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- Member Benefits
- Get Involved
- Navigate the Match
- Why Choose Family Medicine?
Take Advantage of Your Member Benefits.
Student Member ServicesAs a Student member, you have MANY opportunities to:
- Get involved in advocacy and sign up to receive information from the Advocacy Action Center
- Receive various LAFP publications and updates to help you during medical school
- Participate on the Resident and Student Leadership Committee
- Serve as a Student Delegate/Alternate on the LAFP Board of Directors, Student Delegate/Alternate at the AAFP National Conference or the Student Delegate at the LAFP General Assembly.
And MANY More!!
Make Your Membership Count.
Get Involved in the Various OpportunitiesDo you have a vision for Family Medicine? If you are looking to have a voice, NOW is the time for YOU to get involved with the many opportunities that the LAFP has to offer!
Leadership
Leadership
- Contact your Student Leadership
- Sign up to participate on the Resident and Student Leadership Committee
- Serve as a Student Delegate/Alternate on the LAFP Board of Directors, Student Delegate/Alternate at the AAFP National Conference or the Student Delegate at the LAFP General Assembly.
- AAFP National Conference for Residents and Medical Students
- Seek advice from a resident of active practicing physician and participate in the Mentorship Program
Choosing a Louisiana Family Medicine Residency.
Strolling Through the MatchMaking the appropriate decisions about your professional career and learning more about the process of getting post-graduate training is very important when choosing a residency program. The resources below will guide you and summarize all specialty information, establish timelines, and organize checklists and reference materials.
Phase 1 - Planning
- Begin researching residency programs. Click here to access the Louisiana Family Medicine Residency Programs and contact information.
- Finalize senior electives
- Schedule clinical rotations with the prospective programs of interest
- Researching and Selecting Residencies Residency Application Timeline (1 page PDF)
- Residency Selection Tips (8 page PDF)
Phase 2 - ERAS
- Contact the Dean's office to determine when ERAS tokens will be available
- Complete your application and designation list on the ERAS website
- Request USMLE transcripts and letters of recommendation and compose CV and personal statement
Phase 3 - Preparing for Residency Interviews
- After months of paperwork and preparation, residency interviews finally give you the chance to find out how the programs on your list compare. Knowing what to anticipate from the residency interview experience and how to prepare will help you be confident during each meeting. Learn More
Making the Right Choice.
Know all the Facts and Explore a Career in Family MedicineFamily Medicine is a medical specialty that provides continuing and comprehensive primary health care for individuals and families. Being a family physician allows you to focus on the whole patient. Specialists focus on a specific disease, disorder or organ. Family medicine is a "customizable" specialty allowing a broad scope of practice ranging from urban settings, rural settings or academic family medicine. Family medicine is centered on the personal relationship with patients sometimes treating the entire family.
Family Medicine integrates the biological, clinical and behavioral sciences, and its scope encompasses all ages, both sexes, each organ system and every disease entity. Family Medicine includes health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance, counseling, patient education, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses in a variety of health care settings. Family physicians serve as the entry point for most of a patient's health care needs and more patients are seen by family doctors than any other specialty. Family physicians are advocates for the patient in coordinating the use of the entire health care system and take continuing responsibility for providing the patient's long-term care.
Strolling Through the Match
This publication was developed to help you make appropriate decisions about your professional career and to learn more about the process of getting post-graduate training. Download the document (104 page PDF) or order a free copy through the AAFP catalog.