Active Membership
(Active members are family physicians who have completed their residency)
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Overview of Active Membership
Physicians elected to Active membership after Dec. 31, 1988 must:
(1) be three-year, ACGME FP residency trained; or
(2) have completed either an AOA-approved one-year rotating general or FP internship plus two years of an AOA-approved general or FP residency , or an AOA-approved three-year general or FP residency; or
(3) have completed a FP residency program approved by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and who were subsequently board certified by the CFPC and practice exclusively within the United States; or
(4) have held Active membership prior to or as of Dec. 31, 1988.
Additionally, applicants must be duly licensed, meet CME requirements for entry into the Active category, and one of the following criteria:
- Physicians engaged in the practice of family medicine.
- Physicians applying after Dec. 31, 1988 whoare engaged in the practice of emergency medicine. Physicians engaged in full-time teaching of family practice or full-time medical administration.
Privileges
May vote and have floor at Assembly, vote and hold office.
Terms of Membership
Three years
Continuing Study Requirements
150 hours of approved CME every three years.
New applicants:
ELIGIBILITY FOR ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP:
1. Former Active Members Re-applying for Active Status Former Active members must show evidence of having completed 150 hours of continuing education acceptable to the Commission on continuing Medical Education, with the 150 hours accumulated during the three years immediately preceding application.
2. CME Requirements for ACGME, AOA or CFPC Family Practice Residency Graduates First Applying for Active Membership--
-If the applicant is applying within the first year after residency completion, CME hours are not required for acceptance to Active status.
-If the applicant is applying more than one but less than three years after residency completion, the applicant must provide evidence of 100 approved CME hours completed during the two years immediately preceding application.
-If the applicant is applying more than three years after residency completion, the applicant must provide evidence of 150 approved CME hours completed during the three years immediately preceding application.
National AAFP Dues and Admission Fee
$310.00 annual dues (Jan. 1 to Dec. 31).
Constituent and Local Chapter Dues
Membership is unified; members are required to belong to AAFP (national) and their constituent (state) chapters. They also are required to belong to their component (local) chapters where they exist. All chapter dues are set locally. Total annual dues information may be obtained from AAFP headquarters.
Notice Regarding Deductability of Dues
Dues to the AAFP/IAFP are not deductible as a charitable contribution but may be deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense. A portion of dues, however, is not deductible as an ordinary and necessary expense to the extent that the AAFP/IAFP engages in lobbying.
The non-deductable portion of the 2009 AAFP dues is 20%.
The non-deductable portion of the IAFP dues is 11%.