Mission Statement
To the end that the people of North Dakota may receive excellence in health care, the North Dakota Academy of Family Physicians has for its objectives and purposes the following:
- To establish an organization of family physicians and general practitioners of medicine to promote and maintain high standards of the family and general practice of medicine;
- To encourage and assist young men and women in preparing, qualifying, and establishing themselves in family medicine;
- To preserve the right of the family physician, to engage in medical and surgical procedures for which he is qualified by training and experience;
- To assist in providing postgraduate study courses for family physicians and general practitioners, and to encourage and assist practicing physicians in participating in such training;
- To promote the science and art of medicine and surgery and the betterment of the public health, and to preserve the right of free choice of physician to the patient;
- To acknowledge and assume responsible public advocacy in all health-related matters.
