The North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) is a multidisciplinary organization for primary care researchers. Founded in 1972 and oriented to family medicine, NAPCRG welcomes members from all primary care generalist disciplines and related fields, including epidemiology, behavioral sciences, and health services research.

NAPCRG’s accomplishments in fostering primary care research include:

• Promoting multi-method research and linkages between qualitative and quantitative approaches to primary care research

• Nurturing novice researchers with training in research methodology, grant development, and career planning; supportive feedback on research ideas and projects; and experience presenting their work in an international forum

• Developing and supporting practice-based research networks of regional, national, and international scope

• Developing primary care classification systems for research and patient care

• Stimulating senior scientists with an interdisciplinary network of colleagues, cutting-edge research technologies, and an organization devoted to research in primary care

• Developed the document, "Responsible Research With Communities: Participatory Research in Primary Care"

NAPCRG advocates for primary care research through its support of the College of Family Physicians of Canada Section of Researchers and its membership in the Academic Family Medicine Organizations (AFMO), along with other AFMO members—the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Association of Departments of Family Medicine, the Association of Family Practice Residency Directors, and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.

Mission and Goals
Founded in 1972, the North American Primary Care Research Group is a multidisciplinary organization for primary care researchers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and throughout the world, with a mission to develop, disseminate, and promote new knowledge regarding primary care.

NAPCRG's goals are to:

• Serve as an incubator for new ideas.
• Increase capacity for conducting research.
• Enhance communication in support of primary care research.
• Link primary care research with patient care and education.

The NAPCRG Board has also determined several indicators of success for the organization. To view those indicators, click here.