October 14, 2026

Are You Ready to "Take the Ferrari" to the Neon Nights Presidential Party?

Calling all In-Person Summit 2026 attendees: You won't want to miss Neon Nights: The Ultimate Miami Vice 80s Party! Dress up in your best neon, pastels, bold prints, white suits, oversized sunglasses, and all things fabulously 80s. Enjoy games, dancing, appetizers, and drinks in celebration of the FAFP's incoming president, Dr. Michael Swartzon. This December 12, show us your best Crockett and Tubbs and take the Ferrari!

Advance registration is required for this event. The ticket fee is $100 per person. Free entry for students, residents, and guests under 12 years of age.



Click Here to register for Summit: 2026 FAFP Family Medicine Annual Meeting, scheduled for December 11-13 at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island! Summit 2026 will be presented as a hybrid event, giving attendees the option to register for either In-Person attendance or remote, Virtual attendance hosted via live streaming. The registration deadline is Thursday, December 10, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST.

Both options include:

• Two-and-a-half days of education
• CME Credits allowing you to earn up to:
• 18.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
• 18.0 AOA Category 1-A Credits (for Osteopathic physicians)
• 18.0 Live AAFP Prescribed credits
• Recordings of ALL educational sessions available within 2 weeks of the conference conclusion; accessible for 30 days to registered attendees only.

The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island

Register Now for Summit: 2026 FAFP Family Medicine Annual meeting to receive the reservations waitlist link. The FAFP room block at the Ritz-Carlton has reached capacity. Registered attendees will receive a link to join the reservations waitlist.

The FAFP room block is strictly for registered Summit 2026 meeting attendees. Any room reservations not connected to a meeting registration will be subject to cancellation. (Phone reservations will not be accepted)

FAFP Continues Vaccine Rule Challenge

Last week in Lake Mary, the FAFP maintained its strong opposition to the Florida Department of Health's (DoH) continued efforts to remove the four vaccines mandated by administrative rule for school-aged children (Hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), varicella, and pneumococcal conjugate). Both FAFP and AAFP Presidents, Dr. Danielle Carter and Dr. Sarah Nosal, testified at the October 8 hearing, along with FAFP's attorney opposing the vaccine removal, in addition to representatives from AAP and ACP, dozens of other physicians, attorneys, and members of the public. The FAFP will formally challenge the proposed rule by petition and do everything possible to ensure the DoH meets its statutory mandate to "prevent the spread of communicable diseases by supervising and securing the vaccination of all children in Florida against vaccine-preventable diseases." More information will be provided as it becomes available.  

FAFP 2027 Officer & Board Slate

In accordance with Chapters IV and X of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians (FAFP) Bylaws, nominations for the 2027 FAFP Officers and Board were solicited electronically multiple times via FAFP News beginning on June 10, 2026. Subsequently, the FAFP Nominating Committee reviewed the nominations and developed, with FAFP Board of Directors approval, the following 2027 FAFP Nominating Committee Slate for membership review no later than sixty (60) days prior to the annual business meeting being held on December 12, 2026.

Per Chapter IV, Section 4 of the FAFP Bylaws, write-in candidates must notify the FAFP Board Chair by emailing Jay Millson (jmillson@fafp.org) of his or her intent to run no later than October 21, 2026. Eligible write-in candidates have seven (7) days, from October 14-21, to obtain signatures (via the FAFP Write-in Candidate Form) from at least 20 Active FAFP members, in good standing, in order for the nomination to be validated and have their name included on the final ballot.   

The final ballot will be sent to the membership no later than October 28, 2026 (45 days prior to the FAFP 2026 Annual Business Meeting scheduled for Saturday, December 12, during the Summit: 2026 FAFP Family Medicine Annual Meeting. Further instructions will be provided via an email to the membership along with the link to vote. Any questions, please email Jay Millson (jmillson@fafp.org).

It’s Time to Renew Your Membership for 2027!

Your AAFP and FAFP membership comes up for renewal every year, and 2027 is now open. Here is a quick refresher on what stays switched on when you do.



Savings that show up where you need them. Member pricing on CME activities and live events, including FAFP CME meetings (Ignite, Elevate, and Summit) and Virtual ABFM KSA Study Groups, as well as the AAFP's FMX and the Family Medicine Advocacy Summit. Plus, discounts on travel, insurance and financial services, those everyday costs that add up.



Answers when a case gets complicated. Clinical guidance built for the full breadth of family medicine, ready when you need a second opinion at 4 p.m. on a Thursday.

A champion working while you practice. Advocacy on payment policy, administrative burden and scope, the very issues shaping how you are able to do your job.

Colleagues who understand the day you just had. A national community of family

physicians navigating the same work.

CLICK HERE to renew your membership online for 2027.

If you have any questions regarding your membership or need assistance with the renewal process, please reach out to alopez@fafp.org. Thank you for your continued dedication and commitment to family medicine.

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