AAFP Chapter Membership
AAFP membership is unified, which means you’re required to belong to the national AAFP and your designated chapter. The AAFP has a chapter for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Uniformed Services, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Chapters allow you to connect with other family physicians in your region. Each chapter offers its own set of benefits, including but not limited to:
- Local and regional continuing medical education (CME)
- Networking and mentoring opportunities
- Opportunities to get involved in chapter- and state-level leadership
- Resources that support your career development and well-being
- Chances to engage in advocacy efforts at the local and state levels to advance the specialty
Your Leadership Opportunities
Each chapter sends two members to serve at AAFP Congress of Delegates
These delegates represent the chapter in AAFP’s decision making body
Other chapter leadership positions are a natural pathway to national positions
"It’s important to stay connected, and chapter meetings are a great way to do that. My wife travels with me, and we see old friends from medical school and residency. It’s somewhat like a reunion, but it’s also an opportunity to meet and mentor the many students, residents and new physicians who attend. And there also are opportunities for me to learn from that next generation of family doctors."
—Steve Furr, M.D., FAAFP
Chapter Contacts
Breakdown of Dues by Chapter
Governance: How Chapters Influence AAFP Policies
Two members from each AAFP chapter serve as delegates to the AAFP Congress of Delegates, which is the organization’s policy-making body. AAFP members can submit resolutions requesting that their chapter or national organization take action on issues that they would like to see addressed. The resolutions are considered first at the chapter level. Chapter leadership determines whether resolutions should be submitted to the AAFP Congress of Delegates.