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| Values: |
These are the qualities considered most important by family physicians in Nassau County. Nassau's family physicians:
- Are exceptionally prepared to manage the health care of all people and to integrate the work of other specialists and health care providers.
- Value patients as individuals and treat them with caring, openness, compassion and concern through communication and permanence of care.
- Support for patients as whole people, taking into account social, emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of their lives within the context of their families and communities.
- Believe in the increased encouragement of preventative medicine and public health efforts.
- Are educators who endow with important information and help that allow people to make knowledgeable health care decisions.
- Accentuate the strength of the science and art of the family practice specialty through our practice and consulting relationships.
- Believe we are highly qualified to teach family medicine and other disciplines in medical schools and residences.
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| Principles: |
The Nassau Academy of Family Physicians:
- Speaks for Nassau family physicians and their patients.
- Seeks the strength that comes from a diverse membership serving communities with varied needs.
- Encourages membership involvement and provides headship and influence in the health care community.
- Values the active participation of students, residents and new physicians and creates an environment that encourages their participation.
- Values fairness in patient care, reimbursement, internal activities and interaction with other organizations.
- Values upbeat, progressive action and joint effort in addressing Nassau AFP goals.
- Will be a unifying resource for sharing and disseminating information and ideas within family medicine in Nassau County.
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