The ACFP is the only Alberta organization that exclusively represents family physicians.  The College advocates on behalf of family physicians and supports and facilitates continuing medical education and primary care research.  The provincial portion of your membership fee is forwarded to the Alberta College of Family Physicians.  The cumulative total of these membership fees provides the annual operating budget for the ACFP to sustain all services and activities on your behalf at a provincial level.

We invite your participation in all of the ACFP activities.  The ACFP must work collectively to ensure that the voice of the family physician is heard, and continue to develop the relationships that will influence the policies and programs affecting family physicians to delivery quality health care to their patients.  The strength of the ACFP resides in the commitment of the membership.

The ACFP has established itself in many areas:

§         Health Policy and Planning

o        having representation on committees and task forces to ensure that the perspective of Alberta family physicians is taken into consideration

o        addressing areas of concern to family physicians and their patients

§         Continuing Medical Education

o        developing partnerships to assist with the development and dissemination of quality, affordable and accessible MAINPRO® C courses in Alberta

o        reviewing and accrediting MAINPRO® M1 courses in Alberta

o        planning, coordinating and evaluating successful Annual Scientific Assemblies in Alberta

§         Research

o        Continuing to support and advance the development and dissemination of new knowledge and skills through the Alberta Family Practice Research Network (AFPRN)