AAFP Resident Membership
Students
Residents
Physicians
Join a community that’s there for you through residency and every step of your career afterwards.
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Check with your residency program to learn more, or email aafp@aafp.org.
Congratulations on earning a match into residency. Now comes the fun part of becoming an exceptional family medicine physician. The AAFP is here to help every step of the way with exam prep programs, a library of free resources and a community of peers and mentors that will help you chart a successful path throughout your entire family medicine journey.
AAFP Membership Types, Eligibility and Dues
Resident members may hold floor at the AAFP Congress of Delegates, vote on organizational matters and hold leadership positions within the AAFP.
Eligibility for Resident Membership
- Physicians training in ACGME-accredited three-year family medicine residencies
- Graduates of ACGME family medicine residencies immediately extending training or entering fellowships
Resident Dues
Residency programs will often sign their residents up and pay their AAFP Resident membership dues. Residents should check with their residency programs or contact the AAFP Member Resource Center at aafp@aafp.org prior to applying to confirm they do not already have an AAFP membership.
2025 National Resident Membership Dues
$30 annually (July 1-June 30)
Chapter/Local Dues: Varies by Chapter
View the AAFP National Dues Payment Policy.
View the AAFP National Dues Deductibility.
Upon completion of residency or extended training, Resident members are transferred to and receive complimentary Active membership through the end of the calendar year.
Transitional membership is intended to keep medical school graduates connected with their AAFP network and resources as they pursue family medicine residency. Transitional members benefit from access to clinical, practice and career resources, are invited to participate in efforts to strengthen the voice of family physicians through advocacy initiatives and receive exclusive member products and discounts.
Transitional members have a voice in AAFP reference committees but are not entitled to hold AAFP office.
Eligibility for Transitional Membership
- Graduates of allopathic or osteopathic medical school that is (a) accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (AOA COCA), or (b) listed as operational in the then-current edition of the World Directory of Medical Schools, who have not yet entered an ACGME- or AOA-approved residency.
- Eligibility for transitional membership will terminate on December 31 of the second full calendar year following the year in which you graduated from an allopathic or osteopathic medical school or upon the member’s earlier enrollment in a residency program
Transitional applications are approved subject to AAFP Bylaws.
2025 National Transitional Membership Dues
$125 annually (January 1-December 31)
Chapter/Local Dues: Varies by Chapter
View the AAFP National Dues Payment Policy.
View the AAFP National Dues Deductibility.
Dues are prorated by month for new applicants, November and December applicants pay prorated dues for the current year in addition to the following year’s dues.