Edwin Reithmayer and Malvin Williams Scholarship

Attention UCSD Medical Students and San Diego Family Medicine Residents! Applications for the SDAFP Reithmayer and Williams Scholarships as well as the Marianne McKennett, MD/Lemon Grove Medical Group Residency Award are now available!.

Edwin Reithmayer, M.D. Memorial Scholarship Award: Presented to a fourth year medical student actively pursuing a Family Practice Residency who exemplifies "Excellence in Undergraduate Family Medicine".

Malvin Williams, M.D. Memorial Scholarship Award: Presented to a second or third year student of color who is underrepresented in the medical field and who exemplifies "Excellence in Scholarship, Character and Dedication to the Profession of Medicine, with an interest in Family Medicine".

Dr. Marianne McKennett/Lemon Grove Medical Group Award

Criteria are as follows:

  • Applicant must be a current resident (R2 or R3) in any Family Medicine residency based in San Diego County.

  • Applicant will make a commitment that if selected as the recipient they will use their awarded cash to further the development of their patient care project.and present their research at our annual SDAFP Family Medicine Update

All recipients will receive a memorial plaque and a check for $1,000. They will also be recognized at our SDAFP In Person 2024 Installation of Officers scheduled for Friday, February 2nd, 2024.

Application Deadline is: Friday, September 22nd!

2023 Symposium

Thank you to everyone who attended our SDAFP Family Medicine Update 2023! We hope you enjoyed being back in person with your colleagues and that the information provided has helped you to more effectively treat patients in your clinical practice. If you have any questions about the meeting please contact Sabrina Bazzo at: sbazzo@sandiegoafp.org. Please SAVE THE DATE for next year's meeting which will once again take place at Paradise Point June 28th-30th 2024!

Important Links

2022 Virtual Symposium

The San Diego Academy of Family Physicians is proud to offer our Family Medicine Update 2022, Virtual Edition. This program has been approved by AAFP for up to 20.25 CME Credits. Individuals have until July 11th, 2023 to complete viewing all lectures.

Once you register you will be sent a confirmation email and password to login. The program website contains all speaker lectures and slides for each topic. After you have completed watching the presentations click on the program evaluation tab, fill it out and hit submit. Your CME certification will be emailed to you.

2023 Annual Installation of Officers / All Member Meeting

Thank you to everyone who supported our family medicine community by attending the SDAFP 2023 All Member Meeting as well as the 2023 Installation Dinner earlier this year. Stay tuned for dates for next year!




San Diego Academy of Family Physicians

The San Diego Academy of Family Physicians strives to bring together and educate Family Medicine physicians as well as allowing a means of communication with their local peers. Our organization provides two or more CME programs during the year as well as fundraisers for a memorial scholarship provided to a UCSD second and fourth year medical student on an annual basis and a bi-annual newsletter. Our yearly 3 day symposium attracts hundreds of physicians from across the country as well as more than 45 exhibitors.

In addition, our board of directors, which consists of physicians from across San Diego, provides a training ground for those interested in serving as leaders in areas including advocacy and coordination of CME activities. These members then often go on to roles at the State and National Academy of Family Physicians level. The San Diego Academy of Family Physicians is a member-based organization. All Family Medicine physicians in San Diego County are eligible to join.

The San Diego Academy of Family Physicians strives to bring together and educate Family Medicine physicians as well as allowing a means of communication with their local peers. Our organization provides two or more CME programs during the year as well as fundraisers for a memorial scholarship provided to a UCSD second and fourth year medical student on an annual basis and a bi-annual newsletter. Our yearly 3 day symposium attracts hundreds of physicians from across the country as well as more than 45 exhibitors.

In addition, our board of directors, which consists of physicians from across San Diego, provides a training ground for those interested in serving as leaders in areas including advocacy and coordination of CME activities. These members then often go on to roles at the State and National Academy of Family Physicians level. The San Diego Academy of Family Physicians is a member-based organization. All Family Medicine physicians in San Diego County are eligible to join.

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Our Mission

The purpose of the San Diego Academy of Family Physicians is to educate and support the local Family Medicine community in order to promote professional and personal growth for its members and to advocate for family centered care for all San Diegans. We strive to bring members together at a local level by providing activities which promote good hospital relations for primary care, quality programs for continuing medical education, and support for students interested in becoming family medicine physicians.




For more information about membership, please contact the American Academy of Family Physicians: (800) 274-2237 or WWW.AAFP.ORG

For more information about becoming a participant of the SDAFP Board of Directors, please contact: Sabrina Bazzo MPH, Executive Director: 619-540-6307 or SBAZZO@SANDIEGOAFP.ORG

Become a leader in the Family Medicine community by being an active part of the San Diego Academy of Family Physicians!