The 2025 AAFP Congress of Delegates is over. I want to offer my sincere congratulations to our new President-Elect, Dr. Kisha Davis, and to the three new At-Large Directors, Dr. Tracy Hendershot, Dr. Robin Liu, and Dr. Douglas Spotts. I look forward to supporting you and the mission of our Academy as Chair of the Commission on Finance and Insurance. While the election didn't go my way, my commitment to the AAFP remains absolute. I have tremendous faith in this organization and I know we will survive and thrive, no matter what the current political climate throws our way. I want to express my deepest gratitude to the AAFP staff and the Nominating Committee who made this campaign a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me. Special thanks goes to my friends at the South Carolina Academy of Family Physician for your moral support and invaluable advice throughout the process. There is a well-known poem by Robert Fulghum, "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten." It...
Good morning delegates, friends, and honored guests. I am Griffin Cupstid, and I have proudly called myself a family physician for 40 years. Family medicine is a specialty defined by its breadth and its resilience, and the arc of my career has reflected these qualities. From starting out in a small town practice to navigating the waves of corporate acquisitions, I’ve experienced the full spectrum of change in our profession. I’ve witnessed the shift in our business priorities from volume to value. I’ve celebrated the growing consensus that healthcare is a fundamental human right, and I’ve practiced medicine long enough to glimpse the arc of the moral universe as it bends—ever so slightly—toward justice. Through the years, this Academy has played an important role in bending the arc. And while progress can be frustratingly slow, the incremental achievements of our Academy are both tangible and consequential. At times, the expectation of continued progress has tempted m...