The specialty offamily medicinewas created in1969 following thegrowth ofsubspecializationafter WWIIAveragestarting salary:$200k - 225kin 2017The meanannual salarywas $209k in2016Average of84 patientencountersper weekEstimated thatan additional52,000 PCPswill be neededby 2025Familyphysiciansconductapproximately 1in 5 office visitsPrimary care-specific loanpaymentassistance isavailableFMresidencyis 3 yearsFamilyphysicianswork anaverage of 47hours a week75% of AAFPmembers aresatisfied or verysatisfied withtheir careers79% of AAFPmembershave a goodsense of well-beingMostrecruitedspecialty formore than 10yearsHighestnumber ofgraduatespracticingprimary careCombinedresidencytrainingprograms areavailableFamily physiciansprovide themajority of care forAmerica’sunderserved ruraland urbanpopulations83% havehospitalprivileges20+fellowshipoptions areavailable48% treatpatients ina hospitalsetting31%deliveremergencycareHealthcareoutcomes andcosts in the USare directly linkedto availability ofFM physicians82%routinelyperformprocedures19% of AAFPmembersdeliverbabies!83% of familyphysician’s timeis spent doingpatient careand relatedtasks.Patients withaccess to aregular PCP havelower overallhealth costs andoutcomes improveThe specialty offamily medicinewas created in1969 following thegrowth ofsubspecializationafter WWIIAveragestarting salary:$200k - 225kin 2017The meanannual salarywas $209k in2016Average of84 patientencountersper weekEstimated thatan additional52,000 PCPswill be neededby 2025Familyphysiciansconductapproximately 1in 5 office visitsPrimary care-specific loanpaymentassistance isavailableFMresidencyis 3 yearsFamilyphysicianswork anaverage of 47hours a week75% of AAFPmembers aresatisfied or verysatisfied withtheir careers79% of AAFPmembershave a goodsense of well-beingMostrecruitedspecialty formore than 10yearsHighestnumber ofgraduatespracticingprimary careCombinedresidencytrainingprograms areavailableFamily physiciansprovide themajority of care forAmerica’sunderserved ruraland urbanpopulations83% havehospitalprivileges20+fellowshipoptions areavailable48% treatpatients ina hospitalsetting31%deliveremergencycareHealthcareoutcomes andcosts in the USare directly linkedto availability ofFM physicians82%routinelyperformprocedures19% of AAFPmembersdeliverbabies!83% of familyphysician’s timeis spent doingpatient careand relatedtasks.Patients withaccess to aregular PCP havelower overallhealth costs andoutcomes improve

Family Medicine Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. The specialty of family medicine was created in 1969 following the growth of subspecialization after WWII
  2. Average starting salary: $200k - 225k in 2017
  3. The mean annual salary was $209k in 2016
  4. Average of 84 patient encounters per week
  5. Estimated that an additional 52,000 PCPs will be needed by 2025
  6. Family physicians conduct approximately 1 in 5 office visits
  7. Primary care-specific loan payment assistance is available
  8. FM residency is 3 years
  9. Family physicians work an average of 47 hours a week
  10. 75% of AAFP members are satisfied or very satisfied with their careers
  11. 79% of AAFP members have a good sense of well-being
  12. Most recruited specialty for more than 10 years
  13. Highest number of graduates practicing primary care
  14. Combined residency training programs are available
  15. Family physicians provide the majority of care for America’s underserved rural and urban populations
  16. 83% have hospital privileges
  17. 20+ fellowship options are available
  18. 48% treat patients in a hospital setting
  19. 31% deliver emergency care
  20. Healthcare outcomes and costs in the US are directly linked to availability of FM physicians
  21. 82% routinely perform procedures
  22. 19% of AAFP members deliver babies!
  23. 83% of family physician’s time is spent doing patient care and related tasks.
  24. Patients with access to a regular PCP have lower overall health costs and outcomes improve