The specialty offamily medicinewas created in1969 following thegrowth ofsubspecializationafter WWIIFMresidencyis 3 years83% havehospitalprivilegesFamilyphysiciansconductapproximately 1in 5 office visitsFamily physiciansprovide themajority of care forAmerica’sunderserved ruraland urbanpopulationsMostrecruitedspecialty formore than 10years82%routinelyperformprocedures48% treatpatients ina hospitalsetting79% of AAFPmembershave a goodsense of well-being19% of AAFPmembersdeliverbabies!Patients withaccess to aregular PCP havelower overallhealth costs andoutcomes improveAveragestarting salary:$200k - 225kin 201731%deliveremergencycare83% of familyphysician’s timeis spent doingpatient careand relatedtasks.Highestnumber ofgraduatespracticingprimary care20+fellowshipoptions areavailableEstimated thatan additional52,000 PCPswill be neededby 2025Familyphysicianswork anaverage of 47hours a weekCombinedresidencytrainingprograms areavailablePrimary care-specific loanpaymentassistance isavailableHealthcareoutcomes andcosts in the USare directly linkedto availability ofFM physiciansAverage of84 patientencountersper week75% of AAFPmembers aresatisfied or verysatisfied withtheir careersThe meanannual salarywas $209k in2016The specialty offamily medicinewas created in1969 following thegrowth ofsubspecializationafter WWIIFMresidencyis 3 years83% havehospitalprivilegesFamilyphysiciansconductapproximately 1in 5 office visitsFamily physiciansprovide themajority of care forAmerica’sunderserved ruraland urbanpopulationsMostrecruitedspecialty formore than 10years82%routinelyperformprocedures48% treatpatients ina hospitalsetting79% of AAFPmembershave a goodsense of well-being19% of AAFPmembersdeliverbabies!Patients withaccess to aregular PCP havelower overallhealth costs andoutcomes improveAveragestarting salary:$200k - 225kin 201731%deliveremergencycare83% of familyphysician’s timeis spent doingpatient careand relatedtasks.Highestnumber ofgraduatespracticingprimary care20+fellowshipoptions areavailableEstimated thatan additional52,000 PCPswill be neededby 2025Familyphysicianswork anaverage of 47hours a weekCombinedresidencytrainingprograms areavailablePrimary care-specific loanpaymentassistance isavailableHealthcareoutcomes andcosts in the USare directly linkedto availability ofFM physiciansAverage of84 patientencountersper week75% of AAFPmembers aresatisfied or verysatisfied withtheir careersThe meanannual salarywas $209k in2016

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