The American Academy of Family Physicians is a professional organization for family physicians in the United States. The organization was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas. The American Academy of Family Physicians provides education, advocacy, and research for family physicians and their patients. The organization's mission is to promote the health of the public and to advance the specialty of family medicine through education, research, and advocacy. The American Academy of Family Physicians has over 134,000 members and is the second largest medical association in the United States.