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Active membership in the LAFP/AAFP is reserved for physicians licensed to practice medicine in the state in which they are currently practicing/working or in another state if the physician’s employer does not require the physician to hold a license in the state in which they are practicing/working.
Active members may hold floor at the AAFP Congress of Delegates, vote on organizational matters and hold leadership positions within the AAFP.
Eligibility for Active Membership
To be eligible for Active membership, a physician must have completed one of the following:
- An Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-approved three-year family medicine residency program; or
- An American Osteopathic Association (AOA)-approved one-year rotating general or family medicine internship, plus two years of an AOA-approved general or family medicine residency program; or
- An AOA-approved three-year general or family medicine residency program; or
- A College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)-approved family medicine residency program. Physicians who meet this requirement also must be board certified by the CFPC and practice exclusively within the United States
Physicians who are board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) through a reciprocity agreement between the ABFM and a foreign college of family medicine or general practice are also eligible for active AAFP membership.
CME Requirements for Active Membership
New applicants for Active membership who have held active family physician membership within the past two years must provide evidence of 100 approved continuing medical education (CME) credits completed during the two years immediately preceding application. CME records should be submitted to:
AAFP Member Resource Center
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway
Leawood, KS 66211-2680
Active members with a CME requirement must accrue and report, within each AAFP re-election term, a minimum of 150 credits of approved CME of which at least 75 credits must be AAFP Prescribed credit.
LAFP Membership
LAFP membership is unified, which means that members are required to belong to the national AAFP and to the LAFP 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. Members are also required to belong to a local chapter, if one exists in their area.
LAFP membership makes it convenient for LAFP members to access relevant information and focused resources right where you live and work. The LAFP offers local opportunities to network, mentor, volunteer, take a leadership role, and get involved in the LAFP/AAFP.
Questions? Contact the LAFP at (225) 923.3313 or email