AAFP Leadership Conference

A true leadership experience for family physicians.

Image of diverse group of AAFP Members from the 2025 Leadership Conference.

Strong leadership is critical when regulatory and administrative burdens affect every part of health care.

At the AAFP Leadership Conference, you’ll focus on developing leadership skills that make a difference for your patients, practice and community.

The AAFP Leadership Conference consists of two events: The Annual Chapter Leader Forum (ACLF) and National Conference of Constituency Leaders (NCCL).

Add the 2027 event to your calendar

  • Friday, April 16-Sunday, April 18, 2027

  • Kansas City, MO

  • Registration opens in January 2027

What you’ll find at the AAFP Leadership Conference

A diverse group of three stand in the lobby of the Loews Hotel in Kansas City for a Leadership event.
For chapter staff and chapter-elected leaders

Annual Chapter Leader Forum (ACLF)

ACLF is a development opportunity with sessions in leadership development, policy advocacy, board governance, communications, diversity, equity and inclusion in family medicine, and membership.
A group gathers and has a discussion around a table at a leadership event.
For members of underrepresented constituencies

National Conference of Constituency Leaders (NCCL)

NCCL includes women physicians, BIPOC physicians, new physicians, international medical graduate physicians, LGBTQ+ physicians, and members who are supportive of issues faced by these groups.