FPBRN Membership
The FPBRN has designated as voting members networks meeting the following criteria:
- Have conducted at least one study
- Be a primary care network
- Primarily located within the United States
- Have a provision for membership governance
We believe networks of all sorts share common goals and can learn from each other. The Federation welcomes all types of practice-based research networks inside and outside the United States. This larger membership supports our two goals of building capacity for practice-based research and fostering collaboration and communication among clinicians engaged in primary care research.
However, because the FPBRN must focus many of its external efforts on issues affecting policy for practice-based research networks in the United States, voting membership in this phase of our development is limited. Non-voting Affiliate members are so designated because these networks have not done a study, may not be primarily located within the United States, or do not have a provision for membership governance. U.S. affiliates may become full-fledged FPBRN members when they mature to meet the criteria. In addition, the Federation welcomes networks from other nations that share our goals and interests. These non-voting members are designated as International Affiliates.
However, because the FPBRN must focus many of its external efforts on issues affecting policy for practice-based research networks in the United States, voting membership in this phase of our development is limited. Non-voting Affiliate members are so designated because these networks have not done a study, may not be primarily located within the United States, or do not have a provision for membership governance. U.S. affiliates may become full-fledged FPBRN members when they mature to meet the criteria. In addition, the Federation welcomes networks from other nations that share our goals and interests. These non-voting members are designated as International Affiliates.
