AAFP Membership Benefits
Your AAFP membership gives you steadfast, dedicated support for your entire career.
Whether you’re a student, resident or practicing physician, your AAFP membership gives you a strong community, top educational resources and relentless advocacy for you, your patients and the entire family medicine specialty.
Every step, every turn and every role in your journey, we’re there to support and empower you to grow in your career and deliver exceptional care.
Top educational programs and resources
- Access free and discounted CME developed specifically for family physicians
- Get expert clinical guidelines and recommendations
- Keep on top of the speciality with peer-reviewed medical journals
- Learn tips and insights on personal well-being with self-care resources
- Utilize free tools and resources to help navigate every stage of your career: career coaching, resume and cover letter writing tips, free job board, interview tips and tricks, preparing for leadership roles in the workplace and community, etc.
A voice for you, your patients and your profession
- Gain a strong advocate in critical issues impacting patient and community health
- Support elevating primary care and family medicine in ways such as payment parity, scope of practice and funding for medical education
- Join a community that stands up for reducing administrative tasks to increase time caring for patients
The largest community of family physicians
- Join the community of over 130,000 members all with a shared goal of improving the health of patients and communities
- Connect with peers and mentors motivated by the same things that motivate you: caring for patients at every stage of their lives
- Gather with other family physicians at multiple AAFP events across the country
- Share ideas and solutions in online family medicine forums
- Find national and chapter leadership opportunities to set the direction for the AAFP and help chart the path for the future of family medicine
"Originally I became an AAFP member just to do the practice questions for the primary care self-exam – and that was helpful. But there’s also just a ton of information about new things happening in family medicine research."
—Lindsey Garrett, Student (2023)