• Become an ALSO® Approved Instructor or
    Advisory Faculty

    Steps to Become an ALSO Approved Instructor

    1. Anyone with an ALSO Status may attend an ALSO Instructor Course, earning ALSO Instructor Candidate Status. 
    2. Within one year of completing the ALSO Instructor Course, the ALSO Instructor Candidate must teach at an ALSO or BLSO Course while an Advisory Faculty observes and completes the Instructor Candidate Evaluation, giving that document to the Course Sponsor to keep on file for two years. 
    3. If the Advisory Faculty recommends the Instructor Candidate for Approved Instructor Status, the Sponsor indicates the recommendation on their Course Dashboard prior to submitting it to the AAFP. 
    4. The new ALSO Approved Instructor will receive a congratulatory email with a link to access their new Approved Instructor wallet card in their AAFP Account

    Status Period: Three years

    Status Maintenance: ALSO Approved Instructor status is maintained by meeting these requirements during each status period:

    1. Teach at least two times at an ALSO or BLSO Course; and
    2. Complete each edition of the Online Instructor Renewal Course (new edition every three years). 

    If requirements are met, status renews in the account ON the expiration date printed on their current wallet card, in their AAFP Account. An updated wallet card will be in the account the following day. If requirements are not met, the status will expire, and the status life cycle begins again with the need to attend an ALSO Course and ALSO Instructor Course.


    Steps to Become an ALSO Advisory Faculty

    1. An ALSO Approved Instructor completes their portion of the Advisory Faculty Application and serves as a Course Director at an ALSO Course while a current Advisory Faculty observes and completes their portion of the Advisory Faculty Application, giving that document to the Course Sponsor to keep on file for two years.
    2. If the Advisory Faculty recommends the Approved Instructor for Advisory Faculty Status, the Sponsor indicates the recommendation on their Course Dashboard prior to submitting it to the AAFP.
    3. The Sponsor collects the Advisory Faculty Application, CV and Letter of Interest and keeps all documents on file for two years.
    4. The new ALSO Advisory Faculty will receive a congratulatory email with a link to access their new Advisory Faculty wallet card in their AAFP Account.

    Status Period: Three years. Same expiration/renewal date as the Approved Instructor status.

    Status Maintenance:  Status expires or renews in tandem with the Approved Instructor status.

    If requirements are met, status renews in the account ON the expiration date printed on their current wallet card. An updated wallet card will be in the account the following day. If requirements are not met, the status will expire, and the status life cycle begins

    Note: The evaluations and applications are available from the Sponsor’s Course Materials webpage and must be completed at the course in which the candidate is serving and being recommended. Names may be included in reports for Sponsors who are looking for faculty in their area.

    Questions?

    AAFP Women’s Health Team (ALSO/BLSO)
    Email: also@aafp.org
    Phone:(800) 274-2237