Capacity Building Fund, and other key topics!

Learn more about the Academy at www.ncafp.com!

From the NC Academy of Family Physicians, this is The Best News in North Carolina Family Medicine! This month's episode includes the 25th anniversary of state oral health plans, new CDC vaccine guidance, the installation of NCAFP member Dr. Dev Sangvai as the new NCDHHS Secretary, and much more!

Listen to the installation speech of NCAFP's new President, Dr. Mark McNeill, given at the Winter Family Physicians Weekend in Early December, as he discusses the innovative nature of family physicians and lessons learned from the impact of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina.