Access Status Wallet Cards, Requirements, and Letters of Participation

Access Wallet Card and Letters of Participation
Approved Instructors Meeting the Teaching and Renewal Course Requirements
Status Periods and Requirements

Access Your Wallet Card, Letters of Participation

Your Letters of Participation and Wallet Card (with current expiration date) are both found by logging into your AAFP Member Transcript or your Non-AAFP Member Account.

AAFP Member Transcript: https://aafp.org/mycme

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Under your name, change year field to show additional years, if necessary – then select ‘Update’.
Letter of Participation for the ALSO Online course will be found next to the date it was completed. The status wallet card is found under the Live course entry.
The BLSO Online Pre-work has no Letter of Participation. After completion of the online assessment, a confirmation letter will appear for the learner to print or save.
Letter of Participation and Status Wallet Card for the ALSO and BLSO Live courses will be found next to the date of the last course in which you attended or instructed.

Non-AAFP Member Account: https://aafp.org/cmecertificate

View Letters of Participation

‘Completed AAFP-Sponsored CME’

Letter of Participation for the ALSO Online course will be found next to the date it was completed. The status wallet card is found under the Live course entry.
The BLSO Online Pre-work has no Letter of Participation. After completion of the online assessment, a confirmation letter will appear for the learner to print or save.

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‘Completed Non-AAFP-Sponsored CME’

Letter of Participation and Status Wallet Card for the ALSO and BLSO Live courses will be found next to the date of the last course in which you attended or instructed.

Approved Instructor Self-Tracking Teaching and Renewal Course Requirements:

Upon the Approved Instructor expiration date, your status will renew another 3 years if you have met teaching requirements and completed the ALSO Online Instructor Renewal Course (current edition during their status period) prior to your expiration date. The status will renew on the expiration date printed on your wallet card, NOT the date in which the Online Instructor Renewal Course is completed. If Approved Instructor status expires, the status cycle will begin again, with the need to attend an ALSO Provider and Instructor course to regain the status.

Self-Tracking Your Requirements:

In your AAFP Transcript/Account, access your Wallet Card and note the start and expiration dates printed on it.
Find your entries that read ALSO Teaching: ALSO Provider Course, ALSO Instructor Course or BLSO Provider Course between your start and expiration dates.
If you see your required number of ‘Teaching’ entries, you have met your teaching requirement.
You will also find the Online Instructor Renewal Course letter of participation in your transcript/account, found next to the date it was completed. If not in transcript, please complete prior to your expiration date.

Status Periods and Requirements

**All original status expiration dates in 2020, 2021, and January 2022 – May 2022 were extended to 6/30/2022 due to course cancellations during the pandemic.**

Status Period for Course Date Attended

ALSO and BLSO Status
June 2019 and after, 3-year status
June 2017-May 2019, 2-year status (extended to 3 year status in June 2019)
May 2017 and before, 5-year status*
*All who were in a 5-year status will transition to the 3-year status upon the completion of their next provider course.

ALSO Approved Instructor Status
June 2019 and after, 3-year status (status requirements: teaching 2 times and completion of the ALSO Online Instructor Renewal Course)
May 2019 and before, 5-year status period, (status requirements: teaching 3 times and completion of the ALSO Online Instructor Renewal Course)

Advisory Faculty Status
This status is fully dependent on maintenance of Approved Instructor status.
The Approved Instructor expiration date and Advisory Faculty expiration will always be the same.