Chapter Delegate to Resident Congress
The chapter delegate position is a chance to represent the concerns of residents in your region of the country.
Imagine the chance to represent not only the interests of your fellow residents, but also drilling down to the concerns of residents in just your region of the country?
That’s exactly what you get to do when you become a chapter delegate.
Each year, AAFP constituent chapters elect/select resident members to serve as chapter delegates to the National Congress of Family Medicine Residents (NCFMR). The NCFMR convenes during FUTURE, the annual family medicine conference for medical students. The resolutions from these congresses influence Academy policy and activities.
Contact your chapter to express interest in this position.
Important details
Application deadline: Contact your chapter
Term: Participation at the FUTURE and other duties as determined by each chapter
Prerequisites required? No (Chapter may have specific requirements)
Funding: The AAFP does not provide funding for chapter delegates to attend FUTURE. Support is usually sought at the state and local levels.
Position responsibilities
Poll residents in your chapter prior to the National Conference for important issues your constituents would like to have addressed.
Organize chapter caucuses during FUTURE.
Attend all business sessions and assure that members of your chapter delegation attend these and related sessions.
Encourage submission of resolutions from your chapter delegation.
Attend the candidates’ forum. Attendance is imperative, as you will be casting the single vote for your chapter delegation.
Be prepared to discuss and act upon resolutions during the final business session.
Take what you’ve learned back to your chapter and educate your constituents.
Contact your chapter to express interest in this position.
